New UArizona Honors College Podcast Explores 'Connection' with CAPLA Professor of Practice Teresa Rosano

Aug. 3, 2023
Who
Teresa Rosano, Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture
What
Featured in W.A Franke Honors College Podcast, It's an Honor
When
August 2, 2023
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Teresa Rosano

Teresa Rosano, Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture.

  
This summer, the W.A Franke Honors College at the University of Arizona launched a new podcast, It’s an Honor. The second episode, which published on August 2, 2023, features Teresa Rosano, assistant professor of practice at the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture.

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In the podcast booth

W.A Franke Honors College Interim Dean John Pollard with Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture Teresa Rosano as they record their podcast. Photo courtesy W.A. Franke Honors College.

In the new episode, titled “Exploring Connection with Award-Winning Professor and Architect Teresa Rosano,” Franke Honors College Interim Dean John Pollard holds a conversation with Rosano about her design approach, the creative process, her values as an architect and instructor, and the importance of connection to people and place.

In April, Rosano, a 1994 graduate of the UArizona Bachelor of Architecture program who joined CAPLA in 2011, was selected for the Five Star Faculty Award. The honor, which recognizes excellence in teaching and mentoring and is the only university-wide award for faculty members that is determined by undergraduate students, is awarded by the Franke Honors College.

Listen to the new episode of the It’s an Honor podcast.


Learn more about Teresa Rosano in her faculty profile, or support CAPLA faculty in bringing exceptional teaching to students in the college.

  

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