Faculty Laurie Burgess Director for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Assistant Professor of Education Division Teacher Education Education Ph.D. in progress, Western Michigan UniversityM.A., Grand Valley State UniversityB.A., Calvin College laurie.burgess@cornerstone.edu Laurie Burgess received her Bachelor of Art’s degree from Calvin College and her Master’s in Reading from Grand Valley State University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership in Higher Education from Western Michigan University. Burgess is a professor of Education and director for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Cornerstone University.