Candace Timpte has taught biochemistry and biology in open access colleges since “we used chalk on chalkboards”. She has been teaching at Georgia Gwinnett College since 2007 as one of the second-wave hires of 100 faculty to expand from the charter 10 faculty. GGC has grown from 500 to over 13,000 students during her time there. Candace was awarded the first Georgia Gwinnett College Teaching Excellence Award and the USG Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award for the state of Georgia. She loves to teach and learn from the diversity of students she encounters.