Recently, we sat down with Dr. Eileen O'Brien, program director of UMBC's graduate certificate program in College Teaching and Learning Science. She shared a glimpse into her personal journey in teaching and where she is today in her career at UMBC.

"What I really want for my students is to have them stretch their minds to do things differently. This is how innovation comes about. The workforce wants to hire people that think creatively. There could be future great innovators sitting in your classroom, and you have to instruct in such a way that helps them to open up some doors. What really excites me is that there could be somebody in there who’s going to be so creative that they’re going to fix one of the biggest problems we face." Dr. Eileen O'Brien