Steve Kleisath, Department of Business and Accouting

Steve Kleisath is a professor of business administration and has been teaching at UW-Platteville since 1980. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Penn State in 1964, a Master's of Industrial Psychology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1966, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University in 1993.

In addition to his teaching, Kleisath has co-authored and presented numerous papers on improved teaching techniques, teleconferencing, and various business topics. Kleisath is a member of the Academy of Management, Midwest Business Administration, and the North American Management Society (past president). He recently became a University of Wisconsin Teacher-Scholar recipient in recognition of his past teaching and teaching research.

Kleisath teaches BSAD 2330, Leadership and Management; BSAD 3530, Organizational Behavior; BSAD 4840, Business Policy; and BSAD 4940, Portfolio Development for the undergraduate Business Administration program.

He has seen his approach to teaching change over the last 25 years.

"My teaching philosophy has changed drastically over the last 25 years. I used to believe that the students who could do well on a memorization test were learning what I taught. Today I feel that students need to be able to apply and think through the material before they truly know the material. Thus I have moved from memorization exams to authentic assessment to evaluate learning," says Kleisath.

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