Mary Jo Festle, Professor of History, has been named the new Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
Dr. Festle has a deep record of excellence as a teacher-scholar. Dr. Festle received the 2004 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College Excellence in Teaching Award and a 2008-2010 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Senior Faculty Research Fellowship. She also has directed the Honors Program, chaired the search committee for the Dean of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ College, and currently is chair of the pedagogy and curriculum subcommittee of the Presidential Diversity Council. Dr. Festle has taught at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ since 1993, during which time she has published one book and many scholarly articles. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Knox College, and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
Dr. Festle will begin her 4-year term as one of the Center’s associate directors at the start of the Fall 2011 semester.
Thanks to the faculty who served on the selection committee:
· Tom Arcaro (Sociology)
· Katie King (Psychology/CATL)
· Pam Kiser (Human Services Studies)
· Mary Knight-McKenna (Education)
· Katy Rouse (Economics)
· Glenn Scott (Communications)
· Anne Simpkins (Art)
· Janet Warman (GST/English/Education)