Stories of Transformation
This videos are to show how professors became interested in teaching.
- Stories of Transformation: Konstantin Laufer, Ph.D.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:03:36
- Even though he came from generations of educators, it was Konstantin Laufer's experience of teaching both as an undergraduate in Germany as a graduate student in this country that convinced him to become an educator.
- Stories of Transformation: Susan Ross, Ph.D.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:02:18
- The answer to one of Susan Ross' questions by a dynamic theology teacher led her to realize that she too could make her living working with the most ultimate questions human have about their lives.
- Stories of Transformation: Robert Seal
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:02:52
- A part-time job in a university library when Bob Seal was an undergraduate astronomy major introduced him to librarians he admired, and led him to his eventual career as a university librarian.
- Stories of Transformation: Jon Nilson, Ph.D.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:01:50
- Jon Nilson's encounter with a great teacher in graduate school transformed his understanding of theology. Wisdom seeking, sharing insight, and companioning people became primary in his pursuit and practice of theology.
- Stories of Transformation: Eileen Daily, Ph.D.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:03:34
- While touring the Vatican Museum of Art, Eileen Daily had a profound awareness of the deeper meaning of Christianity that led to her career as a teacher.
- Stories of Transformation: Justin Daffron, S.J.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:02:52
- Thrust into the role of disciplinarian, and later going to Mexico for six months were unplanned experiences in Justin Daffron's life, but, through reflection, became significant moments of transformation for him.
- Stories of Transformation: Leslie Haas
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:03:01
- Leslie Haas became a librarian in an academic setting so she could teach students how to research rather than simply finding things for patrons.
- Stories of Transformation: Tony Cardoza, Ph.D.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:02:07
- Tony Cardoza intially was attracted to university life through his interest in scholarship, but when he was assigned to substitute in a large lecture format, he thrived in that environment.
- Faculty Convocation Trailer
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- Posted by: Timothy O'Connell
- Time: 00:02:53
- For Loyola's Faculty Convocation 2009, this short video provides highlights of the Stories of Transformation.
- Micael Clarke, Ph.D.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:02:50
- Micael Clarke, coming from a family of educators, didn't want to become a teacher. But one of her teachers demonstrated literature's serious connections with the world, encouraged her to enter graduate school, and to become an educator.
- Jeffrey Doering, Ph.D.
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- Posted by: Peter Gilmour
- Time: 00:02:27
- Professor Doering recalls a middle-school science teacher that transformed his interest in and understanding of science through hands on, active learning.
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