Meet the Team
CETL Staff
Janet Tilstra
- (she|her|they)
- CETL Director (Interim) and Faculty Fellow for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
- Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
- BA, 1989, University of Iowa, Iowa City
- MA, 1991, University of Iowa, Iowa City
- PhD, 2007, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
(320) 308-3029 | 222 Stewart Hall
Debra K. Japp
- Emeriti Faculty, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- B.A. 1979, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- M.A. 1986, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- Ph.D. 1989, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
(320) 308-5282 | MC 310
About CETL
In 1989, the Minnesota State University System earned a six-year Bush Foundation grant to support faculty development and improve undergraduate student learning. The grant stipulated that each university establish a center for teaching and learning. In 1995, the Faculty Association approved the establishment of a center and Academic Affairs agreed to fund basic operating expenses and a faculty director.
Mission: The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning fosters, supports and celebrates communities of scholars engaged in collaborative inquiry to achieve intellectual and personal growth.
Vision: The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning supports St. Cloud State University as a vibrant culture within which faculty, staff and students can be deeply engaged with the wider community in developing transformational and integrated experiences, skills and knowledge for a diverse and sustainable global environment.
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Former Directors
Michelle Kukoleca Hammes (2022-2023)
- Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Debra K. Japp (2018-2022)
- Professor of Communication Studies
Steven M. Hoover (2017-2018 )
- Professor of Counseling and Community Psychology
Lalita Subrahmanyan (2016-2017)
- Professor of Teacher Development
Tracy Ore (2015-2016)
- Professor of Sociology
Lalita Subrahmanyan (2010-2015)
- Professor of Teacher Development
Daniel L. Wildeson (2007-2009)
- Professor of Communication Studies
Frankie Condon (2004-2007)
- Professor of English
Karen J. Thoms (2000-2004)
- Professor of Learning Resources and Technology Services
Roseanna G. Ross (1995-2000)
- Professor of Communication Studies