Summer Programming

Monday, May 17, 9am-3pm with lunch break

Megan Krell & Jason Smith

Academic advising is not an event; rather, it is a process and relationship that is critical to one’s success in higher education. This workshop will provide attendees with resources to support the whole student as an advisor. Topics will include: evidence-based advising approaches, inclusive excellence in advising, supporting advisee mental wellness, career development in advising, and engaging via SSC by examining the lifecycle of an alert.

Wednesday, May 19, 9am-noon AND Monday, August 23, 9am-noon

Kisha Tracy

Take advantage of a unique opportunity! With the implementation of the new General Education program, this is a moment to rethink our current courses as well as possible new courses that would meet our learning outcomes. In this workshop, we will explore the new program, its structure and goals, and then work together to redesign current courses or design new ones that will intentionally strengthen our curriculum. Participants will meet in May to begin this work. After this meeting, participants will continue to work on (re)designing their course (brainstorming groups can be developed if desired) and then meet again in August to receive feedback prior to the beginning of the semester. New and redesigned courses will be encouraged to seek AUC approval in Fall 2021.

Participants will:

• become familiar with the new curriculum;

• discuss the program learning outcomes and guidance documents;

• brainstorm how to incorporate program learning outcomes and institutional learning priorities in course design;

• develop syllabi and other materials for a new or redesigned general education course;

• give and receive peer feedback;

• access resources to help with course (re)design;

• and receive guidance in developing AUC proposals for the new or redesigned courses.

Wednesday, May 19, 1-4pm AND Monday, August 23, 1-4pm

Kori Ryan & Mark Williams

Trauma-informed teaching is appropriate all of the time, but may be especially necessary as we physically return to campus in the fall following all that 2020 and 2021 had to offer: COVID-19, and political and racial violence. This workshop will cover the essentials of trauma-informed teaching with a particular lens toward repopulation and COVID-19 and an emphasis on preparing ourselves as faculty to consider our own experiences, expectations, and boundaries in the midst of the unknown and uncertain of reintegration. Topics will include learning and applying principles of trauma-informed teaching, considering various possibilities for student concerns and issues in the fall including considering their experiences of grief and loss, teaching after a traumatic event, and addressing our own uncertainty and anxieties to better respond to student needs.

Wednesday, May 19, 1-4pm AND Monday, August 23, 1-4pm

Kori Ryan & Mark Williams

Trauma-informed teaching is appropriate all of the time, but may be especially necessary as we physically return to campus in the fall following all that 2020 and 2021 had to offer: COVID-19, and political and racial violence. This workshop will cover the essentials of trauma-informed teaching with a particular lens toward repopulation and COVID-19 and an emphasis on preparing ourselves as faculty to consider our own experiences, expectations, and boundaries in the midst of the unknown and uncertain of reintegration. Topics will include learning and applying principles of trauma-informed teaching, considering various possibilities for student concerns and issues in the fall including considering their experiences of grief and loss, teaching after a traumatic event, and addressing our own uncertainty and anxieties to better respond to student needs.

Thursday, May 20, 9am-3pm with lunch break

Will Cortezia & Susan Beddes

While this need is in no way new, recent news stories, tragedies, demonstrations and the welcome increased diversity of our campus remind us of the importance of the responsibility we have as educators to teach a culturally responsive class. This workshop will include sessions on:

• Ideology and Social Stratification

• The Concept of Antiracism

• Multicultural Pedagogy

• Inclusive Excellence in Advising

• Culturally Responsive Teaching

Participants will also be given Ibram Kendi’s book How to be an Antiracist.

Friday, May 21, 9am-noon

David P. Weiss

Stemming from the work of our January 2021 Faculty Development Day, Dr. Elaine Ward, Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education and Social Policy at Merrimack University, will continue the conversation on “Sustaining Ourselves and Our Community Commitments in Challenging Times.”

*Please note that this three hour workshop is not stipended.*

Missing your campus colleagues and friends? Want to have some company for the last bit of grading? Ready to look back and look ahead and think of how we’ve grown? Still need a little more time to decompress after another semester of “this is definitely not normal”? Want to follow up with colleagues about their impressive scholarship presentation or congratulate them for their award. We’ve got the place for you! Bring your lovely face, or be a circle; choose your snacks and celebratory or caffeinated beverage; and join us after Development Day in the virtual CTL for solidarity in all the things!

During past summers, there has been a group of folks working individually but in solidarity on personnel action materials. More experienced faculty have shared past materials with new faculty; everyone brainstorms ideas for how to frame a variety of professional activities, reflect on course evalauations, and answer questions on formatting; we often trade materials for proof reading; and we generally offer one another support and accountability.

If you have ideas for themes for additional groups, please pass those along via email to Sarah or in the form below.