Margaret Himley, a leader of Syracuse University’s study abroad programs and associate provost for international education and engagement, will step down from her role at the end of the month, the university announced Tuesday.

Petra Hejnova, director of curriculum and academic services at SU Abroad, will be the program’s interim executive director, according to an SU News release.

After Himley steps down as associate provost on Sept. 30, she will return to the university in fall 2018, teaching full time as a writing and rhetoric professor.

Himley has helped lead SU’s international education programs since 2011. She has been a part of the SU community for more than 30 years and was named a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence in 2010.

She was also a founding co-director of SU’s LGBT Studies Program.

More than 40 percent of SU students participate in SU Abroad programs, according to the news release. Under Himley’s leadership, SU’s international programs expanded to include new locations and partnerships.

Exploring Central Europe, a program based in Poland that SU Abroad launched in 2014, was awarded Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design by the Forum of Education Abroad.

Hejnova, a political science professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, on a three-year courtesy appointment, has worked with SU Abroad since 2014.

Published on September 26, 2017 at 10:59 pm

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