Fairleigh Dickinson’s Core curriculum offering, The Global Challenge (University Core A), received the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) Award for Outstanding Online Course.

Jason Scorza, philosophy/political science (Metro), the course manager and one of the course developers, will accept the award on behalf of the University and the Core faculty on February 23 at an ITC recognition luncheon in San Diego, Calif. Other faculty who developed the course are Walter Cummins, emeritus, English (Flor); Christopher Devine, chemistry/philosophy (Metro); Linda Elfers-Mabli, English (Metro); and Jennifer Lehr, English/communications (Flor).

“The original faculty developers, the Core curriculum directors, the staff of educational technology, as well as all the creative and extremely dedicated Core A faculty are well deserving of this special recognition,” said Michael Sperling, associate provost for interdisciplinary, distributed and global learning (Metro/Flor).

He added, “The Global Challenge serves not only as the foundation of our Core program, but of our entire distance-learning initiative. It has been a real joy to be associated with the team of faculty and staff who have turned a concept into a powerful reality.”

An affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges, ITC represents higher-education institutions in the United States and Canada, and provides leadership and support for the expansion and enhancement of distance learning.

February 2004

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Flor =
College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

Metro =
Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.

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