In Class: Sword Player
I teach stage combat to senior acting students. We work with a single sword, which is the classic Hollywood, swashbuckling saber. Like the one in Errol Flynn films—The Mark of
In Class: History Maker
Few places teach Western Civilization these days. Many universities only offer a World “Civ” course. I personally feel the stakes for telling the story of the West have gone up
In Class: Housing Authority
Architecture professor Lynne Dearborn on walking under the landscape, stormwater in Peoria and urban gardeners in Milwaukee Some of my students think I’m crazy. I ask them to think about
In Class: Prime Mover
Human movement is an increasing focus of engineering. There’s a real perception that this is something we, as engineers, should be trying to do something about—helping people who have disabilities
In Class: Hearing Enhancer
One of the things that attracted me to the Dept. of Speech and Hearing Science was the opportunity to do translational research. We have faculty members who come from a
In Class: Care taker
I’m in charge of the physical integrity of the museum’s collection. Our oldest piece is 500,000 years old. It’s a stone tool—and it’s actually in excellent shape. Many things are
In Class: Defensive Coordinator
I have been at the University of Illinois since 1989. As an undergraduate, I started out in engineering and ended up in rhetoric. The English department is just wonderful here. I
In Class: Team trainer
I’ve spent the last 10 years teaching in the University of Illinois Hoeft Technology & Management Program. The program is unique—in the country and around the world—because it brings students
In Class: Bee keeper
I teach “Insects and People,” a gen-ed class. Students often choose a general education class because it fits their schedule, or because they think it might be easier. Tough audience. Like
