Why We Still Teach

The topic for this spring’s series, “Why We Still Teach,” will be discussed by four distinguished and nationally recognized faculty members from Florida State. Amid years of university budget cuts, constant concerns about a faculty “brain drain,” and changing ideas about the purpose of higher education, the speakers will talk about why they still love working with students and sharing their knowledge and experiences in the fields they have made their life’s work.

Tuesday, January 17
The first Faculty Luncheon Series event of the semester will be feature Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Garnett S. Stokes. Stokes joined Florida State in August. She previously served as dean of the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and is widely recognized for her work in industrial and organizational psychology.

Tuesday, February 14
Mark T. Zeigler, a research associate and instructor in the School of Communication and 2008 recipient of FSU’s University Distinguished Teaching Award

Tuesday, March 13
Jill Quadagno, the Mildred and Claude Pepper Eminent Scholar in Social Gerontology and 2011 recipient of the University Distinguished Teaching Award

Tuesday, April 17
Dennis Moore, an associate professor in the Department of English and 1999 recipient of the University Distinguished Teacher Award. Moore was one of the first professors at Florida State to discuss the question of “Why We Teach” and the theory that surrounds it during the Faculty Luncheon Series five years ago. The concluding luncheon of the spring semester will provide him an opportunity to shed light on this continuing topic in academia.