The University Awards for Excellence in Faculty Academic Advising

William Self
College of Medicine My goal when teaching any course is to highlight the core concepts in lecture so that the most critical aspects of the material are made clear to the students. Students must read and study the details of the concepts, generally from a course textbook and PowerPoint slides that I develop from the textbook, to e...

Constance Goodman
College of Education & Human Performance Each semester I approach my classroom in the spirit of the late James Baldwin, "For these are all of our children. We either profit by or pay for whatever they become." Education is a life or death situation for many children in our public schools. The young boys to your right represent the real impact of teaching...

Bruce Wilson
College of Arts and Sciences My role as a teacher is to provide students with excellent training in Political Science and to equip them with the necessary skills to succeed in their careers and to become lifelong learners. I emphasize critical thinking and writing skills and expose students to an increasingly diverse and global political wor...