Undergraduate
Saint Michael's names scholar of Spanish literature and language assistant professor of modern languages
Dr. Busic is a specialist in Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the Baroque
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Buff Lindau, Public Relations
802.654.2536
blindau@smcvt.edu
Jason Busic, who earned his doctorate in Spanish literatures and culture from The Ohio State University in June 2009, has been named assistant professor of modern languages at Saint Michael's College, starting this fall semester.
A specialist in Early Modern Iberian Spanish Literature and Culture, Dr. Busic will be teaching Spanish language courses, Spanish conversation, possibly Caribbean poetry, and Spanish Phonetics. His dissertation is titled "Saving the Lost Sheep: Religion and Culture in Pedro Guerra de Lorca's Catecheses mystagogicae pro aduenis ex Secta Mahometana: Ad Parochos, & Potestates."
An experienced teacher, Dr. Busic taught Spanish literature
courses at Ohio State, as well as beginning and intermediate Spanish language courses. At the same time he taught Spanish I and III at Brookhaven High School in Columbus, and earlier at Ohio University in Athens.
"I was looking for a small undergraduate college with a focus on teaching, as well as research," he said, "and Saint Michael's has a strong commitment to both aspects." He added, "I am very much drawn to the Catholic mission and focus on service at this college, the open faith communications."
Dr. Busic earned his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Ohio University in 2002; his master's from Ohio University in 2004, and his doctorate from Ohio State in 2009, all the degrees in Spanish literature.
His interest in Spanish began with a study abroad experiences in Guatemala and in Nicaragua, both of which were prompted by his interest in liberation theology in Latin America. His work as a volunteer at a Catholic orphanage in Nicaragua greatly improved his Spanish speaking skills, and taught him much more.
"I'm most interested in making sure I can really involve my students in exciting material," he said, about his teaching goals.
Dr. Busic and his wife Anna live in Essex Junction. They have three sons, Job, age 5; Samuel, 2 and a half, and Elijah, four months. His sons love swimming in Vermont's many streams and he and his wife enjoy hiking, rock climbing and canoeing, when they get a rare chance.
Saint Michael's College is a distinctive Catholic liberal arts college that provides an education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools they need to lead a successful, purposeful life that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael's is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's Best 371 Colleges, ranking as 9th among institutions in Quality of Life and 2nd in Town-Gown Relations. It is one of only 270 colleges and universities nationwide, and one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus. Saint Michael's has 1,900 undergraduate students, some 250 graduate students and 100 international students. In recent years Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Pickering, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other grants, and its professors have been named Vermont Professor of the Year in four of the last nine years. The college is currently listed as one of the nation's Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Saint Michael's is located just outside of Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns.
Buff Lindau, Public Relations
802.654.2536
blindau@smcvt.edu
Jason Busic, who earned his doctorate in Spanish literatures and culture from The Ohio State University in June 2009, has been named assistant professor of modern languages at Saint Michael's College, starting this fall semester.A specialist in Early Modern Iberian Spanish Literature and Culture, Dr. Busic will be teaching Spanish language courses, Spanish conversation, possibly Caribbean poetry, and Spanish Phonetics. His dissertation is titled "Saving the Lost Sheep: Religion and Culture in Pedro Guerra de Lorca's Catecheses mystagogicae pro aduenis ex Secta Mahometana: Ad Parochos, & Potestates."
An experienced teacher, Dr. Busic taught Spanish literature
courses at Ohio State, as well as beginning and intermediate Spanish language courses. At the same time he taught Spanish I and III at Brookhaven High School in Columbus, and earlier at Ohio University in Athens.
"I was looking for a small undergraduate college with a focus on teaching, as well as research," he said, "and Saint Michael's has a strong commitment to both aspects." He added, "I am very much drawn to the Catholic mission and focus on service at this college, the open faith communications."
Dr. Busic earned his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Ohio University in 2002; his master's from Ohio University in 2004, and his doctorate from Ohio State in 2009, all the degrees in Spanish literature.
His interest in Spanish began with a study abroad experiences in Guatemala and in Nicaragua, both of which were prompted by his interest in liberation theology in Latin America. His work as a volunteer at a Catholic orphanage in Nicaragua greatly improved his Spanish speaking skills, and taught him much more.
"I'm most interested in making sure I can really involve my students in exciting material," he said, about his teaching goals.
Dr. Busic and his wife Anna live in Essex Junction. They have three sons, Job, age 5; Samuel, 2 and a half, and Elijah, four months. His sons love swimming in Vermont's many streams and he and his wife enjoy hiking, rock climbing and canoeing, when they get a rare chance.
Saint Michael's College is a distinctive Catholic liberal arts college that provides an education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools they need to lead a successful, purposeful life that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael's is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation's Best 371 Colleges, ranking as 9th among institutions in Quality of Life and 2nd in Town-Gown Relations. It is one of only 270 colleges and universities nationwide, and one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter on campus. Saint Michael's has 1,900 undergraduate students, some 250 graduate students and 100 international students. In recent years Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Pickering, Guggenheim, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and other grants, and its professors have been named Vermont Professor of the Year in four of the last nine years. The college is currently listed as one of the nation's Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Saint Michael's is located just outside of Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns.
