Meeting of representatives of the authorities and teams of two partner universities: Valdosta State University and the University of Gdańsk (Faculty of History)

On June 30, 2022, a Zoom meeting was held between representatives of the authorities and the staff of Valdosta State University and the University of Gdańsk (Faculty of History). The meeting served to tighten cooperation between our universities. The event was attended by four deans and vice-deans of faculties: Dr James T. LaPlant, Professor - Political Science, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Dr. Michael P. Savoie, Professor of Mass Media, Dean of the Honors College; Dr. habil. Arkadiusz Janicki, Assoc. Prof., Dean of Faculty of History, UG; Dr. Habil. Anna Mazurkiewicz, Assoc. Prof., Deputy-Dean for Research and International Cooperation as well as academics from both institutions: Dr Ivan Nikolov, Director and Professor of Educational Leadership; Dr. John P. Dunn, Prof. of History; Dr. Melanie S. Byrd, Prof. of History; Dr. Sarah Wolk FitzGerald, Assist. Prof. of History; Dr Deborah S. Davis, Director of Archives & Special Collections; Dr. Habil. Magdalena Nowak, Assoc. Prof., The Head of Historical Tourism Program at the Faculty of History UG. The meeting was organized by Dr hab. Magdalena Nowak, UG in cooperation with Dr John Dunn,VSU. Participants discussed the further development of learning programs and specializations related to "public history" at the faculties as well as cooperation between partner universities.