Claire Barbetti was recently honored with the Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching at the annual celebration of Teaching Excellence at Duquesne University.

A resident of the South Hills, Barbetti is a graduate student in Duquesne University’s English department in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts.

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), the award promotes and rewards teaching effectiveness of current graduate students and provides award nominees with training on how to present evidence of teaching excellence.
Barbetti is one of four graduate teaching assistants selected for the award.

The CTE was founded in 1989 at Duquesne University to promote excellence in teaching at all levels, from beginning graduate teaching assistants to senior faculty scholars. Working collaboratively with faculty, the CTE utilizes university resources to create an educational culture that values and rewards teaching for the primary purpose of enhancing student learning.

Duquesne University
Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's top Catholic research universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. The University is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review for its rich academic programs in 10 schools of study for 10,000-plus graduate and undergraduate students, and by the Washington Monthly for service and contributing to students’ social mobility. Duquesne is a member of the U.S. President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for its contributions to Pittsburgh and communities around the globe. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges acknowledge Duquesne’s commitment to sustainability.

This release was posted on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm and is filed under Academics & Programs, Appointments & Awards.