One of the things I like best about teaching is the potential relationship developed between student and teacher.  I enjoy conversing with students in and outside of class about their academic and non-academic interests.  Because I value the development of relationships, I enjoy teaching classes where there are opportunities for students to analyze the application of concepts to their own lives. I try to provide class discussion time for students to share insights learned about themselves related to the academic area of study I'm teaching. Even in upper-division and graduate classes, where there is much more emphasis on theory and research, I make opportunities for the practical application of such ideas for the students' personal and professional lives. In doing so, I find that every semester I learn from the students and get to broaden my own horizons as well.

One of the exciting things I'm currently working on is the Foundations of Excellence project (see www.uni.edu/foe/) at UNI. Along with Jon Buse, the Dean of Students, I am co-chairing this important indepth look at our first-year experience at UNI. With approximately 150 people across campus involved in this project, we are learning a great deal about how we can improve our first year at UNI. Together, we want to influence the future!  

To learn more information about current thinking regarding the Communication field, check out the following website http://www.communicationcurrents.com/.

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