NORTON, Mass.
No sooner does Leah Niederstadt finish teaching her introduction to museum studies class at Wheaton College than she has to rush out the door to her next class.
There, she transforms from instructor to student.
Dr. Niederstadt, an assistant professor of art history, is one of the first-year Wheaton professors participating in a unique, semester-long orientation program college officials hope will help them better assimilate into campus culture and ultimately keep them at the school for their careers.
The school says the program is innovative, because it goes well beyond the standard for training faculty.
“It’s giving us an overview of the way things work at Wheaton, the history, the curriculum, student services, support for faculty,” she said.
“It has made me feel incredibly welcome on campus.”
