Syllabus Workshop – Popular Culture Connections

Syllabus Workshop, Popular Culture Connections, is TODAY (Tuesday, April 22nd) at 2 p.m. in the Faculty Development Center. Faculty interested in incorporating popular culture into new or current syllabi are invited to this development workshop with three faculty who use popular culture topics in their current classes.

Rethinking Our Learning Environments

During the month of April, the Faculty Development Center is offering a program called “Rethinking Our Learning Environments” (ROLE), a series of small group conversations designed to help us prepare to move forward in providing the best education for our students. All ROLE groups will examine the idea of increasing academic student engagement through learner-centered courses, yet each group will […]

Two “Retire Smart, Retire Happy” books left

Join us at 2 p.m. today in the Faculty Development Center in a conversation about preparing for retirement, not in a financial sense, but in terms of one’s purpose and contributions before, leading up to, and after retirement. It is never too early to plan for multiple transitions in one’s career and life. The remaining copies of the book will […]

Reserve a free copy of “Retire Smart, Retire Happy”

There are a few copies left! Email facdev@mnstate to reserve a copy. A conversation on topics addressed in this book will be led by President Szymanski at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb 28, in the Faculty Development Center. It is never too early to begin putting together a “psychological portfolio.” Faculty at all stages of their careers will benefit from these […]