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Welcome to Week 4! If you are like me, the beginning-of-term butterflies and rush of all that needs to be done to lay the groundwork for the semester have finally started to subside. Perhaps you are starting to fall into a more settled class routine, are collecting your first major assignments, and beginning to get to know more about who your students are and about the unique personalities and needs of each of your class sections. It is about this time that I celebrate the small wins – as of last Thursday, I know all my students' names (!) and everyone turned in their first essay draft (!!) – but I also tend to begin seeing areas where my students might benefit from a small change to my course schedule or an adjustment to my usual teaching approach.
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Whether you are looking for someone to celebrate those first small wins with or to help you think through an emerging challenge or dynamic in one of your courses, the Faculty Hub is here to support you! We hope you’ll join us at an upcoming event, schedule a one-on-one consultation with us, or just stop by the Faculty Hub to chat informally about how the semester is going. We look forward to crossing paths with you soon!
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Coming Up in the Faculty Hub
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South Meeting Room in Dhall from 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. on Wednesdays
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🎨 Sept 17 – Creative Projects
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🎤 Sept 24 – Oral Assignments
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At Dhall from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. on Fridays
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Are you noticing that the energy of your class is beginning to wane, that one of your class sections seems to be a bit quieter than the others, or that only a small group of students are consistently participating in class discussions? These are all common challenges! Check out this short resource on "Getting Students to Talk" for some ideas and structures that might encourage more student engagement within your classroom discussions.
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Faculty and Staff Mini-Symposia
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The Mini-Symposia Series builds on the extraordinary enthusiasm for the Faculty and Staff Research Symposium, offering a new rhythm of exchange across the academic year. Instead of one full day, we will gather four times—in the fall and spring—for half-day Symposia that revisit and reimagine presentations from the full Symposium. This new format allows more opportunities to engage with colleagues’ research, creative projects, and collaborations in a focused and accessible way. Next fall, the full one-day Symposium returns, as the formats will alternate in two-year cycles. The first program on Friday, September 26, in the Faculty Hub, will feature two morning panels and two afternoon panels, with time built in for community connection, including lunch, which requires registration.
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We are always looking for new and exciting projects and collaborations. Feel free to contact us.
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