Fuhrmann Awarded 2015 Taylor Excellence in Teaching

Professor of Music Dr. Christina Fuhrmann is the recipient of AU’s 2015 Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award. Fuhrmann's acceptance spoke on her teaching philosophy for motivating her students in an address titled “Run the dog you brought." Fuhrmann ended the address with a comment that summarizes her philosophy:

“All this is not to say that every single day in the classroom is an amazing, perfect experience...There will be failures and frustrations. And this is where I think love is the most important. The thing that surprised and humbled me most about training my dog was that no matter how many mistakes we both had made, my dog was always ready to get on that start line and try again, with everything he had. Likewise, our students are waiting there for us. They are eager and ready to run. So let’s get up there with them and run the dog we brought.”