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.


                                    



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).