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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050
860 832-2278

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Polish Studies at Central Connecticut State University

The Institution

Central Connecticut State University is a community of learners dedicated to teaching and to scholarship. We encourage the development and application of knowledge and ideas through research and outreach activities. We prepare students to be thoughtful, responsible and successful citizens.

HISTORY DEPARTMENT

Areas of Specialization:
U.S., Ancient & Medieval, Medieval & Modern Europe, East Asia and the Middle East, Africa and the African Diaspora, Latin America.

Polish Study Courses

History 350 History of Poland @
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Emergence of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, the partitions and the struggle for national survival, and the Polish Question during World War I.
History 479 History of Poland: From the Piasts to Partition, 966-1795 @
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The medieval kingdom, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Partitions.
History 480 Modern Poland @
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Examination of the course of modern Polish history, including the restoration of independence in 1918, World War II, communist rule, Solidarity and the recovery of sovereignty in 1989.
History 481 The Jews of Poland @
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prereq: History 143 or permission of instructor. Topics include immigration and settlement, community development and rights and privileges before 1795, modernization, nationalism, anti-Semitism, independence, Polish-Jewish relations during the holocaust, exodus and marginalization in communist Poland, and the new Polish Jews.
History 482 The Polish American Immigrant and Ethnic Community @
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prereq:History 262 or permission of instructor. Topics include immigration and settlement in the United States, organizational infrastructure, heroes and myths, homeland politics and national consciousness, labor, class, ethnicity, cultural assimilation and political integration, and stereotypes and ethnic identity.
Theatre 489 Studies in Polish Theatre and Drama
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Selected area of theatre and/or drama not covered in other courses. Topic varies. May be repeated for credit. Irregular. Mode 4
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Strzemien, J.

Language Instruction

Polish 111-112 Elementary Polish I, II @
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Functional approach to grammar. Development of facility in speaking, understanding, reading Polish. Not open to students with one year of high school study.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Shea, J.
Polish 125-126 Intermediate Polish I, II @
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prereq.: One year of college Polish or equivalent. Principles of Polish structure are reviewed. Short stories and poems are read and discussed. Conversation and composition topics given to improve oral and written expression.
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Shea, J.

Faculty

Biskupski, Mieczyslaw , Professor, Holder of the Stanislaus A. Blejwas Endowed Chair in Polish and Polish American Studies, Central Connecticut State University @
Ph.D., Yale University
Phone: (860) 832-2800 / Fax: . . . / E-Mail: BiskupskiM@ccsu.edu
MAJOR INTERESTS: East Central Europe
POLAND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP:
BOOKS
  • The History of Poland, Westport CT: Greenwood, 2000
DeLaura, James A. , Professor of Manufacturing and Construction Management, Central Connecticut State University @
Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado, Certified Manufacturing Engineer
Phone: (860) 832-1840 / Fax: . . . / E-Mail: Delaura@ccsu.edu
MAJOR INTERESTS: Technology Management
POLAND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP:
INSTRUCTION
Jarmoszko, A. Tomasz , Associate Professor of Management Information Systems @
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1992
Phone: (860) 832-3298 / Fax: .... / E-Mail: JarmoszkoA@ccsu.edu
MAJOR INTERESTS: - Telecommunication policy in transition economies, global information systems, organizational tele-systems policy
POLAND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP:
ARTICLES
The Information Technologies and East European Societies; E.Eur.Polit.Soc. 5: 394-438, 1991
OTHER Visiting Professor at the American Studies Center, Warsaw University, Poland.
Shea, Jonathan , Instructor, Modern Languages Department, Central Connecticut State University @ @
Ph.D., . . . , . . .
Phone: 832-2875 / Fax: . . . / E-Mail:SheaJ@ccsu.edu
MAJOR INTERESTS: Polish
POLAND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP:
COURSES
Strzemien, Jaroslaw , Professor of Theater, Central Connecticut State University @ @
M.F.A., Yale School of Drama
Phone: 832-3156 / Fax: . . . / E-Mail: strzemien@ccsu.edu
MAJOR INTERESTS: Polish theatre, drama, and film
POLAND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP:
TRANSLATIONS
  • Jerry Sterner's play Other People's Money into Polish for Polish National Television
COURSES INSTRUCTION
Wolynska, Ewa , Associate Librarian and Head of Special Collections, Central Connecticut State University @
M.L.S., Simmons College
Phone: 832-2086 / Fax: . . . / E-Mail: wolynska@ccsu.edu
MAJOR INTERESTS: Polish and Polish-American literature and publications
POLAND RELATED SCHOLARSHIP:
PUBLICATIONS
  • Polish American Anniversary Booklets & Miscellaneous Publications at Connecticut Polish American Archive & Manuscript Collection, New Britain, Conn.,1994

META-FACULTY - Faculty who have studied and/or taught at Polish institutions of higher education

Kremens, Zdzislaw B. , Dean, School of Technology, Central Connecticut State University @
Ph.D., Technical University of Wroclaw, 1979
D.Sc., Technical University of Wroclaw, 1990
Phone: (860) 832-1800 / Fax: . . . / E-Mail: Kremensz@ccsu.edu
MAJOR INTERESTS: Computer modeling and simulation of processes; Large scale power system analysis; Computer control of power system in a real time mode

Study Abroad

Summer Courses Taught Abroad: Poland
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Program introduces participants to many aspects of Polish history, arts, culture, economy and politics. The group travels to the former capital of Poland, the ancient city of Krakow, for first-hand insight into Polish history. The program continues on to Wroclaw, the "city of bridges," a major cultural and academic center and the hub of Poland's electronic and high-tech industries. The final few days are spent in Warsaw, Poland's capital and the center of vibrant artistic life, international business and the home of over twenty colleges and universities. Students taking the program can register for one of the following Study Abroad Courses:
  • IT 402 - Topics in Technology,
    An individualized inquiry of comprehensive study into a selected technical area. Open only to Industrial Technology majors
  • TH 489: Studies in Theatre/Drama
    Selected area of theatre and/or drama not covered in other courses.
  • IS 490: Field Studies Abroad
PROGRAM INSTRUCTORS: DeLaura, J. and Strzemien, J,

Poland-related Resources

Polish Heritage Collection: Housed in the Elihu Burritt Library, the Collection of over 17,000 catalogued books and periodicals covers all topics related to the history and culture of Poland. There is also a substantial number of books about the history of the Polish American community.

International Collaboration

Institute of Business Studies (Szkole Biznesu) of the Cracow University of Technology was created in 1995 in collaboration with Central Connecticut State University. The studies at the Institute follow the American Business School model adapted to Polish needs. Students completing their studies at the Institute receive a certificate jointly from the Central Connecticut State University and the University of Technology. @


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