Study Away Short-Term Faculty-Led Program Deadlines
The deadline for submitting a proposal for a spring break 2013 short-term faculty-led Study Away program is Friday, August 31, 2012. The deadline for a summer 2013 program is Monday, October 1, 2012. Please review the proposal template here. For Study Away fall events, including Exploratory Travel Fund information and the Award for Excellence in Study Away Programming, please review this flyer. For more information, please contact Study Away Director Elizabeth Strong at elizabethstrong@missouristate.edu or 836-6368.
New Academic Administrator Orientation
Date: Monday, August 20
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Meyer Library 101
Administrators either new to MSU or new to the position will meet for the first time in a series of sessions as part of a year-long orientation/support process. Topics addressed by the orientation will include MSU processes for annual evaluations of faculty, tenure and promotion timelines and procedures, search and hiring practices, and principles for mentoring new faculty and building collegiality within departments and colleges. As this session will occur at a time and location previously scheduled for AAA, other academic administrators who wish to attend are encouraged to do so.
Fall Public Affairs Convocation Speaker
Date: Tuesday, October 9
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Juanita K. Hammons Hall
The author of our common reader, Warren St. John, will be our Fall Public Affairs Convocation Lecture speaker. He will talk not only about the process of writing the book, but also how students can take the lessons from the book and apply them to their own lives. A question and answer period will be included as well as a book signing after the event.
This is a free event, but tickets are required. Free tickets may be picked up by MSU students, faculty and staff September 10–14 at Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts, JQH or the Plaster Student Union ticket offices. Starting September 17, tickets will be available to the general public as well as the MSU community as long as tickets are available.
It is preferred that students pick up individual tickets for the event rather than faculty picking up bulk tickets for classes. Seating will be general admission, first come first seated. For more information, contact Mary Ann Wood, Director, Public Affairs Support.
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Public Affairs Provost Fellow Named
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that Dr. Kevin Evans, Associate Professor, Geography, Geology and Planning, has been selected as the Provost Fellow for Public Affairs for 2013–2014. As Provost Fellow for Public Affairs, Dr. Evans will be responsible for the Public Affairs Conference in April 2014 and promoting the Public Affairs mission of the University. The topic for the 2014 Conference will be the university-wide Public Affairs theme “Global Perspective: Why it’s important”. Dr. Evans will shadow this year’s Provost Fellow for Public Affairs, Dr. Gilbert Brown, in preparation for the work he will do in preparing for the 2014 Public Affairs Conference.
“A global perspective is a necessity for citizens of the 21st Century. Our University’s statewide mission in public affairs subsumes this important role in training tomorrow’s leaders. Quite clearly, markets and finance are global, communications are global and there is growing concern about global climate change; in short, these issues are science, technology, free trade, and freedom of expression.” – Kevin Evans
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kevin Evans as the 2013–2014 Provost Fellow for Public Affairs.
Faculty and Staff Free Portrait Days
Dates: Monday and Tuesday, August 27–28
Times: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days)
Location: PSU 312
Who: Faculty, Staff, Administrators
Professional dress is preferred! No appointment is necessary.
Need your photo updated or a new one taken? Photographic Services will be taking portrait pictures of faculty, staff, and administrators free of charge! These photos are perfect for your department’s website and print projects. This is a great opportunity for new faculty and staff members to have their pictures taken. Please contact Chuck Busby, Office of the Provost, at 836-6495, if you have any questions.
Thank You for Attending Showcase!
We would like to thank everyone who attended the 27th Showcase on Teaching and Learning. Special thanks to the faculty who presented during the morning session. There were so many great presentations! Some faculty provided a copy of their presentation after this event and it will be posted on the Showcase website in the near future. Thanks again!
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Reading Group for Faculty: “The Joy of Teaching: A Practical Guide for New College Instructors”
Dates: Tuesdays, August 28, September 4, 11, and 18
Time: 2:00–2:50 p.m.
Location: Meyer Library 204
Dr. James Moyer, Professor or Religious Studies, will facilitate discussions on the book, “The Joy of Teaching” by Peter Filene. Dr. Moyer was honored with the MSU Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching in May 2012. He is an experienced mentor and freely shares his classroom experiences and teaching pedagogy. The reading group is recommended for any faculty member in their first five years of teaching.
Faculty may register through My Learning Connection. Each registered participant will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
Professor Honored with Distance Learning Award
Professor Stanley A. Leasure was recently honored with the Missouri Distance Learning Association’s Higher Education Educator Award for 2012. Professor Leasure was nominated by the MSU Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL) in recognition of his excellence and outstanding efforts in online teaching and fostering student engagement in the online classroom. In 2010, Professor Leasure began the transformation of his popular classroom-based course,” Negotiation, Mediation, & Arbitration in Business.” This course was designed around the central instructional strategy of negotiation role-playing and moving to a fully online delivery presented challenges in how to maintain the same quality of effective role-playing experiences, peer-assessment, and also ensure a strong balance between student-to-student and student-to-instructor interactions. Working with instructional designers in the FCTL, Professor Leasure was able to model much of the same strategies used in his face-to-face class and provide authentic negotiation exercises for students. Through synchronous and asynchronous technologies such as Adobe Connect, Skype, and Blackboard Grou, pages, students were able to participate in these activities without coming to campus. Using these communication tools not only facilitated effective role-playing but it also provided a richer overall learning experience by introducing students to communication tools many businesses are using to conduct their own online negotiations. Congratulations to Professor Leasure!
Diversity & Inclusion Seminar
On the Sikh Religion
Date: Thursday, August 23
Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m.
Location: Cheek Hall 102
All are welcome!
Join Dr. Rajinder Jutla, a professor in the Geography, Geology and Planning department, as he shares information about the Sikh religion. He is a founding member of the Sikh Temple of the Ozarks.
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