Binghamton University student receives Graduate Excellence Award

BINGHAMTON, NY (04/01/2014)(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.

Kevin Murphy from Binghamton, NY has recently received a Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching award from Binghamton University, State University of New York:

Known as an exceptionally skilled and dedicated teacher by his nominator and faculty members, Kevin Murphy teaches by connecting historical topics to situations that are relevant to students today, creating what he terms a "usable past" for them as they relate historical events to the world they live in today. Using a variety of techniques, as well as technology, he often e-mails his students in advance with an agenda for class that includes guided reading and discussion questions. He engages students in brainstorming and utilizes both small group and whole group discussions. His students write of his obvious love for teaching history as well as his thorough preparation and organized class structure, and they note that he is always available during and outside of class to answer questions. His teaching receives heavy praise from nominators, and one faculty member writes that when he observed Murphy's class, it "was the single best-taught class that I have ever observed."

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.