by Gina Merys, Director, Reinert Center James H. Korn, Ph.D.: 1938-2025 : SLU - Saint Louis University Throughout my life, I have encountered a few extraordinary people—people who exemplify traits and values to which many aspire but few attain. Jim Korn was one of those extraordinary people. Although I only had the pleasure of meeting… Continue reading Remembering Jim Korn
Category: CTTL People
Interviews and profiles of Saint Louis University Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning faculty, staff, and visiting speakers.
Call Self-Nominations to the Reinert Center Advisory Board
The Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning is pleased to invite applications from full-time faculty members to its 2025-2028 Advisory Board. To nominate yourself for membership to the Reinert Center’s Advisory Board please send an email to Mary Cook (mary.cook@slu.edu) by Friday, September 19, 2025 with the following information: Name and Department Indication which… Continue reading Call Self-Nominations to the Reinert Center Advisory Board
The End is Another Beginning
by Gina Merys, Director, Reinert Center The occasion of end of the academic year often asks us to hold in tension multiple different emotions. We are anxious about end-of-term exams, projects, and presentations; enthused about summer jobs and first “real” jobs; nostalgic about memories from years ago and yesterday; sad to say farewell to close… Continue reading The End is Another Beginning
Welcome to the 2023-24 Academic Year!
by Gina Merys, Director, Reinert Center The Reinert Center team was busier than ever this summer hosting our annual Course Design Institute in June, our annual Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute in early August, and welcoming three new full-time staff members and one new graduate assistant in between. Of course, we also continued working individually with… Continue reading Welcome to the 2023-24 Academic Year!
Mission Matters Episode 21: The Reinert Center
Announcing STEM Teaching Fellows in the Reinert Center
The Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching welcomes three STEM faculty who will serve as STEM Teaching Fellows: Asmira Alagic (Chemistry) Philip Huling (Mathematics and Statistics) Scott Sell (Biomedical Engineering) During this academic year, they will hold weekly office hours in the Reinert Center and design/lead STEM-focused teaching workshops and other events. If you teach in… Continue reading Announcing STEM Teaching Fellows in the Reinert Center
Announcing the 2019 STEM Teaching Fellows
The Reinert Center is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of STEM Teaching Fellows. The primary purpose of the STEM Teaching Fellowship is to enhance Reinert Center offerings, resources, and support for SLU faculty teaching in STEM disciplines. The experience of serving as a STEM Teaching Fellow provides SLU faculty with formal experience in educational… Continue reading Announcing the 2019 STEM Teaching Fellows
Reinert Center Welcomes Dr. Robert Cole
On July 15th, we welcomed Dr. Robert Cole as the newest member of the Reinert Center team. With almost 20 years’ experience as a faculty member at SLU, he brings deep teaching experience (both on-ground and online), a thorough knowledge of the University, and an already-strong commitment to the Center and its mission. Dr. Cole… Continue reading Reinert Center Welcomes Dr. Robert Cole
Culturally Responsive Teaching Academy Begins Fifth Year
This June, the Reinert Center welcomed its fifth cohort of faculty and graduate students in the Culturally Responsive Teaching Academy with the summer institute of the same name. The Culturally Responsive Teaching Institute is a four-day, intensive workshop that includes a combination of informational presentations, interactive workshops and discussions, and individual work time. The summer… Continue reading Culturally Responsive Teaching Academy Begins Fifth Year
Reinert Center Welcomes New Graduate Assistants
The Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning enthusiastically announces the newest members of our staff. Graduate Assistants: Konnor Brennan and Kristin Broussard Konnor is a graduate student in the Biology Department at Saint Louis University. Konnor earned his MS in Biology from Central Michigan University in 2017 where his research focused on classroom design and active learning… Continue reading Reinert Center Welcomes New Graduate Assistants
The Notebook 