[Studyabroadadvise] SBC JYF Update

[Margaret Scouten]

 Dear Colleagues, 

   I have been in the Paris office since January 5 to help with the 
 spring orientation. 
 Upon my arrival, Professor Elyane Dezon-Jones announced that she would 
 not 
 be able to resume her role as Resident Director as planned.  She will 
 need 
 surgery in February and will not be available until mid-March or April. 
 Consequently, prior to Emile Langlois' departure for Florida on January 
 12, 
 he and I interviewed candidates for the RD position. 

 GREAT NEWS!!  I hired Madame Marie GREE, former Resident Director (6 
 years) 
 of the SUNY at Stony Brook Paris program.  This program folded due to 
 lack of 
 students.  Her experience with Paris universities, internships and 
 teaching assistants in lyceés 
 is invaluable.   She is French, married to an American and received her 
 Ph.D from New York 
 University.  She officially began her duties on January 12 .  It has 
 been a delight 
 working with her.  I am very pleased to have her on the Paris team and 
 know that JYF students 
 will have an excellent semester under her direction. 

 It has been quite a year!!!  However, the students have not suffered 
 from these changes and 
  all seem very content.  There were 95 fall semester and year students 
 in September. 
 35 Fall semester students are now taking final exams and preparing to 
 return to their campuses 
 for spring semester.  Another 19 students arrived on January 17, giving 
 us a spring semester 
 total of 79 students.   We are in the midst of  spring orientation and 
 all is going very well. 

    I am also very pleased to announce that Professsor Jane Cowles ( 
 Professor of French at 
 Kenyon College and Member of  the Advisory Board Committee for 10 years) 
 has accepted 
 the position of  JYF Resident Director, 2004-2005.   In additon to her 
 experience on the 
 committee, Jane is also a former SBC JYF participant from the class of 
 1973-74. 
 Please join me in congratulating Jane on her new and challenging 
 position with SBC JYF. 

    I will return to the States on February 1 and would be happy to 
 answer any questions 
 and/or concerns at that time. 

   Sincerely, 

   Margaret 



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Margaret Scouten, Ph.D.
Director, Junior Year in France
Sweet Briar College
TeL:  (434) 381-6109
Fax:  (434) 381-6283
Email: jyf@sbc.edu
website:http:// www.jyf.sbc.edu