Applications are due Dec. 5 for 1998 Salzburg Seminar


Vol. 17, No. 11	Nov. 13, 1997

Applications are due Dec. 5 for 1998 Salzburg Seminar

Proposals are being accepted through Dec. 5 for faculty interested in participating in the 1998 Salzburg Seminar.

Started in 1947, the Salzburg Seminar series continues to attract faculty and academic professionals from around the world. However, the seminar gives preference to "mid-career" persons, usually under 40, although others who apply are accepted.

As in the past, interested faculty members may submit a proposal, not to exceed two pages, explaining how the seminar would enhance their work at the University.

The 1998 core program includes sessions on:

Sustainable Rural Community Development, Feb. 7-14;
The Contemporary Novel, March 21-28;
The Rise of Industrial East Asia and Its Implications for the Developing World, April 24-May 1;
America at the End of the Century: Contemporary American Literature as a Reflection of the Changing Social Structure, May 9-15;
Through the Patient's Eyes: Collaboration Between Patients and Health Care Professionals, May 23-30;
The Challenges of an Aging Society, June 17-24;
The Social and Political Implications of the Internet, July 7-14;
Human Rights: An International Legal Perspective, Aug. 1-8;
Sustaining the Independent Sector: New Roles for Public Non-governmental, and Corporate Actors, Aug. 29-Sept. 5;
Higher Education: Leadership and Institutional Reform, Sept. 26-Oct. 3;
From Melting Pot to Mosaic: The Changing Role of Immigration in American Life, Oct. 3-9; and
East Asian Security: The Role and Impact of United States Foreign Policy, Nov. 14-21.

Since 1977, more than 20 persons from the University have attended the Salzburg Seminar in Austria, joining with professionals from throughout the world to discuss issues of contemporary importance.

The participation by UD faculty has strengthened academic offerings by enriching teaching and research with international experience.

The program is administered by a faculty committee, chaired by G. Arno Loessner, urban affairs and public policy.

This year's committee includes the two faculty members who attended in 1997, Sylvia Weyerbrock, food and resource economics, and Beth Haslett, communication.

The seminar offers a fellowship, which covers half the cost of tuition, room and board. Persons wishing to apply for sessions in 1998 should include with their proposals a memo addressed to Loessner from their department chairperson and/or dean, indicating support for their participation and willingness to pay the balance of $2,250 in tuition, room and board, plus the cost of round-trip travel to Salzburg.

The deadline for proposals is 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5.

A Salzburg brochure, outlining details of the different sessions and listing former fellows from the University, is in the Reserve Room of the Morris Library.

For further information, send questions, via e-mail, to loessner@brahms.udel.edu