After more than twenty years of being a faculty member at CSUDH, chemistry lecturer Barbara Belmont says she is still “wiggly” every day with the excitement of teaching. “My first career goal was to be a teacher, and it was a long road to get here,” Belmont explains. “I was a first-generation college student. I had nearly 25 years of industrial experience before beginning my teaching career, and I'm not a Ph.D. or tenure track. However, my non-traditional path to higher education instruction makes me exceptionally confident about teaching. My experiences inform my approach in the classroom.” Belmont has every reason to be confident, as her enthusiasm and dedication have earned ... Read More