Drama profs will team teach in Athens

UAA is pleased to announce that David Edgecombe and Elizabeth Ware, both faculty in UAA's Department of Theatre and Dance, have been selected to teach abroad in Athens in Fall 2009. This opportunity was made possible through UAA's membership in the Northwest Council on Study Abroad. They will team teach two courses in Athens: Genesis of Modern Theatre: Dramatic Literature Inspired by Classical Greek Plays and Mythology, and History, Architecture, and Staging of Greek Theatre.

Students interested in more information on study abroad in Athens can visit the NCSA/AHA Athens Web site or contact Cecile Mitchell in Enrollment Services at (907) 786-1558.

Faculty interested in teaching abroad can contact Ted Kassier, Director of International Affairs at (907) 786-7773 or by e-mail at aftlk@uaa.alaska.edu. Please note the faculty selection process is on a new schedule, and applications for 2010-2011 are due Wednesday, Feb. 25. The faculty application is available on the Academic Affairs Web site.