Title: Associate Professor
Office Location: Light Hall 205
Campus Phone: 6347
E-Mail Address: ortizj@wnmu.edu

Degrees: B.A. and M.A. in English
Date began at WNMU: 1987

Research & Academic Interests: Learning styles; student expectations and motivations; Montessori education; philosophy; noetic science; media library; theology; poetry.

Hobbies, personal interests and community involvement:

• Swimming
• Photography
• Camping by the river
• Watching the moon
• Minister at St. Francis Newman Center
• Board Member of Guadalupe Montessori School
• Community Built Park

Other Interests: Money Spent of Football

Why does an institution of higher learning spend millions on such a brutal sport while so many students need basic funds for healthcare, books, tuition, food, etc., etc.?

Favorite Quote: "Education is our only political safety. Outside this Ark All is Deluge." Horace Mann