Purdue University Teaching Academy has recently inducted six new members for 2024, including Brittany Newell and Matthew Turner from Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology. The inductees were recognized for their outstanding and scholarly teaching in graduate, undergraduate, or engagement programs.
The candidates were nominated based on evidence of excellence in teaching, innovation in teaching methodology, teaching-related service, and scholarship in teaching and learning. The new Teaching Academy fellows represent a variety of disciplines, including Engineering Technology, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and Libraries and School of Information Studies.
The Teaching Academy’s goal is to bring together the best teaching faculty and graduate students across the campus to promote teaching excellence. In collaboration with the Center for Instructional Excellence, the Teaching Academy supports various programs and activities that encourage educational creativity, innovation, and effectiveness both in and outside of the classroom.
Matthew Turner expressed his gratitude for being inducted into the Teaching Academy fellowship program. He stated that he was “very honored” to be recognized among his peers for his outstanding work as a teacher. Turner thanked the Teaching Academy members for their leadership in promoting teaching excellence at Purdue University. He also acknowledged the administration, faculty
