George Kraemer
Environmental Studies and Biology
I’ve had both big university and small college experiences and, I see the smaller environment of a liberal arts college as the clear choice. This was part of my decision to accept the job that Purchase College offered 10 years ago.
I know my students – just ask them – and they know they can always find me if they have questions about class work, help planning their program of study, or suggestions for internships or study abroad. I have some great students. That’s why my door is always open.
My professional research has taken me to parts of the world I wouldn’t have been able to see otherwise.
I rely on these experiences to extend my teaching beyond the textbook. I try to involve my students in my research because classroom learning is best cemented by the hands-on practice of science.
I believe that my teaching also benefits from a broad interest in many things. When I look back, I see I could easily have studied physics, literature, or history, instead of ecology and environmental science. I am still trying to develop a course that somehow integrates the history of pirates, the physics governing tall-masted sailing ships, and the environment!
2007 Convocation
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