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Students sing praises of singing professor
Tara Pistorese
Issue date: 2/6/08 Section: News
"He goes out of his way for students in terms of doing one-on-one training with them."
Ahern makes himself available at any time and even gives his home phone number out to students so they can call him if need be.
"It's great that he is enthusiastic about interactions with students," Tan said.
When asked to describe Ahern in several words, students described him as fun, unique, intellectual and passionate, among other things.
"What other professors video tape their classes and post them online so you can enjoy his lecturing more than three times a week?" said Jenna Smith, a senior in biochemistry and biophysics.
Teaching has become Ahern's passion over the years, but it was not something he had originally planned on doing.
"I never really realized how much I enjoyed teaching until I actually started doing it," Ahern said.
"When I started doing it, it just grew. I mean it absolutely grew. I never expected I would like it as much as I did."
As for future plans, Ahern will be directing the summer undergraduate Howard Hughes research program.
"I'm kind of thinking of that right now because we are starting the application process for this year," Ahern said.
"This will be our 10th year, so that's pretty exciting."
One piece of advice Ahern hopes students will take is to get involved on campus and make valuable connections.
He encourages students to get to know their professors now and become more interactive within the OSU community.
Tara Pistorese, staff writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
Ahern makes himself available at any time and even gives his home phone number out to students so they can call him if need be.
"It's great that he is enthusiastic about interactions with students," Tan said.
When asked to describe Ahern in several words, students described him as fun, unique, intellectual and passionate, among other things.
"What other professors video tape their classes and post them online so you can enjoy his lecturing more than three times a week?" said Jenna Smith, a senior in biochemistry and biophysics.
Teaching has become Ahern's passion over the years, but it was not something he had originally planned on doing.
"I never really realized how much I enjoyed teaching until I actually started doing it," Ahern said.
"When I started doing it, it just grew. I mean it absolutely grew. I never expected I would like it as much as I did."
As for future plans, Ahern will be directing the summer undergraduate Howard Hughes research program.
"I'm kind of thinking of that right now because we are starting the application process for this year," Ahern said.
"This will be our 10th year, so that's pretty exciting."
One piece of advice Ahern hopes students will take is to get involved on campus and make valuable connections.
He encourages students to get to know their professors now and become more interactive within the OSU community.
Tara Pistorese, staff writer
news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231
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