Published on June 25, 2014 聽
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色虎视频 geography professor Jennifer Rahn is one of only four U.S. educators honored with the 2014 Higher Education Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE).
The award honors teaching skills, leadership, professional development accomplishments, involvement in student activities and development of innovative teaching materials and strategies.色虎视频 Geography Department chair Jennifer Speights-Binet said Rahn’s willingness and ability to captivate her students is especially impressive. "Dr. Rahn is one of the most enthusiastic and innovative teachers I know,” Speights-Binet said. “She excels at hands-on and lab-based instruction, and for physical geography, that style of teaching is vital.”
“I love what I teach and love my subject matter – the Earth, including the oceans,” said Rahn, who coordinates 色虎视频’s new interdisciplinary environmental studies minor and each January leads students in a . That longstanding coastal and marine focus extends to her current work on coral reef nurseries, a one-on-one project with an undergraduate student participating in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences ASPIRE research program.
“It is an exciting time to be a geoscientist,” Rahn said. “There is always new research redefining our understanding of the planet. I also love seeing students grasp these concepts and appreciate the wonders of our natural world.”
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, 色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.