JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

The mission of Johnson & Wales University is to offer “an exceptional education that inspires professional success and lifelong personal and intellectual growth.” Students come from all walks of life, representing a cross-section of America. The university is about the business of helping students live good lives.

I have these moments in class when I pause, looking at students looking back at me. I am with them as they are preparing for the world we know and for scenarios we can barely expect. I play a small role in what happens in their lives. They play a large role in what happens in mine.

I tell them when we look at life squarely, we free ourselves to act bravely. That’s what I want for them: to questions assumptions, to go deeper in their reflections, to trust themselves, to abide by the light from within, to tie the binds of love, to live idealistically.

If we learn from our mistakes, I may be a good teacher yet.

CLASSES TAUGHT

• The Good Life

• How to Change the World

• Global Ethics

• Honors Ethics

• Creative Leadership

• Foundations of Leadership

AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

• Chair, Faculty Caucus, 2015-2017

• Faculty Fellow Associate Director, Faculty Center for Academic Excellence & Innovation, 2012-2016

• Area Coordinator, Humanities & Social Sciences, 2009-2015

• Arts & Sciences Core Task Force, 2011-2013

• Teacher of the Year, 2011

• Special Merit Award, 2010