{"id":4421,"date":"2019-02-08T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/?p=4421"},"modified":"2019-03-26T13:00:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T18:00:49","slug":"employee-spotlight-arlinda-henderson-arts-sciences-associate-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2019\/employee-spotlight-arlinda-henderson-arts-sciences-associate-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Spotlight: Arlinda Henderson, Arts &#038; Sciences Associate Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Where did you grow up?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I lived in Minneapolis until I was 14 then moved to Remer, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where did you attend college?\u00a0What is your degree in?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a Bachelor of Science in Art Ed from Bemidji State. I also have a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of North Dakota and a Master of Philosophy in Art Theory and Criticism from the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. I also studied for a few summers at Plymouth University in England.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long have you been working at Dunwoody?<br \/>\n<\/strong>12 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you decide to work at Dunwoody?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I wanted the opportunity to work with experts in many different fields where we use our hands. My mom also applied to the Automotive program at Dunwoody in 1968 when I was just eight years old \u2014 so she was especially happy to hear where I would be teaching!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite part about teaching at Dunwoody?<br \/>\n<\/strong>The students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you like about Dunwoody\u2019s hands-on\u00a0educational philosophy?<br \/>\n<\/strong>We learn most efficiently by \u201cdoing\u201d because we find ways to make things better that aren\u2019t always apparent on paper or in theory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite type of cuisine?<br \/>\n<\/strong>To me, food is like music. If it\u2019s good, I like it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>What are a few of your hobbies?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Floating on my air mattress on a secret lake up north. I also enjoy traveling and holograms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the single best day on the calendar?<br \/>\n<\/strong>July 4. I love the fireworks, and it\u2019s two days after my birthday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the most recent item\/thing you\u2019ve crossed off your bucket list?<br \/>\n<\/strong>It\u2019s more like a \u201cto do\u201d list, but I recently taught myself glass fusing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun facts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I love to experience new cultures. The farthest I\u2019ve traveled so far is Russia.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve got a thing for the double slit experiment.<\/li>\n<li>I skipped two weeks of school in first\u00a0grade. Instead, I sat on the playground all day because it was way more fun!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did you grow up? I lived in Minneapolis until I was 14 then moved to Remer, Minnesota. Where did you attend college?\u00a0What is your degree in?\u00a0 I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a Bachelor of Science in Art Ed from Bemidji State. 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