Brunswick, GA – Dr. Elizabeth Wurz, Associate Professor of English, School of Arts and Sciences, has been named the interim director of the College’s Center for Service Learning & Community Engagement. Her appointment was announced during the Fall Launch for the new academic year on August 12.
“Service learning is the cornerstone of our College’s vision. The program has helped to shape our campus culture. As a service-learning award winner, Dr. Wurz has personally demonstrated and witnessed the power of this learning-enhancement program. She recognizes the benefits, as a participating faculty member, and has both the experience and the enthusiasm necessary to provide leadership as the Center’s interim director,” Dr. Aloia said. “We will be looking to her to expand faculty integration and student engagement in the program.”
Dr. Wurz received an Excellence in Service-Learning Teaching award in 2013. She joined the Coastal Georgia faculty in 2010 after three years as Assistant Professor of Learning Support Writing at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. She holds a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in creative writing/poetry from Georgia State University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from New York University and a B.A. in English from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Dr. Wurz is replacing Dr. Phillis George, who resigned to accept a faculty position at The University of Mississippi.
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