Professor Dance Mom
FACULTY
PROFILE
When Misty Price , Ph . D ., is not teaching accounting to her hardworking students , she is a busy mom taking her young daughter to dance lessons . The work-life balance seems to come easily for Price who never thought teaching would be in her future until a former client of hers when she worked as a CPA suggested she adjunct a class . That former client was also a dean and could see teaching potential in Price .
By January of 2008 , she was teaching full time . “ You think about how you can impact the future for students , and I love accounting and I love working with the students . Accounting is a difficult subject and seeing students work through that is very fulfilling for me .”
In 2018 , Price was selected as director and chair of the Quality Enhancement Plan Development and Implementation Committee and didn ’ t know what the result would be with such a big task ahead of her . Price and the committee spent countless hours coordinating Journey to Success giving students a well-rounded first-year experience course . “ It ’ s filled with elements to be successful in one ’ s academic , personal and professional life ,” says Price . “ Journey to Success has been very effective so far and it ’ s always evolving , never boring , and we are always looking at new teaching methodologies and ways to engage the students . It ’ s a dynamic overview to make students successful in life and not just academically .”
The heart of Price ’ s work ethic is exactly that . She works to ensure her students are prepared for a potential career in accounting but also for the daily challenges of life and that work-life balance , which she herself manages with ease . When not in the classroom , you might find Price running . She is a avid fan of the runDisney races and loves the experience of running in such a fun environment . She enjoys books on leadership and self-improvement . Much like Journey to Success , she is also evolving and working to become a better servant leader to her students .
For Price , PHSC is the right choice for students because , “ Students need to know that at our institution we care about their success , achievements , and how they are progressing . If they need services , we connect them to those services . We care about them and want them to succeed .”
Price says everyone at the College works to make student success a priority . “ It ’ s about working together and the people at PHSC work together very well .”
Misty Price at the runDisney Race in Orlando .
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