SMITHFIELD, RI - Academic excellence and faculty dedication to teaching, mentorship, and student success are hallmarks of a Bryant University education. Upholding these high standards requires accomplished faculty members who are committed to embracing new skills and ideas that will help them be more effective teachers and mentors. As part of that commitment to teaching excellence, 33 members of the Bryant faculty are preparing to take part in the Association of College and University Educators’ (ACUE) Effective Teaching Practices course, which is designed to help faculty learn about and implement approaches that improve engagement and persistence and promote deeper learning.

This most recent group, who will begin the year-long course this September, will be the third Bryant cohort to take part in the program. Twenty-nine members of the Bryant faculty have already completed the course.

Through the comprehensive, 25-module program, faculty members learn together in cohorts, honing their skills in designing effective and innovative courses, establishing productive learning environments, using active learning techniques, promoting higher order thinking, and assessing their work in ways that promote deeper levels of learning. The course also helps institutions promote student success by equipping faculty with evidence-based teaching practices that improve student achievement and close equity gaps.

Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a Certificate in Effective College Instruction, the only college teaching credential endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE), a major coordinating body for the nation's higher education institutions whose members include approximately 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations.

The opportunity to participate in the Effective Teaching Practices program was made possible to the Bryant community through the University’s Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). The CTE supports and enriches the practice and scholarship of teaching and learning at Bryant University by providing consultation, resources, and programs across a wide variety of areas ranging from designing effective courses to supporting online learning. 

Bryant’s 2022-2023 Effective Teaching Practices program cohort includes:

• Daniel Ames, Professor of Accounting
• Elka Arredondo, Instructor of Science and Technology
• Kwadwo Asare, Professor of Accounting
• Nancy Beausoleil, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics
• Hannah Bell-Lombardo, Instructor of Marketing
• Paul Boisvert, Instructor of Economics 
• Michael Bryant, Professor of History and Social Science
• Lori Coakley, Professor of Management
• Charlie Cullinan, Professor of Accounting
• Kathleen Daly, Lecturer of History and Social Science
• Jennifer Davis, Instructor of Science and Technology
• Holly Dygert, Instructor of English and Cultural Studies
• Gail Fowler Mohanty, Instructor of History and Social Science
• Rick Gorvett, Professor of Mathematics
• Judy Hart, Instructor of Psychology
• Jennifer Horan, Lecturer of English and Cultural Studies
• Muni Kelly, Assistant Professor of Accounting
• Jongsung Kim, Professor of Economics
• Huan Kuang, Assistant Professor of Finance
• Alicia Lamere, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
• Valerie Leduc, Lecturer of Management
• E. Jin Lee, Assistant Professor of Accounting
• Sam Mirmirani, Professor of Economics
• Keith Murray, Professor of Marketing
• CJ Oliva, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages
• Xiaofei Pan, Assistant Professor of Economics
• Andres Ramirez, Associate Professor of Finance
• Paul Roselli, Instructor of Science and Technology
• ML Tlachac, Assistant Professor of Information Statistics and Analytics 
• Mark Vozella, Lecturer of Management
• Tim Wolski, Instructor of Marketing
• Chen Zhang, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Analytics
• Cathy Zheng, Assistant Professor of Finance
   

Bryant’s Certificate in Effective College Instruction recipients include:
2020-2021 Cohort

• Constanza Bartholomae, Center for Teaching Excellence
• Ilisabeth Bornstein, Lecturer of Legal Studies
• Mary Anne Clarke, Lecturer of History and Social Science
• Michael Gravier, Professor of Marketing
• Jennifer Hurrell, Visiting Professor of Science and Technology
• A Can Inci, Professor of Finance
• Suhong Li, Professor of Information Systems and Analytics
• Son Nguyen, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• Allison Papini, Physician Assistant Program
• Joanne Petrie, Instructor of Psychology
• Paul Ullucci, Science and Technology Department 
• Cindy Zdravkovic, Instructor of Communication

2021-2022 Cohort

• Brian Blais, Professor of Science and Technology
• Ronald Bobroff, Associate Professor of History
• John Dietrich, Professor of History
• Maura Dowling, Lecturer of Finance
• Tony Houston, Associate Professor of Modern Languages
• Martha Kuhlman, Professor of Literary and Cultural Studies
• Ryan Marnane, Lecturer of Literary and Cultural Studies
• Jennifer Mier, Lecturer of Accounting
• Jane Perry, Instructor of Modern Languages
• Warren Powell, Lecturer of Economics
• Elena Precourt, Associate Professor of Accounting
• Mary Robins, Lecturer of Communication
• Jacqueline Saslawski, Lecturer of Management
• Kenneth Sousa, Associate Professor of Information Systems and Analytics
• Michele Varin, Lecturer of Information Systems and Analytics
• Ron Washburn, Senior Lecturer of Legal Studies
• Leila Zbib, Assistant Professor in Finance