CRLT 50th - I Love Teaching At Michigan Because...

I love teaching at Michigan because undergraduate and graduate students remind us what teaching and learning really mean, while various departments on campus, like CRLT, provide us with the tools and avenues to challenge us to be good teachers and learners professionally and personally. Gracias, CRLT!

María de Lourdes Dorantes
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

I love teaching at Michigan because the students are so engaging.

Malinda Matney
School of Education

I love teaching at Michigan because education is the solution to almost all of the world's pressing problems.

Mark Moldwin
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences

I love teaching at Michigan because it inspires my own creativity.

Alvin Hill Jr.
Residential College

I love teaching at Michigan because where else could an engineer like me teach a course (UARTS250) with a dancer, a musician, an artist, and an architect?!

Herbert Winful
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

I love teaching at Michigan because CRLT is a wonderful resource for faculty at the University. The resources available have improved my teaching and provided resources for my scholarship.

Monica Lypson
Medical School

I love teaching at Michigan because U-M not only supports good teaching, but supports a culture that also values inquiry about teaching. Thanks for promoting that, CRLT!!

Patricia King
School of Education

I love teaching at Michigan because we help others achieve their dreams.

James Holloway
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences

I love teaching at Michigan because the students are wonderful, and I love bringing them into museums (especially the U-M Museum of Art), as well as to performances both in Ann Arbor and at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Michigan Opera Theater. It is marvelous to integrate the arts into a liberal arts classroom.

Naomi Andre
Department of Women's Studies and Residential College

I love teaching at Michigan because of our fantastic students.

Amy Yorke
School of Health Professions and Studies

I love teaching at Michigan because, as a GSI, I get to play a very active role in the teaching activities…. This enables me to improve my teaching skills significantly.

Arun Padakandla
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

I love teaching at Michigan because I feel connected to the students here when we explore the universe of knowledge together.

Ye Li
Shapiro Science Library

I love teaching at Michigan because I grow as I participate in my students' growth.

Tatiana Calixto
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

I love teaching at Michigan because the students want to learn and are capable of handling challenging assignments, plus U-M provides an array of opportunities for me to hone my effectiveness as an instructor.

Michael Liemohn
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences

I love teaching at Michigan because I love to learn, and each day there's a new teaching story to experience.

Brenda Gunderson
Department of Statistics

I love teaching at Michigan because my students are incredibly creative and hard-working. To see my media production students 'find their creative voices' never stops being inspirational.

Terri Sarris
Department of Screen Arts and Cultures

I love teaching at Michigan because my students are such eager learners, and my colleagues are extremely dedicated professionals.

Roann Altman
English Language Institute

I love teaching at Michigan because my students want to learn, and they appreciate that I am also learning.

Kristy Figel
Department of Psychology

I love teaching at Michigan because of the great support I receive.

Myron Campbell

I love teaching at Michigan because our students are so amazingly creative.

Danielle LaVaque-Manty
Sweetland Center for Writing

I love teaching at Michigan because our students continually challenge me to be a better teacher—they are an inspiration.

Mark Clague
School of Music, Theatre & Dance

I love teaching at Michigan because teaching builds community.

Anne Manuel
Department of Political Science

I love teaching at Michigan because the diverse student body encourages the use of innovative pedagogies.

Arlesia Mathis
Department of Health Sciences and Administration, UM-Flint

I love teaching at Michigan because the students are so smart and motivated.

Gary Crosbie
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

I love teaching at Michigan because there's nothing more creative and exciting than helping someone discover a new way of looking at the world, a new career possibility, and maybe even a new passion.

Emilia Askari
School of Natural Resources and Environment

I love teaching at Michigan because truth matters.

Pawel Paczuski
Department of Biostatistics

I love teaching at Michigan because we have wonderful students.

Maya Hammoud
Medical School

I love teaching at Michigan because when I see a student apply a complex concept in the field, I realize that one of my teaching moments will go forward and touch many people.

Susan Crabb
School of Social Work

I love teaching at Michigan because innovation in the classroom is rewarded at this institution, and CRLT offers encouragement and support for those who try.

Perry Samson
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences

I love teaching at Michigan because the students are so eager to learn that I have to be at my best to honor their enthusiasm

Susan Montgomery
Department of Chemical Engineering

I love teaching at Michigan because there are few places where tradition and innovation blend with such boundless energy and tremendous passion.

Alex Jakle
Department of Political Science

I love teaching at Michigan because I enjoy the challenge and satisfaction of facilitating student learning and growth!

Judith Wismont
School of Nursing

I love teaching at Michigan because the staff at the School of Art & Design are knowledgeable, talented, and incredibly supportive.

Melanie Manos
School of Art and Design

I love teaching at Michigan because we have such amazing, dedicated students.

Michael Bastedo
School of Education

I love teaching at Michigan because of the wonderful students.

Murali Mani
Department of Computer Science, UM-Flint

I love teaching at Michigan because of the energy and support of CRLT; teaching is a great strength at Michigan and of our graduates.

Mark Clague
School of Music, Theatre & Dance

I love teaching at Michigan because I have the extraordinary privilege of working with the bright, motivated, and talented international students who come to study here. It is personally and professionally rewarding to interact with these students and to learn more about my own teaching/learning from them.

Theresa Rohlck
English Language Institute

I love teaching at Michigan because our students love to learn, and CRLT loves to help me love teaching! Love is everywhere!

Gus Evrard
Department of Physics

I love teaching at Michigan because the University is continually striving for excellence in every way.

Leslie Hollingsworth
School of Social Work

I love teaching at Michigan because I can take students beyond the four walls of the classroom or the campus to learn and do volunteer work in Vietnam with the GIEU program!

ThuyAnh Nguyen
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

I love teaching at Michigan because the quality of the students is excellent. They have so much intelligence, energy, and insight.

Michael Umbriac
Department of Mechanical Engineering

I love teaching at Michigan because I always learn something new from my students.

Ethan Schoolman
Department of Sociology

I love teaching at Michigan because as a teacher, I've been able to explore some of the deepest questions humans have asked–about how we live, what we believe, how we ought to order our lives together–with the talented, dedicated, and discerning group of students I've had the privilege to teach here.

Tim Green
Department of English Language and Literature

 

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