Christine Mitchell will take on a new role in Alnwick after teaching for over 40 years.
After teaching the semester program at St. Cloud State at Alnwick for more than 40 years, Christine Mitchell is departing from her role with St. Cloud State at Alnwick in Alnwick, England.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, St. Cloud State University President Robbyn Wacker, Associate Vice President for International Studies Shahzad Ahmad, students, alumni, faculty and guests celebrated and honored Christine Mitchell during the annual Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration hosted in the Alnwick Gardens Pavilion.
During the celebration, President Wacker made remarks about her relationship to the program and then presented Mitchell with a St. Cloud State blanket as well as red and white roses to symbolize the Tudor Rose. The Tuder Rose is symbolic as it relates to the history lesson that Mitchell has taught for over 40 years relating to the War of the Roses.
The longest-serving faculty member with the St. Cloud State at Alnwick program, Mitchell has taught over 4,000 students in Alnwick. During her 41 years with the program, Mitchell has held a few different roles. Her main focus over the years was teaching British History courses to students, while also leading many field trips showcasing sites and locations based on courses.
“Some might say that England was founded with the power, strength, and flexibility of the English Yew Longbow. Christine has been SCSU’s English Longbow,” St. Cloud State’s Alnwick Resident Coordinator Wade Sherman said. “An overwhelming force, sharply intelligent, witty, flexible, and always on target with her purpose of teaching British History and sharing her love for Northumberland.”
As Mitchell departs from her role of teaching and embarks on a new role with the St. Cloud State at Alnwick program, visit a dedicated website to show your support of Mitchell, Alnwick and St. Cloud State’s Education Abroad programs, as well as submit your photos and videos to celebrate favorite moments shared with Mitchell over the years in Alnwick.
About Alnwick
St. Cloud State at Alnwick offers one of the most unique education abroad opportunities where students get to live and take classes inside of a castle. St. Cloud State at Alnwick is located in Alnwick Castle, one of Britain’s most iconic castles and a top filming location for many famous films and TV series. This program offers students the unique opportunity to fully immerse themselves in British culture, while living and studying in a welcoming community that St. Cloud State University has been a part of since 1976.
