Theresa Pettit, Director CTE
Dr. Theresa Pettit is the Director of the recently established Center for Teaching Excellence. Before being named the Center Director, she served as the Director of the International Teaching Assistant Development Program at Cornell from 2002-2008. Prior to coming to Cornell, she was an assistant professor of French and ESL Education at Cortland State University. She has also held teaching positions at Syracuse University, Oswego State University, and Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin. She has over 25 years of teaching experience at the secondary and post-secondary levels.
Theresa received her B.S. and M.A. in Education from the Ohio State University and her Doctor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages from Syracuse University. Her accomplishments in teaching were recognized by the Ohio State University College of Education with the Career Teacher Award in 1999. She has twice received funding through the Cornell's Faculty Innovation in Teaching program to support her research interest in best practices for incorporating technology into the classroom. She has also received funding through the Hatfield grant and Faculty Fellows in Service Program to support her efforts to promote outreach and collaborations across programs.