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Students at Grand View will on average have 30 professors throughout their four years here. But how well do the students actually know them? Viewfinder’s goal was to explore the different departments and find out not only who the professors are but why they are so passionate about what they do. Ranging form the Arts to History, here are a variety of professors who want to help the individual students achieve their ultimate goals.

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Ahmadu Baba- Singhri

• “I teach a variety of courses ranging from social problems (to) homeland security, forensic science, criminology, race and ethical relations”
• Professor of Sociology  
• Has been at Grand View for 14 years | 5 years of teacher training |Previously taught in Detroit

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Katharina Tumpek

• “ I teach history, so I have to teach everything from ancient times to modern. My teaching style I would call Socratic because I want students to discuss their learning and to answer questions. I’m trying to get students engaged and trying to frame information in a perspective that they can understand.”
• Has taught for 25 years as a professor and 2 years as a graduate student.
• Has taught at Simpson, Drake, William Penn, DMACC.

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Adrienne Weeks

• “I teach public speaking …. The bulk of the learning takes place while (my students are) speaking.”
• Has been teaching for 14 years
• Before coming to teach at Grand View, she was a graduate teaching assistant at Texas Tech University and New Mexico Junior College.

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Mathew Greiner

• “My course material is in graphic design and also in studio arts …. At the base level, we are trying to use simple tools of visual creation in order to communicate something and understanding what those tools are.”
• Asst. Professor of Art-Graphic Design 
• Taught at Iowa State part-time for three years and two years full-time at Grand View

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Justin White

• “This semester is Intro to Ethics, so we are kind of taking a survey of the various branches of ethics just to get familiar with how these things are done. My key approach to it is to give us a deeper dive into the ways that we already as a society approach ethics without even realizing it.”
• Has taught for 8 years
• Has taught at Grand View off and on over the years. I taught at St. Joseph High School and then Dowling Catholic High School as well.”