| Upcoming Morning Blend Events |
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Morning Blend is quick and easy--just 30 minutes!--and there are two options to join: either virtually on Tuesday morning (8:30 - 9:00 a.m.) or on Wednesdays mornings (9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.) in the Faculty Hub (at the touchdown table in front of the kitchen).
Don’t have time to join us? No worries--a video recording and tip sheet will be available to anyone who wishes to engage with the material online. For more information visit our website. |
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| Finding Your Funding with Pivot! |
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| with Jeanine Larson from the FCGR |
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| Setting Goals and Reclaiming Joy as Writers |
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Monday, February 20, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Zoom (register here for virtual)
For busy academics with a number of deadlines and pressures, it is all too easy to lose sight of the joy that exploring scholarly interests can bring. In this interactive workshop and dialogue, we'll reflect on what brings us joy and pleasure in our work and consider various strategies to prioritize what sustains us.
This virtual conversation from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday, February 20 is open to faculty and instructional staff from any disciplinary background. We also encourage participants to sign up for the UR 14-Day Writing Challenge to put this conversation into action! |
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| The Scholar's Exchange |
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Thursday, March 2, noon - 1:00 p.m., Faculty Hub (register here)
The Scholars’ Exchange is a new series of faculty panels designed to offer space and time for faculty to share their scholarship and disciplinary knowledge and to connect with colleagues across campus. A panel of three faculty members will be asked to address that theme from the perspective of their scholarship, discipline, and experience. Those reflections will provide the framework for a larger conversation on the theme among the attendees of the event.
The first theme—offered by Linda Boland—is "truth," and we will be joined by the following faculty members for our first discussion: Vincent Chiao, Tyler Haynes Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Lauren N. Henley, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, and Eric S. Yellin, Associate Professor of History. Please join us for the inaugural session on Thursday, March 2 from noon to 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided. |
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| The UR 14-Day Writing Challenge |
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February 20 - March 5
Each semester, the NCFDD (The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity) hosts the 14-Day Writing Challenge. The challenge is a great way to jumpstart your writing and establish good writing habits; its approach can be especially helpful for writing during the semester when finding the time to write becomes increasingly challenging. This spring, you can participate in the event alongside your colleagues here at University of Richmond with our own special UR 14-Day Writing Challenge. For two weeks, you can join colleagues across campus to observe a daily writing practice, committing to writing at least 30 minutes and day, recording your progress, and supporting other writers.
Register to participate in UR’s local version of the 14-Day Writing Challenge |
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| Looking to get some work done over the break in a calm and relaxing environment? The Faculty Hub is open all of Spring Break, and we're hosting a special retreat day on Thursday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can stay for whatever amount of time works for you. We'll have snacks, coffee, and beverages all day long; lunch will be provided to registrants. Hope you can join us! Please sign up here. |
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| Academic Writing Coach Service |
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The Faculty Hub offers a new professional development service that provides faculty the opportunity to work with a writing coach on projects such as major articles, book proposals, book chapters, external grants, and major external fellowships. Coaching is also available for those whose research involves writing scripts to conduct analysis and create visualizations.
For complete details on this service, please refer to the full description of the Academic Writing Coaching Service.
Interested? Let us know here. |
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| Upcoming Writing Retreats in the Faculty Hub |
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Our monthly writing retreats provide participants with an opportunity to briefly check in and share their writing goals with colleagues before breaking off to work individually. We’ll provide all participants with a boxed lunch, and we’ll have coffee, tea, and snacks available all day long. Feel free to join for any amount of time that works with your schedule.
Register for Friday, March 24
Register for Thursday, April 27 |
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| In Case You Missed It... |
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| James Lang on "Writing Like a Teacher" |
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James Lang visited the Faculty Hub virtually in January to talk about how we can expand our writing to larger audiences. Among his suggestions, he suggested:
- Start with questions: what is the problem that your work will help solve?
- Vary your evidence: unlike academic papers, a wider audience is looking for more context and less evidence--3 or 4 pieces of good evidence will suffice.
- Write to sustain attention: use stories, a striking data point, an intriguing or provocative statement to draw your reader in.
For more information, we invite you to watch the video of the whole presentation. |
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