“Do as I say, not as I do” doesn’t apply at Rollins. World travelers, responsible social citizens, authors, researchers and all-around all-star scholars, the professors at Rollins live the College’s mission of responsible global citizenship. But beyond their myriad professional accomplishments in their respective fields—like recording tracks for Warner Brothers, conducting research at the prestigious Oak Ridge National Laboratory, authoring award-winning novels and directing the choir at Disney World’s Epcot Center — they are first and foremost devoted to teaching. You’ll no doubt get to know their teaching styles in class — some prefer small, discussion-based classes; others will abandon the classroom and strike out into Winter Park to use the city as a laboratory; still others find their most meaningful instruction occurs overseas. But your professors will be more than a figure at the front of the classroom— you’ll get to know your professors as mentors: through one-on-one interaction during office hours and outside of class (sometimes even as dinner guests in their homes); as collaborators on research projects that often result in publications and presentations at conferences; and as international travel companions (80 percent of faculty travel abroad every three years).
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