Joseph Feeney, S.J., stood in the front of the room holding his hands out to make an air violin. With his classic mischievous smile, Feeney imitated the bow crossing the strings while making a screeching...
RateMyProfessors removes hotness rating
With registration for spring 2019 classes approaching and students turning to the website RateMyProfessors.com to help decide which courses to take, they will no...
A thank you to formative educator, Tia Pratt, Ph. D.
To say that Tia Noelle Pratt, Ph.D., is a life-changing educator would be quite the understatement. Something in the nature of the classroom environment...
The athletic passions of John Lord.
On Nov. 2, 2016, John Lord ’71, Ph.D., professor of sports marketing, turned off the TV and went to bed, disgusted with the baseball game he had been watching. In...
A look at review-based website RateMyProfessors.
With registration for Fall 2018 classes beginning in a few weeks, the hunt for classes has begun. For many students, the first stop in that search is...
Why some professors write their own textbooks.
When Kristopher Tapp, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, begins to think about which textbook to use in his classes, he chooses a book with a reliable author:...
Class draws creativity from physical activity
Although most English classes at Saint Joseph’s University begin with students cracking open their books, there is one that requires students to lace...
“Ron Dufresne, Ph.D., of the management department. He’s had the biggest impact on my time at St. Joe’s. I've been lucky enough to have him as an advisor, as well as for a professor twice. He...
Dr. Emi Kagawa on her career
“After I got my doctorate, I had to teach piano to Pre-K students. And they are the hardest,” said Emi Kagawa, DMA, professor of music, remembering how her pupils would...
