Megan Phelps-Roper opened the 2nd Annual Faculty Colloquium with a moving discussion of how empathy can overcome hate and how tolerance can bridge ideology.

Our own faculty presenters then shared some of the amazing and inventive ways they reach students in the classroom. We also recognized the Distinguished Faculty Award and Adjunct Award recipients during lunch.

The 2017-2018 Distinguished Faculty Awardees:

• Dr. Justin Bateh, Professor of Business
• Dr. Tim Gilmore, Professor of English
• Christina M. Goodell, Professor of Business
• Robert Massicotte, Professor of Fire Science Technology
• and Dr. Holly Wiegreffe, Professor of Chemistry

The 2017-2018 Adjunct Award Awardee:

• Dr. Gail Bondi, Professor of ESL