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Regional Campus Spotlight
Frank LoSchiavo, associate professor in psychology, Zanesville Campus
June 2010
Frank LoSchiavo is recognized by both his students and his colleagues for his passion for teaching. He has been named a 2010 Regional Higher Education Outstanding Professor.
Zanesville Dean James Fonseca said LoSchiavo’s scholarly articles are often related to his first love, that of teaching.
“Someone who writes about humor in the classroom is someone I want to take a course from!” Fonseca stated in a letter supporting LoSchiavo’s nomination. “Many of our students do so and they learn immensely in his classes while enjoying learning at the hands of a master.”
Whether measured by student evaluation scores that are always above average or through peer visitation in the classroom, LoSchiavo’s teaching is stellar. His teaching achievements have been recognized by others such as Ohio Magazine as a Teacher of the Year and as a nominee for Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Association of Two Year Colleges.
His scholarly publications include articles in such journals as American Psychologist, Teaching of Psychology, and Memory and Cognition.
His service to the campus as faculty chair, an honor bestowed upon him in recognition of his past record of substantial work on behalf of the campus, demonstrates his servant leadership. He also assists faculty colleagues with statistical matters pertaining to their research and has thus contributed to a number of publications that do not have his name on them.
LoSchiavo’s students typically provide extremely positive comments on their written course evaluation forms.
“Frank really made the class enjoyable. He is a very good instructor,” one PSY 120 student wrote. “He is willing to help with anything you’re not understanding.”
“Best class I have ever taken,” a PSY 336 student said, while another added, “Professor LoSchiavo has a large amount of enthusiasm for this course. He keeps the students awake with his quick wit and humor.”
Even the student whose expectations for PSY 221 were low finished the course saying “Somehow he manages to make statistics interesting.”
In addition to his campus service and teaching, LoSchiavo volunteers as a mediator with the Muskingum County Court.
The award honors faculty at regional campuses who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and scholarship, as well as have an outstanding record of service to their campus and the university. The recipient of the award carries the designation Outstanding Professor, Regional Campuses, for two years and receives an honorarium of $3,000 annually for each of those two years. Each campus may make one nomination each year
