About the Staff

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About the Director

Dr. Diane Enerson, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, received her Ph. D. from the University of Chicago in 1991. Here she also began her work in the area of faculty development as part of the Chicago Teaching Program (3-year project funded by FIPSE). Immediately prior to coming to Nazareth, Dr. Enerson directed the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Penn State University, University Park, PA (i.e., the football school) for 11 years. While at Penn State, she established and expanded an instructional funding opportunity for faculty, published several texts about teaching that are still in circulation, created a comprehensive web site and designed an assortment of discussion based teaching development opportunities, including a 10 week seminar/course for college teachers, a luncheon series for teachers of large class sessions, and fireside chats. In addition to directing the new Center at Nazareth, she is also a Professor of Psychology.

About the Secretaries

Donna Ksczanowicz, Secretary of the Center for Teaching Excellence, is a native of Rochester, New York. She graduated from Hilton High School and the Rochester School of Machine Shorthand. Donna worked for Patricia Adduci, who was the City Clerk and later was elected as County Clerk, until starting her family in 1982. After staying home to raise her two children for 10 years--her daughter is a recent graduate of Nazareth College--she initially returned to work part-time in 1992. Donna joined the Nazareth College community in November of 2000, and the Center for Teaching Excellence in February of 2003.

Debbie Mathewson, Secretary of the Center for Teaching Excellence, has returned to the Rochester area after living in San Diego, California. While raising her two children (who are now students at Nazareth), she was quite involved in the public school systems - as an employee and parent volunteer. Debbie is a Nazareth College graduate and joined the Center for Teaching Excellence in May 2008 to job share the Secretary position with Donna.