UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 6, Page 2
October 5, 1995
Faculty, staff proposals for Salzburg Seminar due Oct. 18

     University faculty and professionals are encouraged to apply to
attend a 1996 session of the Salzburg Seminar. More than 20 UD faculty
have been selected as fellows since  G. Arno Loessner, chairperson of
the Salzburg Seminar selection committee at the University, first
attended the seminar in 1977.
     Founded in 1947 by three Harvard University students, the
Salzburg Seminar was initially established to promote dialog among the
young people of war-torn Europe and America.
     That first summer, nearly 100 intellectuals from Europe and the
U.S. gathered for six weeks to study American politics, economics and
culture. To date, the seminar has over 16,000 alumni from more than
120 countries around world, many of them in positions of national and
international leadership.
     Individuals can apply to become fellows of one of the following
core programs scheduled in 1996:
        * Feb. 17-24, "Europe on the Eve of the Year 2000,"
        * March 23-30, "Health Care Partnerships: Meeting the Needs of
          Underserved Communities,"
        * April 13-20, "The Rise of Industrial Asia and Its
          Implication for the Developing World,"
        * May 11-18, "The U.S. Presidential Election Process,"
        * June 20-27, "U.S. Foreign Policy: Rethinking Foreign Aid,"
        * July 6-13, "Sustainable Agriculture,"
        * Aug. 3-10, "Human Rights: An International Legal
          Perspective,"
        * Sept. 7-14, "The Power of Theatre: Artistry, Entertainment,
          Social Commentary,"
        * Oct. 5-12, "Non-Governmental Organizations: Toward Effective
          International Partnerships" and
        * Nov. 9-16, "Conservative Political Movements in Western
          Industrial Societies."

     For the past several years, the president of the Salzburg Seminar
in Austria has extended a presidential fellowship for tuition for a
member of the UD faculty to attend a seminar. The University also will
assist with travel and related expenses.
     Loessner, a policy fellow of the College of Urban Affairs and
Public Policy,  said comments from University fellows who have
participated in the seminars have been overwhelmingly positive and
they have used the experience to enrich and internationalize their
teaching.
     Interested faculty members may submit a proposal, not to exceed
two pages,  by Oct. 18, explaining how attendance at the seminar would
enhance their work at the University.
     Each proposal for sessions should be accompanied by a memo from
the department chairperson or dean and should be addressed to Loessner
at Graham Hall. The deadline is 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1.
     In adddtion to Loessner, other members of the campus selection
committee are Jim Oliver, political science and international
relations; Bonnie Kime Scott, English; and Robert Rothman, sociology.
     A Salzburg Seminar brochure, outlining the different sessions and
listing former fellows from the University, is in the Reserve Room of
the Morris Library.
     For information, send  e-mail to loessner@brahms.udel.edu.
                                                         -Ed Okonowicz