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Light at the End of the Tunnel
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(If you have trouble reading this email click here to view on web.)
All of us here at the Faculty Hub are sending you our best wishes for this busy time of year. Please know that we’re here for one-on-one consultations if you’re looking for support with assessments, the last days of class, summer planning, and more. We’re also offering a series of events in early May--our Faculty Hub May Days--as a chance to reflect and take stock of the academic year and to think about what’s next.
Please note that the Faculty Hub staff will not be available the afternoon of May 2 so that we can attend Speaking Up in the Academic Workplace--details on the event below.
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| Upcoming April Writing Retreat |
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Thursday, April 27, 9:00 - 3:00 p.m
Jumpstart your summer research with a writing retreat in the Faculty Hub! This writing retreat will provide participants with an opportunity to briefly check in and share their writing goals with colleagues before breaking off to work individually. In addition, we'll have resources to help you with your summer planning and a chance to have one-on-one and group consultations to work on those plans. We’ll provide all participants with 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 the April Writing Retreat. |
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| Faculty Hub May Days |
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| Wrapping Up and Looking Forward |
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| Friday, May 5 |
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Grading Retreat: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Just when you think the semester is over, you find yourself with a pile of grading to do. Don’t go it alone--come join your colleagues for some focused grading time. We’ll have snacks, coffee, and lunch. Feel free to drop by for whatever amount of time works for you. Lunch is included.
Register for the Grading Retreat.
Faculty Hub Conversation: Balancing Flexibility and Structure: 11:00 a.m. - noon
In this conversation, we’ll reflect together about lessons learned in our courses and consider what we might change next semester to maintain or achieve a greater balance between structure and flexibility in our teaching.
Register for Flexible Teaching Conversation!
Staying on Track with Summer Scholarship: 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.
In this collaborative session, we’ll be joined by Professors Elizabeth Outka and Monika Siebert to help us reflect on our work habits and share our favorite approaches to staying on track with our scholarship. We’ll also think about ways we can set ourselves up for a productive--and maybe even enjoyable--summer scholarship experience. Participants will leave the session with a draft plan to help structure the summer ahead.
Register for Staying on Track.
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Summer Research with Students: Panel and Mixer: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Are you conducting research with students over the summer? Whether you're new to that experience or you'd just like to learn about ways to mentor your students more effectively over the summer, this event is for you! Come hear from faculty experts about their techniques and tips for creating a fulfilling and successful learning experience for your research students--and about their suggestions on how to make the process go more smoothly for you. Then, stay to share ideas with colleagues and enjoy some food and beverages!
Our faculty panelists are:
- Ernest McGowan, Associate Professor of Political Science; Africana Studies Program Coordinator, Ex-Officio Advisory Board Member; Director, University of Richmond Race and Racism Project
- Kelly Lambert, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience; MacEldin Trawick Professorship in Psychology; Co-coordinator, Neuroscience Program
- Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry; Associate Provost for Academic Integration
The first hour (from 3:00-4:00) will be a faculty panel. From 4:00-5:00, we'll host a mixer to share ideas and compare notes with others working with students over the summer. Learn more and register here. |
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| Monday, May 8 |
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Conversation: Alternative Assessment Debrief: 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Did you use an alternative grading system – specifications grading, contract grading, ungrading, portfolio grading, etc. – in one of your courses this semester? Join the Faculty Hub for an opportunity to debrief and reflect with other colleagues who also integrated alternative grading practices into their course design and pedagogy this academic year.
Register for Alternative Assessment Debrief.
Digital Pedagogy Debrief Lunch: 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
This lunch is an opportunity for faculty to gather to discuss digital pedagogy successes and challenges from the 2022-2023 academic year. Incorporate a new web publishing assignment into your course? Affected by the new AI text generation tools like ChatGPT? Come and share your experiences with colleagues!
Register for the Digital Pedagogy Debrief Lunch!
Now That Your Class Is Over, Thank Your Future Self!: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Once classes are over, it’s easy to move on to our next projects without reflecting on what we’ve learned from our teaching, what we’d like to do differently next time, and how we can record our successes for future reviews. In this session, we’ll do all of these things together to make sure that you end your semester in a way that will benefit your future self.
Register for Thank Your Future Self.
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| Happening Later in May |
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Course Design Institute (CDI)
May 18 & 19, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Are you planning to design a new course or redesign a previously taught course before the next academic year? Join the Faculty Hub team and other colleagues to get a jumpstart on course design and free up summertime for other activities. Our institute’s focus on significant learning outcomes will help you gain focus, creative energy, and useful feedback.
Register for May CDI
Summer Writing Groups Kick-Off Events
Stay tuned for more information about opportunities to write in community this summer.
Publish and Flourish Workshop w/ Tara Gray
May 23, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Nationally-recognized writing coach Tara Gray will join us for this interactive workshop to help you work and write smarter. An option for small group coaching with Tara will be available to attendees after the event.
Register for Publish and Flourish.
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| From Our Partners |
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| Provost Office |
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| Speaking Up in the Academic Workplace |
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How anyone can change the conversation about social bias
Tuesday, May 2, 1:45 - 4:45 p.m. Tyler Haynes Commons, Alice Haynes Room.
The Office of the Provost invites all academic staff, faculty, and administrators to an interactive workshop by PowerPlay and Incluxion Works, Inc. (see here for more information). This dynamic workshop, using applied theatre approaches, has been useful to individuals who manage or lead, who make decisions about hiring or performance evaluations, or who work with other staff or faculty in meetings and on projects. Participants will be invited to lunch the following day, May 3, as a way to reconnect about what was learned. The lunch is optional.
Register for Speaking Up here. |
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| Boatwright Library |
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| Institutional Memberships for ORCID |
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| The Library has recently signed up UR for an institutional membership to ORCID. ORCID gives researchers an digital ID that can have multiple benefits including sharing your contributions easily with organizations you trust. |
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| Staff Picks |
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| “How to Escape Grading Jail” in the Chronicle |
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| As you sit in front of your piles of exams and papers, do you ever wonder if there’s an easier way? Check out this piece in the Chronicle by Kevin Gannon, How to Escape Grading Jail. Gannon offers some key recommendations and ways to implement them, including planning ahead before the semester (we know, not helpful right now!), using rubrics, and giving feedback orally. |
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