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Gretchen Van Dyke, Ph.D.

EXCELLENCE IN GLOBAL COMPETENCY

This award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated noteworthy academic leadership in integrating international issues/perspectives into the curriculum and through whose efforts, students have acquired the competencies, attributes and insights required to meaningfully and successfully participate in an increasingly interdependent world. Dr. Gretchen Van Dyke is this years awardee. Dr. Van Dyke, associate professor of political science, joined the faculty at Scranton in 1994. She earned her bachelor's degree from Trinity College, and her master's degree and Ph.D. degree from the University of Virginia.

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