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Scott A. Brown
Veterinary Medicine
I
make efforts to understand the challenges they face;
I believe that most of my students know and
appreciate that I care deeply about their performance
in class today, on the exam next week, and in life
long after my class is over. Scott Brown
John P. Dattilo
Recreation and Leisure Studies
My philosophy of teaching is based
on the premise that each student is to be appreciated
for
their unique perspective and their ability to contribute
to the learning environment; therefore, each individual
is to be respected and treated with dignity. John Dattilo
John A. Maltese
Political Science
I set very high standards in the
class, but in doing so I try to convey a sense of
enthusiasm for
the subject matter and instill the notion that wide
ranging interests - including politics - make life
exciting. John
Maltese
Thomas W. McCutchen
Music
My goal for each of my students
is to help them learn the skills necessary to be
successful in
life, not just music. Tom McCutchen
R. Baxter Miller
African American Studies
By helping undergraduates--graduates
are even a higher challenge of a more professional kind--become
highly analytical during their emotional, religious, and
patriotic fervor, I help them redirect blind beliefs in
traditional forms into brave new theories of flexible freedoms. Ron
Miller
David H. Newman
Forest Resources
I have often felt like a pilgrim
in my teaching. I have grown to appreciate the importance
of getting students to think about issues in ways that
may be foreign to their normal thought processes and
observing the times when a spark is set. Dave Newman
Stephen F. Olejnik
Educational Psychology
While my primary objectives are
to teach the tools of science and to help students
develop the skills
needed to complete their research degree requirements,
my secondary objectives are to increase interest in
the research process and to motivate and excite the
students
on the potential and rewards of new discoveries and
understandings through research. Steve Olejnik
William L. Power
Religion
. . . the aims of education involve
forming and reforming human beings in order to live
knowledgeably, virtuously, productively, and abundantly
in a world that
contains both good and evil. Will Power
Lloyd P. Rieber
Instructional Technology
I believe that learning is rooted
in experience and in meaningful activities. Explanations
are important of course, but I feel their relevancy
and usefulness hinge on the degree to which a person
can relate
the explanation to a personal experience. Lloyd
Rieber
Hugh M. Ruppersburg
English
My aim in the class room can be
summed up with an oft-cited motto from E. M. Forster's novel,
Howard's End: "Only Connect" . . . . In my classes I work
to make personal connections with students, and encourage
them to connect directly with the subjects we study. Hugh Ruppersburg
Kathleen B. Smith
Instructional Support and Development
To teach well we must not teach
in isolation from our peers or from our students. The
process of teaching
and learning must be collaborative between teacher and
student, with students taking much of the lead in applying
knowledge to practice. Katie Smith
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