Dr. Langewitz is responsible for communication instruction at the University of Basel. His interest in spending time at East Tennessee State University has to do with his interest in increasing faculty development programs for communication faculty. During his time at ETSU Dr. Langewitz participated in the Communication Skills for Health Professionals course. He helped to review and edit video recordings of communications course faculty as they teach communications in small groups of medical, nursing, psychology, and pharmacy students. Dr. Langewitz also delivered noon conferences to the Bristol and Johnson City, Family Practice Residencies and presented conferences on several occasions to the Department of Psychology and its doctoral students.

                                                Dr. Langewitz (front) on the Watuaga



While Dr. Langewitz worked hard during his sabbatical, visiting professorship, he also got to enjoy the area.  Dr. Floyd introduced Wolf to the Jonesborough Presbyterian Church choir.  He sang bass and fulfilled a lifelong aspiration of singing the Messiah.   Since he bicycles back and forth from work (as do many people in Basel, Switzerland), he enjoyed several long bike trips with Drs. Floyd and Lang over the mountain and along the Nolichucky. On another rather cold and somewhat snowy Saturday, Dr. Langewitz enjoyed a trout fishing, float-trip down the Watauga River.  As the weather turned colder Dr. Langewitz volunteered to take the oars and guide the boat down through some of the light rapids. It served to warm his spirit and his core temperature on a cold December day.

We were very thankful that Dr. Langewitz chose to spend part of his sabbatical with us and will treasure his contributions to our programs and hope that we have been able to contribute to Wolf and his program. We wish him all the best.                            


Forrest Lang