Bookend your week with Faculty Development. The first Friday focus group happens tomorrow, and the first Monday morning session is scheduled next week: This Friday (Feb. 22): Fixed-term Faculty Focus Group, 2:30-3:15 p.m. in CMU 227 Monday (Feb. 25): “Social media in the classroom = socially acceptable?”, brought to you by Jeff Bodwin, Chemistry; Andrew Chen, Computer Science; Kandace Creel […]
As a follow-up to Professional Development Day, Academic Affairs Council and Faculty Development is interested in sending some faculty members to the following development opportunity on Dec. 3. Please send an email with a brief statement indicating your interest in this opportunity to Brittney Goodman at brittney.goodman@mnstate.edu no later than Nov. 13. Information about the workshop is below:
Alison Wallace has accepted the position of Faculty Development Coordinator for MSUM, to begin in January 2013. The university’s Faculty Development Committee served as the search committee for this position, and recommended Wallace be offered the position, after the application, screening, interview process and open forums. As Faculty Development Coordinator, Wallace will work with the Faculty Development Committee to plan, […]
October 10 and 11 are a Fall Breather for our students. For faculty, Monday, Oct. 10 is a non-instructional/non-duty day. Tuesday, Oct. 11 is a duty day, and we are planning several Faculty Development events. More details will be provided, but mark your calendar for an 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. session that will focus on the resources available for […]
In this hilarious memoir, Kirn recounts the ways that the American educational rat race betrayed him. He ends up miserable at Princeton, bullied by rich roommates and ashamed of his Minnesota upbringing. He majors in English because it sounds like something her already knows and applies for a Rhodes scholarship while on speed… Kirn throws spit wads at his Ivy League education, but with six works of fiction to his name as well as regular bylines in prestigious publications, perhaps he was well served by the meritocracy after all. (From The Washington Post, 2009.) Join us for conversation about Kirn’s book and how it provides an intriguing frame to look at higher education Tuesday, Feb. 23 from noon to 1 p.m. in CMU 227. Presenters: Peg Potter, Psychology and Steve Bolduc, Economics. Students always welcome.