Dr. Bill Graves wins UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence!

Dr. Bill Graves, a professor of Geography in the department of EEGS won the UNC Charlotte Award for Teaching Excellence during a ceremony held on Thursday, September 11th. Click here for a link to the full story. During his remarks, Dr. Graves described his teaching philosophy: “I tell stories to train students to think like a geographer,” said Graves. “The highest compliment I can receive is from a student who says my class ‘changed the way I look at the world.’ This unlocks a student’s ability to discover the mechanisms that shape that environment and shows them how they can make changes to that world. These are skills I see as essential for the future of students as citizens, community members and professionals.”

Congratulations Dr. Graves on this well-deserved honor!

Below is a gallery of photos from the event: