Interdisciplinary faculty team receives 2022 Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award 

2019 Campus LIfe

Faculty and associate deans from the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and staff from the Educational Opportunity Program received the 2022 Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award 

Winners include:  

  • Cheryl Brenner, mathematics content specialist, Educational Opportunity Program 
  • Dr. Joshua Burns, associate dean of academic affairs, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences 
  • Dr. Nakia Gordon, associate professor, Department of Psychology 
  • Dr. Marta Magiera, associate professor, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences 
  • Dr. Christopher Stocker, assistant chair and visiting assistant professor, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences 
  • Dr. Leigh van den Kieboom, associate dean, College of Education 

The award grants up to $20,000 toward their project, “Scaffolding Student Success in Marquette University Coursework,” which holds the potential to enhance Marquette’s institutional capacity to promote student academic success. Committee on Teaching members praised the focus on promoting success in high-DFW courses, alignment with research-based reform recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences, and a promising course design model that could be translated to other departments teaching high-DFW courses.

“This initiative embodies Marquette’s commitment to preparing its students for success from the second they step on campus,” Provost Kimo Ah Yun said. “Marquette is fortunate to have this committed team of educators, and I’m delighted that they have been recognized with a Teaching Enhancement Award.” 

The Way Klingler Teaching Enhancement Award is an annual award given to a team of two or more faculty members to develop, implement and evaluate a specific teaching project. One award of up to $20,000 is given to the selected project team for one fiscal year.