Dr. Brian Campbell-Deem was awarded a CELTS Faculty Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Campbell-Deem  on being awarded a fellowship from Loyola’s Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS)! 

The Engaged Scholarship Faculty Fellows Program is a cohort-based faculty development program for full-time faculty instructors (NTT, tenure-track, and tenured faculty members) at Loyola University Chicago, facilitated by the Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS). This program extends for two years (2024 - 2026) and provides access to funding to support your engaged scholarship. The intent of this faculty development program is to create a community of scholars who will develop, build upon, or produce Engaged Scholarship through their work at Loyola University Chicago.

I am a second-year Lecturer in the Physics Department with a passion for teaching and education. My core teaching ethos is based on empathy and understanding, and I strive to combat historical issues and prejudices many students may have previously faced when being taught math and science. To this end, I also have an interest in modern, evidence-based teaching techniques and approaches, and physics education research. I strive to apply and adapt these in a conscientious way to both further break physics away from its classical reputation, and to help my students learn and grow in a meaningful, compassionate manner. I am committed to constantly trying to improve and reevaluate how physics is taught, whether it is for passers-by simply aiming to fulfill a major requirement, or for those intent on pursuing their own futures in physics.

This program offers funding that can be used for a variety of purposes such as inviting speakers, attending conferences, developing new educational materials, and conducting research. The goal is to connect academic work with significant social, civic, and ethical issues, as articulated by Ernest Boyer:

"The scholarship of engagement means connecting the rich resources of the university to our most pressing social, civic and ethical problems, to our children, to our schools, to our teachers and to our cities... "

Well-deserved recognition, Brian!