Bosch Teaching and Learning Center
Fostering accessibility, inclusion, and reconciliation in the classroom and throughout campus
The Bosch Teaching and Learning Center advances excellence across Le Moyne College by supporting all members of the campus community who are invested in the student growth and transformation that occurs in academic and co-curricular settings. The Center is grounded in the principles of Ignatian Pedagogy and promotes the values that make a Le Moyne education distinct, including a commitment to cura personalis, magis, and interdisciplinary collaborations that foster a diverse and engaged learning community. In connection with campus partners, the Center provides consultations, facilitates workshops, leads programmatic initiatives, offers grants, and curates teaching resources.
Get to Know the Bosch Center
About William J. Bosch, S.J.
William J. Bosch, S.J. (1928-2023) served Le Moyne College for 57 years. During this time, he applied his passion for teaching, his care for students, and his concern for social justice to his work as a history professor, International House moderator, and College archivist. Naming the Teaching and Learning Center after him honors his contributions to education at Le Moyne and furthers his legacy of curiosity, reflection, intentionality, and concern for individuals.
Meet the Director: Matthew Fledderjohann
Matthew was appointed by Provost Jim Hannan as director of the Bosch Center on April 15, 2025. He has been at Le Moyne since June 2019 when he started as the college’s inaugural Director of the Writing Center. While Matthew is continuing to serve as Writing Center Director, as Director of the Bosch Center, Matthew oversees the Center’s annual operating budget and works closely with faculty, students, and campus partners to advance excellence in teaching and learning.
Happening at the Bosch Center
The Bosch Center is accepting applications for resources to support the following initiatives:
- Individuals looking to travel to conference to boost their pedagogical capacities (up to $1,400). Earliest applications are due for the spring semester by January 31, 2026.
Individuals conducting research or developing projects related to innovations in the study and teaching of learning (up to $2,500). Spring applications are due by February 15, 2026.
- Pairs of instructors looking to advance their pedagogical capacities through team-teaching a class (grant funds will be provided to the appropriate college to offset the cost of hiring an adjunct to teach the remaining course). Applications for a team-taught class to run in Fall 2026 are due December 1, 2025.
- Departments or offices interested in collaborating with the Bosch Center on projects that advance the Center’s goals of advancing pedagogical excellence and professional development. Apply Today (note: applications are reviewed on a rolling basis)
The Bosch Center is accepting applications for resources to support the following initiatives:
- Individuals looking to travel to conference to boost their pedagogical capacities (up to $1,400). Earliest applications are due for the spring semester by January 31, 2026.
Individuals conducting research or developing projects related to innovations in the study and teaching of learning (up to $2,500). Spring applications are due by February 15, 2026. - Pairs of instructors looking to advance their pedagogical capacities through team-teaching a class (grant funds will be provided to the appropriate college to offset the cost of hiring an adjunct to teach the remaining course). Applications for a team-taught class to run in Fall 2026 are due December 1, 2025.
- Departments or offices interested in collaborating with the Bosch Center on projects that advance the Center’s goals of advancing pedagogical excellence and professional development. Apply Today (note: applications are reviewed on a rolling basis)
Interested in joining monthly meetings to discuss, learn about, reflect on, and respond to the way Generative AI is changing how we teach and how students learn? Email boschcenter@lemoyne.edu if you’d like to participate in this conversation.
Interested in joining monthly meetings to discuss, learn about, reflect on, and respond to the way Generative AI is changing how we teach and how students learn? Email boschcenter@lemoyne.edu if you’d like to participate in this conversation.
The Bosch Center has books! Pick up a book about teaching to borrow from our resource library in the Faculty Reading Room (second floor of the library) or check out our full list of titles!
The Bosch Center has books! Pick up a book about teaching to borrow from our resource library in the Faculty Reading Room (second floor of the library) or check out our full list of titles!
Instructors hired within the past five years are welcome to participate in any of the six workshops the Bosch Center will be running through the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. These workshops are geared to helping new faculty make connections and understand what makes teaching at Le Moyne College unique. The workshops will explore the following topics:
- September 2025–Ignatian Pedagogy Paradigm
- October 2025–Teaching at Le Moyne: The Core Curriculum
- November 2025–Connecting Service, Scholarship, and Teaching
- January 2026–Jesuit Education
- February 2026–Teaching at Le Moyne: Co-Curricular Support
- March 2026–Reflecting on What’s Next
For further information about these workshops or to RSVP, email boschcenter@lemoyne.edu.
Instructors hired within the past five years are welcome to participate in any of the six workshops the Bosch Center will be running through the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters. These workshops are geared to helping new faculty make connections and understand what makes teaching at Le Moyne College unique. The workshops will explore the following topics:
- September 2025–Ignatian Pedagogy Paradigm
- October 2025–Teaching at Le Moyne: The Core Curriculum
- November 2025–Connecting Service, Scholarship, and Teaching
- January 2026–Jesuit Education
- February 2026–Teaching at Le Moyne: Co-Curricular Support
- March 2026–Reflecting on What’s Next
For further information about these workshops or to RSVP, email boschcenter@lemoyne.edu.
Current Advisory Council Members
- Dr. Sara Gleasman-DeSimone, RN, ANP-BC, Purcell School of Professional Studies
- Dr. Heather Holcomb, Madden School of Business & Economics
- Dr. Royce Robertson, Instructional Design and Academic Technology
- Dr. Nikki Weaver, Carroll College of Arts and Sciences
- Kari Zhe-Heimerman, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
Current Advisory Council Members
- Dr. Sara Gleasman-DeSimone, RN, ANP-BC, Purcell School of Professional Studies
- Dr. Heather Holcomb, Madden School of Business & Economics
- Dr. Royce Robertson, Instructional Design and Academic Technology
- Dr. Nikki Weaver, Carroll College of Arts and Sciences
- Kari Zhe-Heimerman, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
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