Communications

Associate Professor

College of Health Sciences - Nutrition

Bio

Dr. Michael Holik's teaching philosophy starts by always remembering what it felt like to sit where his students are sitting today. He constantly works on creating an environment that celebrates inclusion, where students can feel safe to learn without judgment. Being able to connect classroom theory with the reality of the workplace is an invaluable component of his instruction. Since theory exits, there must be a reason for it, and when it does not match reality, Holik challenges his students to think critically to discover meaning and understanding to find solutions for problems.

Holik believes in teaching the basic foundational skills. Conceptual, teaching the value of decision-making in problematic situation, technical, teaching physical execution of job duties, and interpersonal, teaching students the value of self-awareness, social-emotional intelligence and their relationship to approachability and relatability when dealing with others. He believes in casting the shadow of leadership he wants to walk in himself.

Expertise

• Food Safety Training (ServSafe)
• FDA Model Food Code
• Business Operations Management
• Teaching and Learning Strategies for Flipped Classroom Learning

Education

• AAS, Ozarks Technical Community College
• B.S., Missouri State University
• M.S., University of Central Missouri
• Ed.D., Lindenwood University