Carleigh Brower, Director, Andrew Bodenrader Center for Academic Writing and Composition
Traditionally, First-Year students explore the college's history and what their place is within the college, and its mission. Carleigh's class take the question a step further by asking, "How might we make students feel included at Manhattanville."
Justin Capalbo, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media, and Director of the FAB LAB
At the FAB LAB Professor Capalbo uses project-based learning to foster a community of makers and develop the technical skills to bring students' ideas to fruition. Students use design thinking to uncover and solve problems with the help of 3D printers, laser cutters, and traditional fabrication methods. In his Introduction to Making course, students explore 3D modeling, design, and aesthetics through simulated clients and real-world problem-solving.
Inger Stapleton, Adjunct Professor of Business Management
A writer, teacher, and entrepreneur, Professor Stapleton teaches her students how to develop businesses with their customers in mind.
Geoff Kidde, Professor of Music
Prof. Geoffrey Kidde, a composer, has written award-winning music for diverse musical forces. He tapped the Center for Design Thinking Fab Lab and the Center for Student Accommodations to develop wooden tactile objects which assist his blind students to understand waveforms.
