Lecturer
of
Marketing

Department of Economics & Marketing

I have been a full-time college professor for the past 17 years. (Yes, I started young!!) Currently my full-time job is with Ivy Tech Community College, where I am the Lead Instructor for the ENG024 and IVY 107 courses at the Evansville campus, and where I teach one course in the Culinary/Hospitality department--Menu Design and Marketing. I am a Certified Proctor for the National Restaurant Association. I also hold Certifications in Teaching via Distance Education as well as College Success and Retention Strategies. I have worked for Ivy Tech for 10 years (the majority of those years, I was actually housed in University Division at USI). I teach a combination of Hybrid, Internet, Accelerated, and Traditional classes. I was recently promoted to Associate Professor at Ivy Tech.

As you can see, I also am an Adjunct Professor for the University of Southern Indiana where I have taught part-time also for 10 years. There I teach senior-level courses in Marketing (Services Marketing Tourism/Leisure/Sport Marketing etc). I LOVE BEING A PROFESSOR!!!!!

My partner, Donna, and I have lived in Evansville for the past fourteen years.

Most of my students just call me "Wiltsie."

Teaching Philosophy:

My teaching philosophy is to incorporate three elements into each course: Content, Context, and Community. I do this primarily via content on website, textbook, power points, and in-class discussions; via context on application-based tests and quizzes and real-world projects/cases; and via community by service-learning, real-life, locally-based classroom projects.

I also firmly believe that the college experience is deeply personal for each student. Professors are not just "teachers." Teachers typically follow a formatted curriculum provided by a third-party.  Teachers instruct students as to what they are to learn. Whereas professors provide a facilitating environment where the student can learn for themselves via discovery, Socratic dialog, collaborative learning, active learning, serendipity, and critical-thinking.