| September 5 |
Welcome
Introduction to the seminar and each other
Tip: Last day to add/drop is September 21 |
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| September 12 |
Continue with introductions
Tip: The faculty meeting |
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| September 19 |
Detecting, avoiding and dealing with plagiarism
Ellen
Guyer, Dean of Academic Programs
David Moore, Associate Professor of International Studies
Tip: The faculty addendum |
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| September 26 |
The Midterm Class Interview Program
Beth Severy-Hoven,
Associate Professor of Classics
Tip: The International Roundtable: Oct 11-13 |
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| September 28 |
Informal dinner for NFS and spouses and partners at Jan's
House
7:00 PM |
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| October 3 |
Identifying and helping students who are in trouble
Jim
Hoppe: Dean of Students
Tip: The Leonard Fund |
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| October 10 |
Internal funding opportunities and deadlines
Dan
Hornbach, Professor of Biology, Chair of Environmental Science
and Member of Resources and Planning Committee
Tip: The Faculty Funding Website |
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| October 17 |
Grading
What do grades mean? How much should you consider grade inflation
in assigning grades? How should you respond when student expectations
and reality collide? How can rubrics help? |
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| October 24 |
Responding to student work
Being selective in responses, oral versus written responses,
using technology, non-graded assessment (providing students
with feedback)
Mark Davis, Professor of Biology |
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| October 31 |
Time Management and Balancing Strategies
Tip: The incomplete contract |
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| November 7 |
Sponsoring internships
What is an internship? How are they graded? How are they different
from other types of experiential learning? How do students find
out about internships? What are some of the faculty members'
responsibilities in sponsoring an internship? How much engagement
should the faculty member have with the site supervisor?
Michael Porter, Director, Internship Office
Julie Dolan, Associate Professor of Political Science |
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| November 14 |
Saying "yes" and saying "no" to service:
Some considerations.
You should be completely consumed by service to the campus community
if you are not judicious about your commitments. Yet, engagement
with the community can provide satisfaction and vital connection
with colleagues outside your department. Upon what criteria
might you base your decisions about community service, and how
you say "no" gracefully?
Chris Wells,
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Tip: List of Campus Committees |
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| November 21 |
Pre-Tenure and tenure review criteria and procedures
Diane
Michelfelder, Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Jim Von Geldern, Professor of German & Russian Studies and
Chair, Faculty Personnel Committee |
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| November 28 |
Debrief tenure discussion
What you need to do, and who can help? Discussion with former
FPC members about features of successful cases and strategies
for purposeful case development and documentation.
Jaine
Strauss, Professor and Chair of Psychology
Karen Saxe, Professor and Chair of Math and Computer Science |
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| December 5 |
Robert Boice, "Advice to New Faculty: Everything in Moderations" |
