Ken Corbit, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Public Relations B.A., Communication Studies, Arkansas State University M.A., Communication Studies, Arkansas State University Ph.D., Strategic Communication, University of Alabama Integration into a new institution has the potential to be a comic adventure of signature mishaps. Yet, my assimilation into the Belmont community has been nearly seamless. Throughout …
Category: First Year Faculty
An Introduction and Invitation
Welcome to The Art of Teaching, the weblog of Belmont University’s Teaching Center! My name is Nathan Webb, and in my role as the Teaching Center Assistant Director, I will be administering the blog during the 2017-2018 school year. Throughout the upcoming year, expect to hear from a variety of voices on a number of …
First Year Faculty Thoughts
Michelle Corvette, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Art – Painting BFA Painting & Drawing, University of Tennessee MFA Interdisciplinary Art, New York University PhD Educational Psychology, University of Tennessee PhD Visual Art Research, University of London, Goldsmiths On the first day of classes I promised students that I would help increase their creativity …
First Year Faculty Thoughts
Janet Hicks, Ph.D. Professor & Director of Mental Health Counseling BS, Education, Eastern New Mexico University (1990) MS, Counseling, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (1997) PhD, Counselor Education, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (2005) My first semester at Belmont has been a wonderful challenge. My students perform at a higher cognitive level and exhibit …
First Year Faculty Thoughts
Jeremy Fyke, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Communication Studies and Corporate Communication BA Communication Studies, Texas State University (2005) MA Organizational Communication, Texas State University (2007) Ph.D. Organizational Communication, Purdue University (2011) Reflecting on my first semester, three words come to mind: collegiality, uniqueness, and commitment. First, I was struck by the friendly spirit at Belmont, from …
First Year Faculty Thoughts
Catherine Graham, Ph.D. Director, Honors Program LEAD Track PhD English, University of Kentucky MEd Counseling, Vanderbilt University MA English, College of William and Mary BA English, University of Tennessee In my role with the Honors Program, I have been impressed by the intellectual curiosity of the students and by their admirable goals. The students demonstrate …
First Year Faculty Thoughts
Over the next few months, we will be posting thoughts from first year faculty on the experiences of their first semester at Belmont. We hope it will bring back fond memories of your early weeks on campus. Patrick Morse, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychological Science BS Psychology, Elon University (2008) MS General Experimental Psychology, Villanova …