2009 JSEP RETREAT HELD IN JUNE
The second annual retreat for the Jewish Studies Expansion Program was held on the campus of Towson University on June 15-16, 2009. The retreat focused on helping our six postdoctoral teaching fellows with pedagogical skill building and using Jewish culture on the college campus.
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Mentors Jenny Sartori, left, (Northeastern University) and Heidi Kaufman, right, (University of Delaware) discuss the finer points of JSEP during a workshop session on "Creating the Jewish studies syllabus."

Program mentors helped teaching fellows to refine their course syllabi during the retreat. From left to right: Jenny Sartori, Nina Spiegel (incoming fellow, American University), Jarrod Tanny (fellow, Ohio University), and workshop leader Justin Cammy (Smith College).

The retreat also included visits to the Baltimore Inner Harbor, a special reception at the home of Terry and Jim Rubenstein, and the Jewish Museum of Maryland (above).
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