{"id":3890,"date":"2018-09-20T13:30:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.centre.edu\/cento\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2018-09-20T13:30:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T13:30:12","slug":"new-year-new-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2018\/09\/20\/new-year-new-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY KIT HAIST – STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The presence of professors and faculty on Centre\u2019s campus eases interactions with students. For visiting professors, being on campus temporarily may disadvantage them from connecting with the wider community.<\/p>\n

The Cento continues its tradition of amending this potential problem and would like to welcome three new professors to campus for the 2018-2019 academic year: Dr. Drew Morris, Professor Kathleen Hall, and Dr. Jean Faye.<\/p>\n

Visiting Professor of Psychology Dr. Morris first started in his field of applied psychology during graduate school not through research experiments or surveys, but cars. \u201cI worked with the automotive department [at Clemson University] and eventually did work for BMW,\u201d he related, \u201cFrom there I was hooked on the psychology of cars and the role of self-driving cars in society.\u201d<\/p>\n

In contrast to Morris, Professor Hall\u2019s interest in her respective field of art sprang from a less academic place. \u201cI come from a family of artists, so drawing and painting have always been a part of my life,\u201d she explained. Hall elaborated how although she wanted to keep her \u201coptions open,\u201d it became clear after she graduated from college that painting was her destined vocation.<\/p>\n

Like Hall, tenured Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Dr. Faye has a personal connection to his field. \u201cGrowing up in Senegal, I have witnessed environmental problems first hand,\u201d Faye said. While the government and businesses were advising farmers, he thought it best for someone within the community to learn himself or herself how to farm \u201cin [their] delicate environment with little rainfall, sandy soil, and overproduction of mono-cash cropping of peanuts.\u201d This outlook led him to study the relationship between indigenous and modern systems of sustainability.<\/p>\n

Although they teach in three different areas of study, Hall, Morris, and Faye all agree on why they came to Centre: the atmosphere. \u201cCentre students are smarter, work harder, and care more than other students at other schools,\u201d Morris relayed. \u201cDon\u2019t tell UK that though,\u201d he jested.<\/p>\n

Faye added that besides Centre\u2019s excellence in teaching he was drawn to the college\u2019s \u201cinterdisciplinary perspective, prestigious study abroad program, and promotion of diversity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was drawn to Centre because of the supportive environment of faculty and students,\u201d Hall stated.<\/p>\n

As a teacher, Hall enjoys \u201cseeing students surprise themselves and grow in their work.\u201d The concept of someone either having or lacking the \u201cartistic gift\u201d is not part of her philosophy. \u201cSo much of it is very concrete and eminently learnable,\u201d she explained. Like Hall, student engagement is integral to Morris\u2019 enjoyment of teaching. \u201cStudents experiences, viewpoints, and opinions make the material far more meaningful for everyone,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Faye\u2019s teaching emphasizes the \u201cbig picture\u201d like environmental challenges and the impact of climate change. \u201cIt also helps address and introduce environmental justice and sustainability science tools to students for the benefit of humanity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Beliefs on teaching are separate from application, so how are the professors\u2019 respective first few weeks going? While she still feels like she\u2019s gaining her bearings, Hall affirmed how kind and helpful everyone has been. \u201cAt this point, I think I know how to locate most of the objects and equipment I need in JVAC so that\u2019s good,\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n

Morris responded: \u201cYou know that scene in Iron Man where Tony finally gets the suit to work? A lot like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty hectic but fun,\u201d Faye quipped.<\/p>\n

Although they\u2019re passionate about teaching, all three professors\u2019 lives don\u2019t revolve solely around the classroom.<\/p>\n

Dr. Faye enjoys playing soccer and is fluent in three languages besides English: French, Wolof and Sener.<\/p>\n

Morris thinks most of his colleagues would be surprised to learn that he \u201cdid sailing and fencing in college on the off chance the opportunity arose to be a pirate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStill waiting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

If she couldn\u2019t teach or paint Hall would like to get involved in filmmaking. \u201cOn occasion, I make short stop-motion films with a friend of mine,\u201d she elaborated, \u201cI like the idea of working as a collaborative team, because painting can be a very solitary activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, help welcome our visiting professors by stopping by to chat about stop-motion with Professor Hall, soccer with Dr. Faye, or what Dr. Morris\u2019 first expedition would be as a pirate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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