Valerie Young normally does not end her communication class by telling her students “I love you!” Normalcy, however, began an extended hiatus weeks ago and the COVID-19 pandemic continues its onslaught around the globe. “I wasn’t sure how the first day would go, but my questions and fears disappeared after I saw their faces on
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Hanover College has built a reputation for the quality of its face-to-face teaching and its “personal touch” approach to education. The strong relationships between students and instructors have been central to the College’s mission for nearly two centuries. While the mission remains the same, the approach will be markedly different when winter term classes resume
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Hanover College is pleased to announce the appointment of Carey Adams, Ph.D., as its new provost and vice president for academic affairs. Adams has an extensive background in higher education and small liberal arts colleges specifically, and was most recently the vice president for academic affairs at Fontbonne University in St. Louis. Previously, Adams served
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David Mruzek, Hanover College’s director of instrumental music programs, will be honored for his commitment to the profession by the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) during the organization’s annual professional development conference. Mruzek, a music educator for the past 35 years, will receive KMEA’s Years-of-Service Award Friday, Feb. 7, during a ceremony in Louisville, Ky.
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Larry Thornton, Ph.D. Professor of History at Hanover CollegeArthur and Ilene Baynham Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1991, 2004, 2014Ph.D., University of Illinois “We talk about the notion of life-long learning and what I try to do in my classes is try to communicate to students that we’re all students – even me. We’re all
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Kate Johnson, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy at Hanover CollegeArthur and Ilene Baynham Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1999 and 2015B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.A. and Ph.D., Boston College “I started teaching at Boston College as a teaching fellow, I was 23, and I loved it from the start. I still love it, that’s
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Beatrice Marovich, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Theological StudiesB.A., University of Michigan (Ann Arbor); M.A., Vancouver School of Theology; Ph.D., Drew University “I’ve grown a lot as a teacher over the past year, being in a smaller classroom really challenges you to think in a different way about how you teach. I’m more accustomed to the
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Natalia Hubbs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of BiologyB.S., Lawrence Technological University; Ph.D., Michigan State University; Certification in College Teaching, Michigan State University “One of my professors, Dr. ZV (Dr. Zwiesler-Vollick at LTU), she was awesome. She’s by far my hero. When I’m putting together lectures, I think, ‘How would ZV present this?’ She pulled me aside
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