First-Year Programs has started Fall 2021 Instructor Recruitment. If you are interested in teaching GEP 101, First-Year Foundations, please visit the first year website to learn more. Date of first consideration is Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Please direct any questions to Dr. Tracey Glaessgen, Center for Academic Success and Transition/First-Year Programs. … [Read more...] about Call for GEP 101 instructors
Archives for February 2021
There is now additional funding available for curriculum innovation mini-grants. Awards are limited up to $1,200 per grant application. Curriculum innovation mini-grants support faculty with ‘pivoting’ their courses during the ongoing Coronavirus. Applicants must complete an application indicating: What one change do you want to make to your course? i.e., better engage … [Read more...] about Curriculum innovation mini-grants – Additional funding available
First-Year Programs is in the process of recruiting Peer Leaders for fall 2021. Peer Leaders are students who are going to be sophomores, juniors, or seniors and who have a desire to serve first-year students. Peer Leaders are partnered with a GEP 101 instructor to serve as a resource to both the instructor and students. Peer Leaders also take IDS 310 (Leadership Seminar; at no … [Read more...] about Encourage students to become a peer leader for GEP 101
Please make plans to attend Academic Advisor Forums this semester. All sessions count toward the three hours needed for annual renewal of the Master Advisor designation. Every interested advisor is welcome, so please encourage colleagues to participate. All sessions are through Zoom. Registration is strongly encouraged via the Academic Advising and Transfer Center … [Read more...] about Attend the Spring 2021 academic advisor forum series
Watch recording of Helen Sword's “Writing and Wellbeing” workshop Are the pressures of productivity, perfectionism, and/or the pandemic taking a toll on your health and well-being? Helen Sword assures you that you can establish a calming, nurturing writing routine that will replenish your physical and emotional energy rather than sucking you dry. If you were not able to … [Read more...] about FCTL events and announcements
The Excellence in Advising Awards Selection Committee has chosen the staff and faculty award winners. The 2021 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award faculty winner is Dr. Kyler Sherman-Wilkins in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. The 2021 staff award winner is David Johnson in the McQueary College of Health and Human Services Advisement Center. The awards … [Read more...] about Excellence in advising winners announced
Faculty writing retreats For Spring 2021, we have simplified the virtual writing retreat sign-up process. Each month, we will have a two-day session with day-long Zoom rooms open. People may drop in and out as they please and work together virtually for as long as they like. Each Zoom link will be good for both days of each month’s retreat. We will schedule any workshops or … [Read more...] about FCTL events and announcements