Spring 2009 Seminars

Panel Discussion on Teaching Careers
This forum will include faculty from multiple universities and colleges, including Cuyahoga Community College in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio, Carlow University, Robert Morris University, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh. Each of the faculty will discuss a day in their shoes at these different institutions, the challenges associated with a career at their institution, the motivation of the students they teach, and unexpected responsibilities in their department or university. The faculty will also be answering questions from students.

Panelists:
Catalina Achim, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University
Ormond Brathwaite Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry at Cuyahoga Community College
Jacquelyn Joseph-Silverstein Ph.D. Executive VP, Academic and Student Affairs at Cuyahoga Community College
William Dress Ph.D. Interim Department Head, Science and Assistant Professor of Science at Robert Morris University
René Picó Ph.D. Associate Professor Elementary Education Carlow University