{"id":5614,"date":"2017-06-05T10:16:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/?p=5614"},"modified":"2017-06-06T16:34:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T21:34:37","slug":"maryville-presents-2017-outstanding-faculty-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maryville.edu\/mpress\/maryville-presents-2017-outstanding-faculty-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPPPresents 2017 Outstanding Faculty Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
Those honored with Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP\u2019s 2017 Outstanding Faculty Awards hail from different areas within the University, but share common threads. They support the University\u2019s mission and value collaborations with campus and other communities. <\/p>\n
This year\u2019s faculty awardees elevate their respective professions by embracing technology as a learning tool and weaving the connection between teaching and research. This year\u2019s recipients include: John Baltrushunas, Kristen Bruzzini, Guangwei Fan and Sandy Ross.<\/p>\n
John Baltrushunas<\/strong> Kristen Bruzzini<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\nJohn Baltrushunas, director of the studio art program in the College of Arts and Sciences, is an artist with an understanding of material, process and craft. Using contemporary digital tools, he has created a contemporary design education for his students. Through his knowledge of art history and his culinary expertise, he weaves together quality Study Abroad or Study Away experiences; the lessons are deep in art, politics, history, class struggle, architecture, geography and culture. He has the ability to see relationships and make connections visible to students. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKristen Bruzzini, director of the biology program in the College of Arts and Sciences, helps manage a complex teaching environment, using breadth and creativity to approach student learning by embracing both digital options and simple paper models. Utilizing origami, video projects and iPad apps, she works all angles to make the complexities of her discipline accessible and memorable. Bruzzini also uses a Center for Teaching and Learning grant to support the development of a lab manual, using action research to assess the learning impact of the manual.<\/p>\n