February 16, 4:30 – 5:30 After Whiteness; An Education in Belonging – Willie James Jennings Join the Diversity Reading Group’s discussion of “After Whiteness; An Education in Belonging” by Willie James Jennings. The book has been described as “a call…
Category: Faculty Opportunities
2023 National Day of Racial Healing
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am EST Location: Virtual The National Day of Racial Healing leads communities towards racial equity. Please register for this free event. Please join us as we participate in the 2023 National Day of Racial Healing with keynote…
The Teaching Conversations Series: Group Projects and Assignments
Feb 3, 10:00am – 10:45am, in Teams Join this “Teaching Conversations” session for an informal faculty conversation about organizing and managing group projects and assignments. Participants in the conversation will include Elizabeth McCrea (Management), Paige Fisher (Psychology), Dongdong Chen (Languages,…
CFD End-of-Semester Reception
Dec. 9, 10:00am – 12:00pm Faculty Lounge, Second Floor, U Center Join us as we inaugurate the new Faculty Lounge in the renovated University Center (second floor). Light refreshments will be provided. This is an opportunity to see the new…
Discussion of “Unbound” Rescheduled
The Diversity Reading Group discussion of Unbound by Tarana Burke is being moved to Tuesday, Nov. 29, 4:30 – 5:30. Here is the updated Teams link: Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the…
The Teaching Conversations Series: Course Evaluations
Dec. 2, 9:30am – 10:30am Each semester faculty administer course evaluations, but their value has long been a matter of debate. In this teaching conversation we’ll ask participants to share the ways they use student course evaluations to improve their…
Diversity Reading Group: Unbound – Tarana Burke
Nov. 22, 4:30pm – 5:30pm Join us for a discussion of Tarana Burke’s “Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement.” This memoir recounts Burke’s struggles and ultimate self-empowerment, as well as the movement she…
Diversity Film Series: John Lewis: Good Trouble
Nov 18, 2-4:30 JH 111 and Teams This offering in the Diversity Film Series will be a showing of the acclaimed film, “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” about the life and work of the civil rights activist and Georgia representative. The…
Faculty Retirement Group Event: “Cubism and the Trompe L’Oeil Tradition”
Friday November 18: 10:00 a.m. In the Learning Studio (Walsh Library, Lower Level) and in Zoom Speaker: Petra Chu, Professor Emeritus of Art History On October 20, a new exhibition opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Cubism and the…
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Sustaining Engagement in the Classroom
Nov. 15, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Priti Shah, Associate Director of Counseling and Psychological Services This presentation is meant to provide a general understanding of student and faculty burnout and compassion fatigue and how this might influence the classroom environment and…