Posts Tagged Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

Established in 1997, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

The associate professor of English and visual and cultural studies lived all over the globe growing up, and developed a love of film at an early age.

The biology professor has taught nearly 4,000 undergraduates since joining the University in 2000, including students in the 100-level Genetics, the first demanding course in that major.

A fourth-generation teacher with a passion for post-World War II Japanese literature, the associate professor is always searching for innovative ways to reach his students.

Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored at an on-campus ceremony in October.

Tanya Bakhmetyeva, Rudi Fasan, and Scott Seidman are this year’s recipients of the Goergen Awards, an annual recognition for faculty members in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

The associate professor of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies believes in empowering students through experiential learning.

Fasan is being recognized for his commitment to training undergraduates to perform biological and organic chemistry research in the lab.

The biomedical engineering professor, who is being recognized for undergraduate teaching, says his philosophy is to give students freedom with responsibility.

Annual Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognize faculty members in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.