Bring Back Instructor Susan Picillo

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   Name: Armine Nalbandian on Apr 12, 2007

   Comments: Instructor Picillo is a huge asset to the Communication Studies Department at Northeastern as well as to Northeastern as a whole! We can't let this happen without a fight!

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   Name: William Durkin on Apr 12, 2007

   Comments: Prof. Susan Picillo is one of the most effective teachers I have had at Northeastern. I have had her for Public Speaking and Voice and Articulation. I don't have the details of the reasons why she is being let go, but if it is merely because she does not have a PhD, that is unfortunate. She is a greatly experienced instructor in the field of public communications, theatre and voice, and is one of the most caring, accessible and hard-working professors on campus. She was also a nominee for the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005. I hope there are other of her former students who join this movement, because they too can attest to her excellent teaching abilities. Effective public communication is a skill that students from business, to political science, to communication studies all require. Prof. Picillo is the most effective instructor in this area, and the university would be doing a disservice to its students and itself if we allow her to leave.

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   Name: Katherine Van Geldern on Apr 12, 2007

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   Name: Kristina Balfoort on Apr 12, 2007

   Comments: Shes an awesome teacher!!

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   Name: Gabrielle on Apr 12, 2007

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   Name: Joey FIore on Apr 12, 2007

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   Name: Anonymous on Apr 12, 2007

   Comments: Susan Picillo was possibly the best professor I've had at Northeastern thus far!

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   Name: Greg Sherrill on Apr 12, 2007

   Comments: publications and degrees mean NOTHING except the bogus ranking system. Keep her if kids think she is good. How about getting professors that have real life experience they can teach from, that means credibility to me.

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   Name: Jason (Jay) Carbonneau on Apr 12, 2007

   Comments: I took Public Speaking with Professor Picillo in the fall of my freshmen year. It was the very first class I had; thus it was crucial to making a first impression of NU academics. I was very impressed, set at ease and well aclimated, because of Professor Picillo's teaching methods. She was also very sympathetic to me at the loss of my grandfather, and as an overwhelmed student. She was fair, enthusiastic, and she clearly loves what she does. Professors like that are a rare find.

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    Name: Caitlin Eadie on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: Public Speaking was one of the hardest classes I've ever taken. That said, I credit this lady with making me speak up and in turn helping me gain such confidence.

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    Name: Angela Tsang on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Sophia Bielenberg on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: This is an abomination! Professor Picillo was one of my all-time favorite Professors and one of the most genuinely kind, caring professors in the Communication Studies department. I should know--I worked there.

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    Name: Erica Cohen on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Erica Cohen on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Daniel Kamyck on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Emily Bhatti on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Meredith Nydam on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Lindsay Hirdt on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Natalie Jones on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: MsP is AMAZING! She has inspired me and many other students at NU. She cannot leave!

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    Name: Joe Carroll on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: I have taken two of her classes and I believe she is a great teacher.

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    Name: Jordan Smith on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: Professor Picillo is an excellent teacher, mentor, and inspiration. Perhaps the best professor I've had at Northeastern thus far!

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    Name: Virginia Ivey on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: I had Susan for Public Speaking freshman year. She was the best! I saw such a huge progression in my level of comfort and presence while giving a speech in just one semester. She is one of the most engaging teachers I have had at Northeastern.

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    Name: Nicole Keimer on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: One of the best professors I have had at Northeastern

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    Name: Kyle Siconolfi on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Kathryn Yorra on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Robin Michalak on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Gretchen Lovell on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Julie Mulcahy on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: Professor Picillo is one of the best professors on this campus, and students take her classes just because of her sterling reputation, before they even know her. Losing her would be detrimental to campus.

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    Name: Julie Mulcahy on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: Professor Picillo is one of the best professors on this campus, and students take her classes just because of her sterling reputation, before they even know her. Losing her would be detrimental to campus.

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    Name: Meghan Donovan on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Nicole Russell on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: I can not believe that Prof. Picillo was fired. She was one of the top professors that I had at Northeastern. I am disgusted that NU would fire such an amazing teacher, and person.

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    Name: Sarah Barone on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: I am appalled! How can such an incredible educator become subject to something like this As a stuent who has taken two classes from her I have always said that those two classes were some of the most beneficial hours i have spent at this university. I have seen, first hand, how she can transform a student's ability to present themselves in a professional manner, a quality that is often forgotten in our soceity today. From my expereinces in her class I have come to describe her as a facilitator of greatness. If Susan Piccillo is no longer an educator at this insitution I KNOW we will suffer a greater loss than most people can realize. In many ways she has changed my life, and I am proud to be able to say that I am one of her students. Shame on you Northeastern; for inflicting such wrong on a woman who is one of the most popular and respected professors at this insitution.

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    Name: Theresa Cacnio on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Anonymous on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Abigail Wessman on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: I had the privilege to take 2 courses with Professor Picillo and she is no doubt my favorite, most respected and admired professor on campus. I am shocked that she would be fired from this institution and hope that this awful mistake will be fixed. I had hoped to enroll in another class of hers in the future!

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    Name: Allison Garlick on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Theresa Cacnio on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: Professor Picillo is the best teacher I have had in the Communication Studies department, PhD or not. I have heard nothing but great things about her from my peers and have suggested both her public speaking and voice and articulation classes to other students. I was looking foward to taking more of her classes after co-op and I am hoping that it will be a possibility.

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    Name: Kurt Zimmer on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: I graduated in 2005...Professor Picillo is amazing! Big mistake on firing her, she made going to class enjoyable

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    Name: Alexis Bevilacqua on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Megan Conlin on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Megan Conlin on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Ryan Durkin on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: Professor Picillo is the best professor I've had at Northeastern. Hands down. This is outrageous.

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    Name: Chantal Brown on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Kristin McFarland on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Daralyn Kelleher on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Burke Campbell on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: This is a real shame. Professor Picillo has experience that is more valuable than a degree. We need people like that on campus. Firing her just so that we have a higher percentage of professors with more advanced degrees is bad for the University.

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    Name: Amber Watterson on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Daniela May Lewis on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: Prof. Picillo was one of the most important instructors in my University education. It really would be a great loss for Northeastern University as well as its students to lose such an amazing instructor. Instructors like her are what this university needs more of!

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    Name: Sarah on Apr 12, 2007

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    Name: Nicole Russell on Apr 12, 2007

    Comments: I can't believe that this true!! Prof Picillo was one of the best professors that I had in my five years at Northeastern!! Hearing that she has been let go is appalling to me. She is a fantastic teacher AND person.

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