Minneapolis Mayor declares November 19 鈥淒r. Phillip C. Adamo Day鈥�
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)鈥� Augsburg College鈥檚 Phillip C. Adamo, associate professor of history and director of the College Honors Program,聽was named the 2015 Minnesota Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Adamo, who was selected from more than 300 top professors in the United States, was recognized November 19 in a proclamation by Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges who declared聽it聽鈥淒r. Phillip C. Adamo Day in the City of Minneapolis.鈥�
鈥淧hil expands the imaginative possibilities for students through the design of innovative and powerful learning experiences that foster critical thinking, advanced cognitive abilities, and habits of deep reflection,鈥� said Karen Kaivola, Augsburg College Provost and Chief Academic Officer.
鈥淗e has answered his call to inspire, mentor, and educate students, providing serious challenges for the most advanced learners while guiding all students with compassion. Phil exemplifies and embodies Augsburg College鈥檚 mission to be a new kind of student-centered urban university, small to our students and big for the world.鈥�
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