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With Great Teaching, Students Succeed
Amy Rushall ACUE Fellows Lead Faculty Professional Development Program facdev@nau.edu 928-523-9972
ACUE Fellows
The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) believes that all college students deserve an extraordinary education and that faculty members play a critical role in their success.
What is ACUE? Accordion Closed
In partnership with institutions of higher education nationwide, ACUE supports and credentials faculty members in the use of evidence-based teaching practices that drive student engagement, retention, and learning. Faculty members who complete the ACUE course earn a certificate in effective college instruction endorsed by the American Council on Education.
This course prepares faculty in the teaching essentials that improve student achievement. It consists of 25 rigorous online modules equivalent to three hours of graduate credit. Faculty work together in cohorts and receive expert facilitation.
Faculty learn about and implement practices that address:
- Foundations of effective instruction
- Course and class design
- Inclusive learning environments
- Formative and summative assessment
- Civic and service learning
- Active learning techniques
- Higher order thinking and learning
- Career readiness and 21st-century skills
The NAU ACUE Fellows are
- credentialed in effective college instruction by ACUE (the Association of College and University Educators) and ACE (American Council on Education)
- faculty members who are committed to scholarly teaching, refining and improving their teaching practices to support NAU students
- teacher leaders at NAU, promoting teaching excellence for student success
Primary activities include:
- Continuing our learning from the ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices in a reflective Community of Practice
- Maximizing the ACUE course impact by sharing what we learned with other NAU faculty
- Engaging in ACUE Teaching Circles
- Supporting the Teaching Academy’s Consulting Initiative
“Teaching is deceptively complicated and this ACUE course broke things down into manageable components to allow me to focus on specific items within my teaching.” –Eric Yordy, W. A. Franke College of Business
94%
would recommend the ACUE course to a colleague
94%
report modules were helpful in refining their teaching practice
89%
found the content relevant to their work
“ACUE has been an incredibly rewarding experience for me. The lessons confirmed many aspects of my pedagogy while giving me new tools to engage students and better prepare them for self-directed learning and classroom discussions. It was the best investment at the right time in my career.” –Stacy Murison, English
2018-2019 Cohort Accordion Closed
| Name | College/ Academic Area | Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Anderson | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Psychological Sciences |
| Heather Ashby | College of Health and Human Services | School of Nursing |
| Rebecca Best | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | School of Earth & Sustainability |
| Lisa Bliss | W. A. Franke College of Business | School of Hotel and Restaurant Management |
| Amanda Brand | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | School of Communication |
| Blue Brazelton | College of Education | Educational Leadership |
| April Brown | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | School of Communication |
| Courtney Carver | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work |
| Amy Criddle | W. A. Franke College of Business | Accounting |
| Corinne Cusker | Academic Affairs | First Year Experience |
| Jennifer Huber | College of Education | Educational Specialties |
| Stephen Lenhart | College of Arts and Letters | Philosophy |
| Jessica MacKenzie | College of Arts and Letters | School of Art |
| Rachel Mitchell | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | School of Earth & Sustainability |
| Inès Montaño | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Physics & Astronomy |
| Margaret Neish | College of Health and Human Services | School of Nursing |
| Dana Oden-Stiglitz | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| Chris Paige | W. A. Franke College of Business | Information Systems |
| Ryan Porter | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | School of Earth & Sustainability |
| Tyler Robinson | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Physics & Astronomy |
| Lance Rohs | W. A. Franke College of Business | School of Hotel and Restaurant Management |
| Mark Salvatore | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Physics & Astronomy |
| Melissa Schonauer | Honors College | Biological Sciences |
| Neal Smith | W. A. Franke College of Business | Accounting |
| Amy L Smith | Academic Affairs | First Year Experience |
| Amy N Smith | College of Health and Human Services | Dental Hygiene |
| Janice Sweeter | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | School of Communication |
| Cristina Thomas | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Physics & Astronomy |
| Heidi Trathnigg | NAU Online | Biological Sciences |
| Chad Trujillo | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Physics & Astronomy |
| Bethany Weber | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Psychological Sciences |
| Bahattin Yildiz | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Mathematics & Statistics |
2017-2018 Cohort Accordion Closed
| Name | College/ Academic Area | Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Acker | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Mechanical Engineering |
| Kevin Aguas | W. A. Franke College of Business | Finance |
| Ana Araya-Anchetta | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Biological Sciences |
| Yuly Asencion | College of Arts and Letters | Global Languages & Cultures |
| Holly Aungst | College of Health and Human Services | Health Sciences |
| Theresa Bierer | W. A. Franke College of Business | Management |
| Rebecca Campbell | College of Education | Educational Psychology |
| Marti Canipe | College of Education | Teaching & Learning |
| Sharon Cardenas | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Center for Science Teaching & Learning |
| Rosalicia Cordova | NAU Online | Leadership |
| Cassandra Dakan | Honors College | Honors |
| Christine Davis | College of Arts and Letters | English |
| Amy Dryden | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | School of Communication |
| Margaret Dunfee | W. A. Franke College of Business | Management |
| Cathryn Ellis | College of Arts and Letters | Theater |
| Janina Fenigsen | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Anthropology |
| Jeffrey Foucrier | College of Health and Human Services | Physical Therapy & Athletic Training |
| Bruce Fox | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Forestry |
| Erika Hess | College of Arts and Letters | Global Languages & Cultures |
| Lisa Hewes | W. A. Franke College of Business | Accounting |
| Mar Hill | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Biological Sciences |
| Len Hostetter | W. A. Franke College of Business | Marketing |
| Tarang Jain | College of Health and Human Services | Physical Therapy & Athletic Training |
| David John | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Biological Sciences |
| James Leve | College of Arts and Letters | School of Music |
| Mark Molinaro | W. A. Franke College of Business | School of Hotel and Restaurant Management |
| Leila Monaghan | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Anthropology |
| Ishmael Munene | College of Education | Educational Leadership |
| Stacy Murison | College of Arts and Letters | English |
| Jason Myrowitz | NAU Yuma | Business |
| Shirley Navarro | W. A. Franke College of Business | Accounting |
| Fethiye Ozis | College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Science | Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Environmental Engineering |
| Adonna Rometo | College of The Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences | Biological Sciences |
| George Speer | College of Arts and Letters | Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Jenny Staskey | W. A. Franke College of Business | Accounting |
| Allison Weber | W. A. Franke College of Business | Management |
| Jason Whetten | College of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Psychological Sciences |
| Ruth Whisler | NAU Yuma | Social Work |
| Eric Yordy | W. A. Franke College of Business | School of Hotel and Restaurant Management |
| Kortney Zesiger | College of Health and Human Services | Health Sciences |
| Xi Zhou | College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Science | School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems - CUPT |