SUNY Oswego psychology faculty member Mark Mirabito has earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.
Mirabito has brought his knowledge, teaching ability and communication skills to SUNY Oswego since 2001 as an adjunct teacher. The versatile instructor taught in a variety of departments before teaching regularly in the psychology department for the past decade.
“He has mastered the art of making students comfortable and engaged while maintaining the rigor necessary for learning at the college level,” Thomas Darvill, a professor emeritus of psychology wrote in support of Mirabito’s selection. “The students I witnessed during my observation were interested, consistently attentive and quite respectful. Young people will learn best when their instructor expects them to be capable of mastery and shows this in his interactions with them.”
Retired from his time as a teacher, coach and adviser with the Oswego City School District, Mirabito now dedicates much time to a wide range of SUNY Oswego committees and in service to the psychology department, from recruitment events to providing academic advisement.
Many also have heard his voice as a public address announcer for a variety of Laker sporting events since 2008. Beyond that, Mirabito has also served as the Auburn Doubledays baseball club’s announcer, on the board of directors for the United Way of Greater Oswego County and as a volunteer driver for Disabled
American Veterans organization.
