The New Faculty Forum meets monthly to supply information and discuss issues of interest to new faculty whose appointment began on or after 1 Jan 2009.

Meeting days:               2^nd Wednesdays of each month
Meeting time:                4:00-5:00 p.m.
Location:                       Silver and Gold Room (201 Havener Center) – unless otherwise indicated

Meeting/date/location from 4-5 p.m.

Fall 2009 Semester

Oct 12     Designing a fundable research program
►► special meeting day, time and place:  2:00-2:50 p.m., 206-A Havener (Ballroom A)
                    Chang Soo Kim (New Faculty Programs Alumnus and NSF CAREER award winner)
                    Bill Fahrenholtz (New Faculty Programs Alumnus and NSF CAREER award winner)
                    Dianne Sheridan (Grant Writer, Office of Sponsored Programs)      
                                   University of Missouri Research Board Grants
                                   Office of Sponsored Programs
                                    Sampling of Research Activities at Missouri S&T
                                   Twelve Steps to a Winning Research Proposal

Nov 11      How to get – or avoid – good teaching ratings
                    Larry Gragg (Curators’ Teaching Professor of History and former Chair of Committee on Effective Teaching )
                 Running a successful collaborative learning center for your course
                    Klaus Woelk (Associate Chair, Chemistry)
                                    Top Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes (from Rich Felder)
                                    67 nominations for Worst Teaching Mistake from college/university faculty
                                    Key Questions and Answers about Teaching Evaluations
                                    Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education at Missouri S&T

Dec 09      The many forms of student engagement through active learning
                    Ronald Bieniek (Professor, Physics)
                                    Practical tips to promote better student learning
                                    Clickers in the classroom         

Spring 2009 Semester

Jan 13      Tips for early career success in teaching, research, and service  
                    Kimberly Henthorn (Assistant Professor / Chemical and Biological Engineering)
                    Adam Potthast (Assistant Professor / Arts, Languages, and Philosophy)
                    Kumar Venayagamoorthy (Associate Professor / Electrical Engineering)

Feb 10      How instructional design can improve your academic life  (ppt)
                    Dan Cernusca (Instructional Design Specialist, Office of Undergraduate Studies)
                  How educational technology can invigorate your classes   (ppt)
                     Meg Brady (Director of Educational Technology, Office of Information Technology)

Mar 13      Documenting your progress in the Faculty Accomplishment System
                    Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe (Geological Sciences and Engineering)

Apr 14      The ins and outs of the tenure evaluation process  
►► special meeting place:  TBA
                     Richard Brow, Curators' Research Professor and member of campus Promotion and Tenure Committee
                     Robert Montgomery, Professor of Psychology and member of campus Promotion and Tenure Committee
                                Rules/regulations/procedures for promotion and tenure (P&T):   Provost's For Faculty , then click on P&T links                              

May 12  Special day/time/location:  12:30-1:30 pm, Carver-Turner Room (204 Havener)
            Provost Kent Wray and Provost Cabinet
                        End-of-year celebratory luncheon for Freshman Faculty and New Faculty Teaching Scholars