About the Office of Teaching and Learning
Overview
Mission:
The Office of Teaching and Learning promotes teaching excellence for the integrated university by
- fostering communities of learners among all faculty on current teaching and learning issues,
- creating an integrated approach to supporting faculty in different processes, and
- deepening collaborations with other university stakeholders who contribute to quality learning experience and successes of all of our students.
Vision:
The Office of Teaching and Learning will transform the student learning experience at Saint Joseph’s by building on traditional strengths such as cura personalis, strong liberal arts core, and community engagement, while embracing pedagogical innovation and a bold vision for the future of Jesuit higher education.
Co-Directors
Andrew Peterson, PharmD, PhD
John Wyeth Dean Emeritus; Professor
Integrated Advisory Board
The work of the Office of Teaching and Learning is supported by recognized faculty leaders in teaching who serve to promote exceptional teaching and learning at SJU.
Janée Burkhalter, PhD
Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Professor
Chontel Delaney
Julia Lee-Soety, PhD
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Center for Undergraduate Research
Madhu Mahalingam, PhD
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Stephen Porth, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Faculty Athletics Representative
Kersti Powell, DPhil
Associate Professor and Director of Irish Studies Program
Karin Richards, Ph.D., M.S., ACSM, ACE CPT-GFI
Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Health Sciences