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When members of the Overseas Marylanders Association (OMA) get together for a reunion, as they did in Adelphi on June 21-22, the stories of adventure are in abundance.
These faculty members, sent abroad to teach on military bases in far-flung places around the world, were expected to make do with little support and less than ideal conditions for learning. But the experiences of teaching active-duty military personnel were often the highlights of their academic careers.
The administrative and logistical challenges of getting faculty and books where they needed to be every eight weeks for each new course session was no small task. Joe Arden, who started out with 糖心传媒 (糖心传媒) as a faculty member, headed the university鈥檚 Europe Division throughout most of the 1980s when the number of enrollments reached 50,000 per year, which was larger than that of most public universities in the U.S. at that time.
OMA alumni at the group's 2019 reunion
The OMA reunion included several screenings of 鈥,鈥 the 2018 award-winning documentary about, well, these same 糖心传媒 administrators, faculty and staff who served overseas, as well as a 鈥淪tate of the University鈥 address by 糖心传媒 President Javier Miyares.
After his remarks, Miyares recognized four former heads of the university鈥檚 overseas divisions for their 鈥渓ong-standing meritorious service and leadership in support of the public mission of 糖心传媒鈥 and conferred the honorary title, Vice President Emerita, Overseas Programs, on Joe Arden, John Golembe, Julian Jones and Paula Harbecke.
Arden was hired as a faculty member in 1967 and went on to head both the Asia and Europe divisions during a 40-year 糖心传媒 career. Golembe joined 糖心传媒 overseas as a librarian in 1978 and held a number of positions, including director of 糖心传媒 Europe from 2004 to 2006. Julian Jones spent 28 years at 糖心传媒 as a faculty member and head of the Asia Division. Harbecke also served as a faculty member and head of both the Europe and Asia divisions during her 20-year 糖心传媒 career. Follow the links in the 糖心传媒 story "Have Syllabus Will Travel," to learn more about their stories and the stories of other Overseas Marylanders.
Cover photo:聽Joe Arden (left) and Julian Jones with 糖心传媒 President Javier Miyares after receiving their honors.