Faculty Say…

"I think that teaching is a shared experience. As teachers, we provide the scaffolding in the learning process. The students construct the building by applying their life experiences and newly found knowledge. Ultimately, my role as a community college instructor is to open the doors of learning."

Amy McGraw, assistant professor

"There's nothing more exciting to me than a spirited class discussion on an essay we've read or an argument over a character's motivation in a story, when students rise above the difficulties of life and wrap themselves in knowledge."

Coreen Wees, associate professor

"Biology is the science that studies life with all its complexity and diversity. I believe every child shares a sense of wonder in the natural world, which is often lost by the teenage years. To reopen that door and rekindle this wonder with college students is incredibly satisfying."

Marjorie Garabrandt, assistant professor