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Faculty Success Stories
Read about how SJC faculty members have been keeping active in their fields outside of the classroom:
Political Science Professor Introduces Pre-Law Mentorship Program
Dr. Peter Watkins, Associate Professor of Political Science and Pre-Law Advisor of 14 years, is spearheading a new program at Saint Joseph's College: the pre-law mentorship project. The project incorporates a network of SJC alumni who are law school graduates willing to mentor current pre-law students. Thus far, mentors have been confirmed in Virginia, Florida, Illinois, and Indiana.
Watkins believes the new mentorship program will improve the success of pre-law students after graduation. "This program will draw on successful SJC alumni who are law school graduates and allow pre-law students to form career relationships with them," he said.
Involved students, while getting to know their mentors, will obtain information first hand about the law school application process, ups and downs of law school, and how to begin a career in law. "These things are important for them to hear because these graduates have actually done it all," he explained. "By interacting with the mentors, students can improve their chances of getting into law school and perhaps learn some career options as well."
Other faculty news...
| Fred Berger, Associate Professor of Communication, took eight SJC students on a Global Village Habitat For Humanity trip to Tanzania, Africa, this past summer. In Tanzania, the group built two homes, visited orphanages, were honored at a Chisasa village celebration, and participated in a two-day safari. |  |
| Brian Capouch, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has given presentations at the last two WISP-Wireless Internet Service Provider conferences on the topic "Voice Over IP," most recently at the 2004 conference in Bloomingdale, Illinois. He attended the spring 2004 Voice Over Network Conference in Santa Clara, California, and the O'Reilly Open Source Conference in Portland, Oregon, in July. In late September, he will present at the Astricon Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. | |
| Rev. Lawrence Heiman, C.PP.S. '40, Professor Emeritus of Music, is pleased to announce that the CD, Gregorian Chant 2004, is now available for purchase. Featuring a small group of singers selected from this summer's Gregorian Chant Institute, the CD contains 23 pieces of Gregorian chant from the liturgy of Lent and the Sacred Triduum (the last three days of Lent). The price per CD is $10.00. For more information, e-mail Rev. Heiman at lheiman@saintjoe.edu. |  |
| Bonnie Zimmer, Associate Professor of Art, won the Chesterton Art Gallery Award for her fiber sculpture "Georgia's Mountain," which was on display through September at the Chesterton Art Gallery in Chesterton, Indiana. |  |
