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Professor’s formula for teaching success? Relating chemistry concepts to everyday life

2021 Murphy Award: Shelley Claridge It is safe to say that Shelley Claridge’s students enjoy her teaching style. One calls her “an angel sent from heaven … to teach chemistry” and another says she is “the reason I love chemistry…

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Sociology lecturer empowers students to use their resources critically

2021 Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers: Lindsay Hamm Students in Lindsay Hamm’s introductory sociology courses are told to “Google everything!” Hamm, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, teaches her students to use their resources critically, a skill that…

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Purdue Polytechnic professor designs pathway to support students’ pursuit of innovation

2021 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award: Greg Strimel Greg Strimel saw a void and set out to fill it. With a nationwide concern about innovation capacity and transformative learning experiences, Strimel, an assistant professor in the Department of Technology Leadership…

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Professor strives to inspire the next generation of nursing excellence and leadership

2021 Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award: Ann Loomis When Ann Loomis came to campus on March 16 for a meeting with Purdue School of Nursing and IU School of Medicine faculty and staff members, everything seemed as expected. That is…

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Professor embraces role guiding students’ holistic growth

2021 Murphy Award: Natasha Duncan Natasha Duncan values the role she plays in the holistic growth of students who enroll in the Honors College at Purdue University. “A student is not just a student, but a complex person on a…

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Professor credits teaching success to understanding, empathizing with students

2021 Murphy Award: Andrew Freed On university group chats and on Reddit boards throughout campus, students refer to Andrew Freed, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, as a GOAT — one of the greatest of all time. High praise, indeed,…

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Lecturer approaches communications courses, training with an eye for innovation

2021 Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers: Jennifer Hall When Jennifer Hall started graduate school, she hadn’t planned on pursuing a career in education. Now, stepping into her classroom at Purdue University is the most energizing part of her week….

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Computer graphics technology professor views being a teacher as an ‘act of love, generosity’

2021 Murphy Award: Esteban García Bravo Growing up in Colombia, Esteban García Bravo learned early of a world of inequality. He vowed to pursue a career to help break down social barriers and subscribed to a philosophy that teaching is…

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Purdue Polytechnic High School enables students to map their success

Student-directed learning in project-based environment makes a world of difference Casady Williamson always planned for her children to attend Catholic high school. When her eldest, Audrey, reached eighth grade, Williamson learned about the new Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis. With its…

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A fresh start: One student’s growth at Purdue Polytechnic High School

South Bend mother grateful for Purdue Polytechnic High School’s innovative hands-on learning environment that helped her son get his life back on track Lucas Scott already struggled with failing classes, skipping school and fitting in before the COVID-19 pandemic moved…

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PPHS lead instructor nominated for Mira Award

Instructor Drew Goodin receives recognition for innovative education Drew Goodin, lead instructor at Purdue Polytechnic High School Schweitzer Center at Englewood, was nominated for the Tech Education Award, one of the categories in this year’s 22nd annual Mira Awards. The Mira Awards…

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Esteban García Bravo: Inspiring Education Through Art

Esteban García Bravo is a recipient of the 2021 Charles B. Murphy Award, Purdue’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. The award recognizes up to five recipients each year as models in excellent undergraduate education. García Bravo is an associate professor in…

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