He completed seven of the book's nine chapters during his recent year-long sabbatical, supported by a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The book is due for publication in late 2000. Roy Kerr is among 22 Spanish faculty selected nationwide to participate this June in the Spanish Faculty Development Program in International Business at the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business. Roy introduced the study of business topics to the Foreign Language Department about 12 years ago. Serge Matulich , who is the recent recipient of a Fulbright scholarship, has a teaching and research appointment this semester at the University of Rijeka in Pula with the faculty of economics and tourism.
Pula is located at the tip of the Istrian peninsula on the Adriatic Sea.
In addition to teaching accounting and collaborating with Rijeka's faculty, Serge will be making presentations in other locations, such as in Opatija, another tourist city about 40 miles away on the Adriatic coast. While there, he hopes to establish a Global Business Practicum program for Crummer students, am ambition he has had for several years. Later this month, Scott Rubarth will present a paper in Berkeley, CA at the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy meeting of the Pacific division of the American Philosophical Association. The course explores the origins and functions of competitive athletics in ancient Greece with a major emphasis on Olympia and the Olympic Games. Gordie's travels took him to Brauron, reportedly the site of a festival for Artemis that included some running events for girls.