Teaching Award Nominations

2023-2024 “Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski is a very sweet professor that genuinely cares for her students. She breaks down unfamiliar concepts in theology, making them easier for students to understand. She is a very cooperative and understanding person that's easy to approach. I also appreciate her efforts in making class as organized and as clear as possible. Please consider nominating her if she hasn't been nominated already!" -Audrey Tran

 

2022-2023 “She has shown compassion in her teaching of Theology, by frequently showing a sympathetic understanding to viewpoints other than Catholicism.  In addition, she is prompt to respond to questions of students, even though hundreds are under her teaching care. Her compassion and thoughtfulness are unrivaled on the UST campus, and she is a priceless asset of not just the Theology department, but the entire school." -John Paul Le 

 

2021-2022 “Knowledgeable, didactic, responsible and organized, firm and caring with students.”  -Maria Fraguio  

 

2020-2021 “Sr. Surmanski is an excellent lecturer. Her classes are an intellectual treat. she is very well prepared and very experienced. Her exemplary scholarship is very evident in the competence with which she fields questions and comments from a motivated and eclectic class (Grad cohort). Professor Sister Surmanski is also a keenly compassionate teacher in the way she builds up student confidence and supports differentiated learning styles. She is very responsive to questions and concerns regarding assignments and research papers despite her heavy and full workload.” - Adele Menezes   

 

“Sr. Surmanski has excellent planning and teaching skills  - including resources and class activities that maximize understanding and  encourage / support participation.” - Irma Pena

 

 “Sr. Surmanski has a unique and very well organized class and always seeks to provide different types of assignments that fall out of the normal categories of papers and tests. She seems to always be doing her own academic research so that both her and her students are up to date with all the latest theories and information in the field of Theology. She always has clear expectations and instruction and makes sure that every student really understands the material. She is always so helpful whenever you need an article for research and really shows she cares by going out of her way to find the proper resources for students. I have to say that the whole of the Theology department is great and she is a wonderful contribution to an already amazing department.”  - Anthony Aquila