by Aaron Butts
Capital students may have recently noticed the absence of one of Capital’s favorite professors, Dr. Torello. Nobody has seen him since the middle of December and rumors started to fly that he may be leaving Capital.
The Chimes decided to reach out to him and discovered that this is nothing more than a rumor and holds no fact.
“In August of 2013, I spoke to Rich Ashbrook about the possibility of teaching only fall and summer semesters,” Torello said. “After the broken leg in January, 2013, I didn’t want to face winter and slip again on ice. The recovery from the injury was not easy for a 61-year-old. Provost Ashbrook said no to my request, but suggested that I do overloads to cover my spring teaching load plus develop an online Introductory Psychology course, to teach during the spring 2014 semester. This is what I have done while in Florida. I’ve been in Florida since December 15th living in a friend’s condo.”
This seems like a smart move after students and faculty have been struggling with the past few weeks of cruel winter weather and the introduction of a new meteorological oddity that is the polar vortex.
Students who have been missing their favorite professor shouldn’t fear – he’ll be back.
“I will return to Columbus on March 15 to teach my Mod II seminar, and this summer I will teach two courses,” Torello said. “In addition, I will teach a full load of courses in fall 2014, plus another attempt at the online Psych 110 course. Beyond that, I sincerely don’t know at this time.”
In the meantime, students will have the next month to cope with the idea of having a Capital University without Dr. Torello.
abutts@capital.edu
