The Office of Academic Affairs and the Faculty Development Committee are sponsoring a Professional Development Day on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The workshop is designed to provide opportunities to learn about campus initiatives, increase responsiveness to students, to continue the conversation on Dr. Maryellen Weimer’s August presentation, and network with peers on a variety of topics. Click the headline to read more.
There are a number of national fellowship competitions for undergraduate and graduate students. Information and application materials for these fellowship programs can be obtained from the advisors listed below. Fellowship advisors are available to meet with interested students, assess the student’s appropriateness for a given fellowship competition, and advise the student on the preparation of application materials. Click the headline for details.
An online Educational Technology course is available through MSU Moorhead starting October 19. The course is appropriate for faculty and adjuncts in higher education as well as for educators in business and K12 settings. The course is ED 423/523 Design of Online Instruction (2 cr) — Online — Oct. 19-Dec.11, 2009 — MSU Moorhead. Click the headline to read more.
Learn about integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning PLUS get FREE BOOKS at the Book Talk Event on Monday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. in CMU 203. Click headline to read more.
Join English Professors Alan Davis and Thom Tammaro, May 17-June 1, 2010, on a study tour of some of the most fascinating scenic, cultural, literary, and historic sites and cities in England, including London; Stonehenge; the Cotswolds; Bath; Chawton House (Jane Austen’s home and estate); Stratford-upon-Avon; York; the Lake District (Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top); Liverpool (home of The Beatles); Hay-on-Wye, Wales, (*Guardian* Literary Festival); and Oxford. Click the link to read more.