Binghamton University Student receives Graduate Excellence in Teaching Award

BINGHAMTON, NY (05/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Each year, Binghamton University honors the special achievements of those graduate students who serve as teaching assistants and instructors. Nominations are invited from all graduate programs and recipients represent a variety of teaching approaches in diverse subjects.

Joseph Stanley of Boston, MA, who is pursuing studies in history, has received a Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching award from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Stanley was recognized as someone who can and has taught a wide range of courses, works hard, thinks deeply and is well spoken in the classroom. His students praise him for making history come alive for them by actively employing visual materials and historical documents, and because he inspires them to think broadly and critically.

Binghamton University is one of the four university centers of the State University of New York. Known for the excellence of its students, faculty, staff and programs, Binghamton enrolls close to 15,000 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Its curriculum, founded in the liberal arts, has expanded to include selected professional and graduate programs.