Advice to Junior Faculty

Thanks to Sue Mooney for passing along this post from the Tomorrow’s Professor blog on “How to Succeed in the Academy.”

In it department chair Shala Mills (Fort Hays State University) shares seven rules for junior faculty:

1. Know yourself
2. Know what is expected of you and deliver it
3. Further your institutional and departmental missions
4. Never lie
5. Respect everyone
6. Pick your battles
7. Own your own mistakes

You can read the full post here.

 

Pedagogy Travel Grant deadline Dec 1st

December 1st is the next deadline for the CTL’s Travel Pedagogy Grant. Proposals can be submitted online here.

Visit the CTL’s website to read the application guidelines and to see examples of past proposals that have been funded.

New Faculty Seminar Dec 7

Evaluating Student Learning
Monday, Dec 7, 11:30 – 12:45
Duffy 114 Conference Room

The New Faculty Seminar is meant to continue the discussions begun at New Faculty Orientation about teaching and the other professional obligations of new faculty at Stonehill — as well as to provide new faculty a “safe” place for discussing their experiences (good and bad) throughout the year.

With the end of the semester drawing near, we’ll use our December meeting to talk about evaluating your students’ learning and other challenges related to grading: How do we design tests and other assignments so that they match with our learning goals for a class? What alternatives are there to assessing learning aside from tests and essays?

Suggested reading: “Week 6: Assignments and Grading” in On Course
Guest: Marilena Hall (Chemistry)

eLearn “Grade Book” workshop 11/17 @ 9:30

Faculty Workshops for Stonehill’s new learning management system will be offered on a regular schedule for the remainder of the fall semester. To register for any of the workshops please email jaharrison@stonehill.edu or call ext 1096.

All workshops are held in Duffy 216, the Faculty Computer Lab.

NEXT UP:  “Using the Grade Book” workshop on Tuesday, November 17th from 9:30 – 11:00.

Next Junior Faculty Brown Bag Nov 20th

Please join us for the next Junior Faculty Brown Bag on Friday, November 20th from 11:45 – 1:45 in the Cleary Dining Room (drop in anytime). Lunch is not provided, so please bring your own.

Pre-tenure faculty — as well as faculty on visiting and term renewable appointments — are encouraged to come for informal conversation and networking on the 4th Friday of every month.

“Beginner eLearn” workshop 11/9 @ 11:30

Faculty Workshops for Stonehill’s new learning management system will be offered on a regular schedule for the remainder of the fall semester. To register for any of the workshops please email jaharrison@stonehill.edu or call ext 1096.

All workshops are held in Duffy 216, the Faculty Computer Lab.

NEXT UP:  “Beginner eLearn” workshop on Monday, November 9th from 11:30 – 12:30.

eLearn “Grade Book” workshop 10/30 @ 2:00

Faculty Workshops for Stonehill’s new learning management system will be offered on a regular schedule for the remainder of the fall semester. To register for any of the workshops please email jaharrison@stonehill.edu or call ext 1096.

All workshops are held in Duffy 216, the Faculty Computer Lab.

NEXT UP:  “Using the Grade Book” workshop on Friday, October 30th from 2:00 – 3:30.

CFP: National Conference on Undergraduate Research

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research is now accepting proposals from both students and faculty for its 24th annual conference, being held April 15-17, 2010 in Missoula, Montana.  Proposal abstracts are due December 4, 2009.

Faculty sessions at the conference are designed for sharing best practices for undergraduate research and scholarship and providing opportunities for faculty and administrators to meet and share information.  Read more about the conference here:  http://www.umt.edu/ncur2010/.

CFP: Association for Core Texts and Courses Conference

The Association for Core Texts and Courses is now accepting proposals for papers and panels at its 16th annual conference, held this year in New Brunswick from April 15 – 18, 2010.  Deadline for proposals is December 31, 2009.

This year’s theme is “Engaging Worlds: Core Texts and Cultural Contexts.”  Read more about the conference and submission guidelines here: http://www.coretexts.org/16th_annual_conference.htm.

Workshop: Teaching Anxious Students 10/22 @ 4:00

Teaching and Supporting Anxious Students:
Clinical and Academic Perspectives

Thursday, October 22, 2009, 4:00pm
Duffy 101

As we approach the mid-semester, it is apparent that a growing number of students seem to be feeling tremendous pressure to achieve at college. In response, the aim of this workshop is to support faculty members’ ability to work with students when they are anxious or overwhelmed.

Types of anxiety that are common among the college-aged population will be discussed, along with typical signs and symptoms. How anxiety disorders may appear in academic settings and complicate a student’s learning experience will be explored.

The presenters will review the various supports and interventions available for students with anxiety disorders, and will also offer strategies to aid faculty members in their interactions with these students.

Facilitators:

Martha J. Ucci, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Academic Achievement

Maria Kavanaugh, MSW, LICSW, Staff Social Worker/Case Manager, Counseling and Testing Center