{"id":62578,"date":"2011-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-art-historian-to-receive-award-for-teaching-excellence\/"},"modified":"2011-12-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T00:00:00","slug":"uri-art-historian-to-receive-award-for-teaching-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/12\/uri-art-historian-to-receive-award-for-teaching-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 art historian to receive award for teaching excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013December 14, 2011\u2013-The Archaeological Institute of America has selected Mary Hollinshead of Rehoboth, Mass. for its 2012 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. The award will be presented to the 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of art history next month at the organization\u2019s annual meeting in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n


\n\tHollinshead, who grew up in St. Paul, Minn., says of teaching: \u201cI learned by osmosis. My mother taught first and second grade and later returned to graduate school, and eventually taught children with learning disabilities. We used to have many talks about teaching and modes of learning.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tArt history isn\u2019t generally taught in high schools, Hollinshead says, which is a good thing since students come to class without any preconceptions.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cBefore taking her survey course on ancient to medieval art, I would have never considered becoming an art history major because I knew too little about the discipline,\u201d says senior Justin Brown. \u201cProfessor Hollinshead not only knows about what she teaches, but she teaches what she knows in a manner that engages her students. Even outside the classroom she is very accessible and is always willing to provide help when and where it\u2019s needed.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tBrown says much of what he learned with Hollinshead, particularly his writing skills and the responsibility involved in individual research, will continue to help him after he graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents in my classes learn both visually and verbally. I try to incorporate approaches that allow students with different learning styles to succeed,\u201d says the award-winning professor.<\/p>\n


\n\tStill, Hollinshead was a bit surprised to win a teaching award. \u201cI expect a lot from my students,\u201d she says. \u201cBut I see that as a matter of respect. I\u2019m tough on them and want them to perform at the highest level. That said, I also provide whatever support they need.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\tHollinshead is a Classical archaeologist who works on material from ancient Greece, Rome and earlier cultures located in the Mediterranean region, ranging from 3,000 BCE to 300 CE. \u201cSome people feel you have to be so serious, so reverent studying antiquity,\u201d says she lowering her voice for emphasis. \u201cI find a lot of it amusing. It\u2019s accessible and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tHollinshead\u2019s research no longer involves the actual digging of sites. Rather she studies architectural components in sites that have already been excavated to try to solve questions they raise. \u201cIn archaeology, you never have the total picture,\u201d she says. “It\u2019s like playing with a partial deck, so we need to establish the evidence for every statement we make, treating each category of evidence (pottery, sculpture, texts, architecture) according to its own strengths and limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tWhile Hollinshead\u2019s work is mostly on land, she has had undersea experiences. Famed undersea explorer Robert Ballard, who also teaches at 溏心vlog免费B站, requested her expertise for a 2006 research trip, which explored the archaeology and geology of the Aegean and Black seas using advanced deep-sea technology.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe art historian and five colleagues\u2014Bridget Buxton, Ian \u201cRod\u201d Mather, and John Jensen from 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s History Department, Will Krieger from 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Philosophy Department, and Kris Bovy from the Anthropology Department\u2014discovered common ground and created the 溏心vlog免费B站 Archaeology Group. The six professors team-teach a three-credit interdisciplinary course, Archaeology Frontiers, which challenges students to think beyond the norms, or the borders where perception of possibilities exceeds available knowledge. <\/p>\n


\n\tSenior Amanda Ouellette\u2019s favorite course with Hollinshead was a seminar on Classical archaeology. \u201cShe has a way of incorporating difficult and thought provoking concepts into the curriculum that fosters class discussion. She is always willing to help students out, whether it is material in her class or with graduate school and career advice. During her lectures, she often asks for student input and ideas, which produces a more interactive learning experience,\u201d says the art history major.<\/p>\n


\n\t溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus Donald Rodrigues who earned his undergraduate degrees in art studio and English in 2000 and his master\u2019s degree in English in 2011 is now a teaching assistant in the University\u2019s English Department. He says Hollinshead played a vital role in shaping and directing his academic and post-academic life. \u201cMary\u2019s intellectual tenacity is matched only by her compassion, qualities that have earned her a reputation as one of the brightest and most beloved teachers at the 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d Rodrigues wrote in support of Hollinshead\u2019s nomination for the award. <\/p>\n


\n\tHollinshead recognized Rodrigues\u2019 academic abilities when he was a sophomore. \u201cWithin months, we began discussing research possibilities and building an academic relationship that would lead, in part, to my nomination for the 1999 Rhodes and British Marshall scholarship competition. As a first-generation college student without solid financial support, I wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d be able to continue my studies into the following semester. Being nominated for a Rhodes scholarship wasn\u2019t even a distant dream for me; the daily reality of working full-time while attending school consumed, seemingly, all of my available energy. But Mary recognized my talent and insisted that I harness it intelligently and dutifully.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tRodrigues was a finalist for both scholarship competitions. While he eventually chose to earn a doctorate in English, his former professor continues to influence his work. <\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI often look to her–and recall her brilliant, kaleidoscopic office space–each time I spot a promising, shy student sitting in the back row of my class,\u201d he says. \u201cMary has shown me that teaching is a political act in the truest and best sense of the term. It is a daily opportunity to challenge, engage and empower even the least likely of minds, regardless of what major they choose upon exiting the classroom.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\t溏心vlog免费B站 2008 alumna Samantha Henneberry, now a graduate student in the History of Art Department at the University of California Berkeley, recalls Hollinshead\u2019s influence: \u201cMary makes the past available to everyone, encouraging her students – and I speak from personal experience – not only to bring their questions after class or to hash out difficulties they might be having with the material, but to see the study of ancient Greek and Roman art, which many see as out of reach, strictly traditional, or exclusive, as a field full of possibilities and open to anyone with a passion. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it were not for Mary’s encouragement, mentorship, and friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nPhotos courtesy of 溏心vlog免费B站 Associate Professor of Art History Mary Hollinshead<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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