Susan Behrens, Ph.D., Receives 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award

Bethany Elkin, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, and Sue Behrens, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

In acknowledgement of the hard work, dedication, and expertise of our talented faculty, Marymount Manhattan College bestows Excellence in Teaching awards to our part-time and full-time faculty members. This year’s recipient is Dr. Susan Behrens, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at MMC.

On Monday, December 9, in a packed room for the semester’s final Faculty Council meeting, David Mold, MFA, Professor of Theatre Arts, and Bethany Elkin, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, presented Susan Behrens, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, with the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Behrens is the author of seven books, 29 academic chapters, and 18 editorially-reviewed articles. She has presented research at 28 conferences, and, in addition to her role as Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, she is the Director of the Center for Teaching Innovation and Excellence.

“Without doubt, it is her own excellence in teaching that enables Sue to lead the programming and the support of teaching that C-TIE offers faculty at MMC,” says Mold during his Monday remarks. “As a committee, we all thoroughly agree with those that nominated Sue, that she more than meets the definition of excellent teaching that is outlined in the College’s faculty by-laws. Professor Behrens’ excellent teaching stimulates intellectual curiosity and encourages independent and informed thinking.”

Congratulations, Sue!

Published: December 09, 2019

MMC Theatre Faculty Collaborate with DreamYard Project’s Audition Intensive

The DreamYard Project, a non-profit organization based in the Bronx, works with youth, families, and schools to build pathways to equity and opportunity through the arts. In January, MMC professors Kenny Finkle, MFA, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts, and Kevin Connell, MFA, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, assisted DreamYard with an audition intensive, leading one-on-one lessons and mock auditions for high school students.