Granite St. College Teaching and Learning

I had an interesting conversation with a student this evening at our Portsmouth NH College.  I asked about her experience taking adult college classes with Granite State College, and her response made me sit up and pay attention.  Because I hire Faculty that teach in both Portsmouth and our Rochester NH College, I was fascinated by her take on teaching at this particular NH State College.  For her, the individuals that teach our adult college classes are "fresh."  

I thought - well isn't that something for New Hampshire Colleges and Universities to consider.  Granite State College does indeed have unique people in our classrooms bringing current, "fresh" and unique perspectives with them.  I believe it was this student's view that our Faculty truly want to be in our classrooms, and offer a great deal.  

This student asked me in return - so, what do I look for when I hire Faculty?  Clearly I'll now be thinking about a "fresh" perspective. . .but rather than list particular qualities, I thought I would be specific.  Whether you are interested in classes for early childhood education, or behavioral science or management, chances are, you might consider a Sociology class as part of your adult college degree.  If that class is with Granite State College in either Rochester or Portsmouth, you could have the pleasure of hearing a "fresh" perspective from Dr. Nena Stracuzzi.  Take a listen here to Nena talking about her research involving students from Northern New Hampshire.  This is how we keep teaching at Granite State College fresh, and why I feel so fortunate to have individuals like Nena Stracuzzi as our Faculty.