Posted 8 a.m. Thursday, June 12, 2025
James Peirce receives 2025 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award
UW-La Crosse is home to many outstanding instructors who make a difference in students’ lives inside and outside the classroom.
This year, UWL’s Provost Office received hundreds of nominations from students hoping to recognize their favorite faculty. From these nominations, a university committee selected six faculty to receive 2025 Eagle Teaching Excellence Awards.
They are:
- Brad Dobbs, Management
- Sona Kazemi, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Heather Linville, Educational Studies
- Ryan McKelley, Psychology
- James Peirce, Mathematics & Statistics
- Zachariah Tritz, Microbiology
This is the fifth of six stories highlighting the winners.
James Peirce, Mathematics & Statistics
Started at UWL: 2004
Courses: I am in the Mathematics & Statistics Department, which means that we teach students from just about every major. In general, I teach courses in applied mathematics and provide skills necessary for our students to succeed in their future careers. Specifically, I teach courses related to my research interest in mathematical biology and courses for non-majors, such as Mathematics for Business, Applied Calculus and Elementary Statistics.
Background: I was a graduate student and taught a bunch of mathematics classes at the University of California, Davis.
Favorite part of teaching: My favorite part of teaching is interacting with our students. Office hours and mentoring undergraduate research projects create some of the best conversations and mathematical growth. I enjoy meeting them where they are and pushing them to go a little further.