In the fall of 1999 Lafayette College and Albright College in Reading, PA, launched a new partnership designed to enhance the Women's Studies offerings at both schools. Coordinated by Deborah Byrd at Lafayette and Mary Jane Androne at Albright, the new venture enables students to take Women's Studies courses that otherwise could not be offered at their own schools. The two colleges share the courses through videoconferencing and students attend class on their own campus.
Technical staff assist the instructors.
In fall 2000, John Pankratz , head of the history department at Albright, is sharing his popular course on Women's Work with Lafayette students. So far, courses are only being exchanged in the fall. The differences in the colleges' academic calendars make it difficult to share courses in the spring. For more information on the courses and Lafayette College's videoconferencing services, contact Patricia A. Facciponti , Instructional Technologist.