Assistant Teaching Professor Ines Rauschenbach Is the Recipient of the 2021 Sebs Teaching Excellence Award and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Rauschenbach is an outstanding member of the Rutgers community and is recognized for her exceptional contributions to teaching and curriculum development. She is an inspiring and effective teacher who demonstrates depth and breadth of knowledge in her discipline of microbiology. She is effective in communicating this knowledge to her students and creates a positive and inclusive learning environment for both her students and faculty colleagues. She is becoming a leader in microbiology education both at the university and national levels. This is evident by her innovative ideas in curriculum design and modifications, active role in obtaining support for instructional improvements, and involvement in the training of the next generation of microbiology teachers at Rutgers and through various venues such as the American Society for Microbiology Science Teaching Fellowship Program. She actively publishes on teaching and development of teaching approaches. She has a central role in developing the teaching laboratory infrastructure and learning environment. Importantly she has been leading the effort to teach a “culture of safety” in our laboratory courses. She creates an effective learning environment based on inclusion, communication, and engagement, where students integrate and apply key concepts in microbiology to build skills for the foundation of their professional success.