New Faculty Teaching Scholars (NFTS) Calendar of Events 2008-2009

 

Monthly Buffet Luncheons and Presentations

~11:45 -12:55 p.m. on second Wednesday of the month (except for first and last meeting)

Location:   Missouri Room (207-A Havener Center)

Designed to exchange/share information/ideas to meet the needs of Missouri S&T's New Faculty Teaching Scholars and to provide a venue for networking and collegiality.

 

Date           Topic and Guest Presenter(s)

 

Sep 19        Orientation to the NFTS Program   (Note:   Special Day – Friday)

                        Provost Kent Wray, Provost’s Cabinet, and NFTS alumni Hong Sheng, Klaus Woelk, and Adam Potthast

 

Oct 08        Running a successful collaborative learning center for your course

                        LEAD Director Ronald Bieniek and NFTS Alumna Elvan Akin-Bohner
 

 Nov 12       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)

                        Matthew Shaner, EdTech Specialist (Office of Information Technology)

 

Dec 10      Being a successful teacher-scholar in an evolving university :
the research portion of your Academic Portfolio

                        NFTS Alumni Ray Luechtefeld, Chang-Soo Kim, Kumar Venayagamoorthy
                 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Tips
                (use Google to find other CAREER writing resources; e.g., www.k-state.edu/career)

 

Jan 14        Handling difficult students, colleagues, and situations  (special joint luncheon with Freshman Faculty)

                        Carl Burns, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs
                Case Study of a Difficult Academic Situation

 

Feb 11        How the Promotion and Tenure Writers Group can benefit you

                        NFTS Alumnus Adam Potthast (PTWG Coordinator) and other PTWG participants
                 How to Become a Grant Reviewer -- for your own benefit

 

Mar 13 (Fri)    Special all-day and location:  8:30am -4:30 pm at IT Enterprises in St. Louis
                 (5 minutes west of UMSL, off of Natural Bridge Rd: directions)

                     Academic Challenges, Tools, and Scholarship Mini-Retreat for NFTSs
                   Peggy Cohen and other UMSL presenters, sponsored by UMSL Center for Teaching and Learning

 

Apr 08        The ins and outs of the tenure evaluation process  

                        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

 

May 14     CANCELLED -- Special time and location:  12:30-1:30 pm in Carver-Turner Room (204 Havener)  

                    End of year celebratory luncheon for Freshman Faculty and New Faculty Teaching Scholars

                        Provost Kent Wray and Provost Cabinet

Special Events

 

Mar 30     Course Design Workshop for all NFTS:   12:30pm -5:00 pm in St. Pat's Ballroom A (206-A Havener)
        Designing Effective and Innovative Courses, with accompanying Worksheets and online Tutorial
            Barbara Tewksbury, Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, offering online Cutting Edge resources.
            

 

  

System-wide events for all NFTSs from the four UM campuses

Participants in these UM-system events will be reimbursed for registration, lodging, food, and carpooling travel expenses incurred for participating in these activities.

 

2-3 October 2008

Academic Portfolio Retreat 

Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City

 

12-13 March 2009 -- CANCELLED

Academic Challenges,Tools and Scholarship Retreat

Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia

 

18-20 M ay 2009  -- CANCELLED  

Designing and Redesigning Academic Experiences to Enhance Student Learning

Country Club Hotel & Spa, Lake Ozark