Terri Bousselot
Terri Bousselot knows what it's like to be a team player. In August 2004, the University's head volleyball coach resigned and since the season was starting in just a few weeks, the volleyball team asked Bousselot, a member of the Education faculty, to take on the coaching duties for one season. She accepted the challenge.
She said she was "grateful for the opportunity she had working with all the young women who were respectfully coachable and was proud of their behavior on and off the court." She believed the team reflected the qualities of good sportsmanship by showing respect for each other, for their competitors, and for the game.
One of her most memorable experiences of the season was "walking to our team huddle after we had won a game against Iowa Wesleyan. The faces of the team members exhibited a confidence and enthusiasm that I have rarely witnessed. We had accomplished something no other team in our conference had done. I was so happy for them. I believe success in sports is measured in lots of little ways. This was one moment where one win became a cherished memory."
After graduating from Luther College in 1978 with a B.A. in Elementary Education, a minor in Physical Education, and a coaching endorsement, Bousselot continued her education, getting her M.A. from Marycrest University in 1992. She taught middle school and second grade and also coached high school softball, junior high track and girls' basketball. In 1998, she joined the University as an adjunct instructor and she has been a full time instructor for four years. She also supervises student teachers.
"I truly believe the course content I share is important to the success of my students because it relates to their overall health and well-being and prepares them to be effective and efficient educators."
She also encourages her students "to relate the course content to not only their classrooms, but their personal lives. Their most important role may be that of a parent or spouse. If they apply the content knowledge to parenting and teaching, they will serve their own children and their students well. Therefore, I pray I teach with passion because I want my students to be successful in their personal lives as well as their professional lives. If they accomplish these goals, they will be productive citizens and content individuals."