Faculty Luncheon Discussion: Preceptorial Basics
Thursday, February 3, 12:15-2 p.m. in Kroc IPJ I
Preceptorial courses began at USD in 1973 to address rising student attrition. The program was an immediate success and was expanded as first year class sizes increased. The goals of providing effective academic advising to first year students, introducing students to the university’s intellectual atmosphere, academic program planning, and establishing early and continuing communication between students and their advisors have continued. Additional resources were established in recent years to help foster an integrative learning approach and support the special role of preceptor. In this session, Dr. Jim Gump, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences will:
- Provide an overview of preceptorial program
- Explain the nature and extent of the commitment to teach a preceptorial
- Offer tips and tools for the academic advisor
- Clarify the Preceptorial Assistant student mentor positions
- Detail compensation for serving as a preceptor
New, Adjunct, and Junior Faculty Social
Thursday, February 3, 5-7 p.m. at Casa Guadalajara
Located at 4105 Taylor St., Casa Guadalajara has reserved a space for USD new, adjunct, and junior faculty to meet and mingle. Two drink tickets (good for wine, beer or a house margarita) and an appetizer buffet are located in a special patio area we’ve reserved. RSVP required by Tuesday, February 1st. .
Monday Morning Mentorship - How to Get Students to Read Assignments
Monday, February 7, 8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Many students come to class without having done the assigned reading. Even though many faculty members routinely spell out course requirements in syllabuses and give individual announcements and reminders, students continue to come to class unprepared.
Why? Because nothing happens to them if they come unprepared. In this Magna 20 Minute Mentor, Maryellen Weimer, Ph.D., describes several strategies that you can use to help students learn the value of reading. She demonstrates what to say and do in your classroom to increase the level of student preparation before class.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Motivate students constructively to come to class prepared.
- Create and adopt consequences for students who come to class unprepared.
- Convey to students the value of having read the assigned text.
- Communicate to students that they are responsible for reading the assigned material.
Join us for coffee and pastries and share ideas with colleagues after the presentation. RSVP here.
Luncheon Discussion: Creating a SACNAS Student Chapter at USD
Tuesday, February 15, 12-1:30 p.m. in Degheri 120
SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in the Sciences) is a gathering of scientists dedicated to fostering the success of Hispanic/Chicano and Native American scientists—from college students to professionals—in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership. For over 35 years, SACNAS has provided strong national leadership in improving and expanding opportunities for minorities in the scientific workforce and academia; mentoring college students within science, mathematics, and engineering; as well as, supporting quality pre-college (K-12) science education. SACNAS’ annual national conference and pre-college teacher training workshops, chapters program, post-doc and leadership initiatives, and online internship and job placement resources are tools that help a diverse community of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, professors, administrators, and pre-college educators achieve expertise within their disciplines.
Student chapters enhance year-round mentorship and networking opportunities for SACNAS student members, as well as ongoing, local support for their development as scientists and science leaders. Please join us for lunch and to learn more about SACNAS and the creation of a University of San Diego SACNAS chapter from our panel of SACNAS student chapter advisors and student attendees of a recent SACNAS national conference. Panelists include:
- Veronica Bejar, SACNAS Student Chapter Advisor for San Diego State University
- Krystal Carrillo, SDSU Student, SDSU SACNAS Student Chapter President
- Yajaira Nunez, USD Student
- Stephanie Ramirez, USD Student
- Norma Rojas, USD Student
- Octavio Romero, SACNAS Student Chapter Advisor for San Diego Mesa College
Please RSVP here by Friday, February 11th so we can be sure to order enough lunch.
College campuses are places where many people have their first experiences encountering and interacting with a wide range of people from many diverse backgrounds, experiences, and worldviews that are different from their own. Many colleges strive to educate students to develop an understanding of their personal relationship to the world’s social, cultural, political, economic, technological, and natural environments. In order to create an environment conducive to student success, faculty, administration, and staff must collaborate (literally co-labor) to create a community of mutual respect and understanding.
Webinar Part I: Diversity, Inclusivity and Civility-Developing and Enhancing Students’ Cultural Competence
Tuesday, February 15, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. in Warren Hospitality Suite (upstairs in the Jenny Craig Pavilion)
This two-part webinar will address how developing and enhancing cultural competence must be the primary outcome of diversity/inclusivity programs. Cultural competence is the ability to understand, communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures. While “culture” is often viewed in the U.S. as being primarily related to race, ethnicity, and gender, effective diversity/inclusivity programs must also address sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, disability/ability, religion, age, and other issues which lead to marginalization and exclusion. The workshop is split into 2 sessions – Part I to be held on February 15 and Part II on March 9th
Part 1 – It takes a campus community to create inclusive and civil environments wherein students, faculty, and staff feel welcomed,are encouraged to do their best work, are treated with respect and dignity, and are valued for who they are. This session will increase participants’ awareness of difference and consider how issues of diversity can impede the development of inclusive communities. It will examine issues of “implicit cultural assumptions,” stereotyping, and biases and consider how attitudes toward race, gender and other diversity operate at a conscious and unconscious level. The session will support participants to expand their cultural competence and ability to make distinctions, and encourage them to use their natural empathy in relations with others in order to strengthen their campus communities. A light lunch will be provided, first-come, first-served. Please RSVP. For more details on this session , please visit the Innovative Educators website.
Co-sponsored with the College of Arts and Sciences, Student Affairs, and the Center for Inclusion and Diversity.
Luncheon Workshop: Revealing Hidden Meanings of Non-Verbal Communication
Thursday, February 17, 12:15-2 p.m. in KIPJ I
There’s a secret life in the classroom. Messages are being exchanged. Information is being passed from person to person. Conversations are humming in the corners. The time has come to reveal these secrets – the secrets of nonverbal communication.
Your students are constantly giving you important information, especially when they’re not speaking. And your behavior is revealing things that may be undermining or even contradicting the material you’re trying to teach. This interactive workshop will help you recognize the physical behaviors of your students that indicate their attitude toward the material and toward you. Your own unconscious physical behaviors will also be brought into the limelight so that they can be controlled and used to reinforce your verbal communication, enhance your authority, and increase your inclusiveness and rapport.
The workshop is led by Terry Glaser, a faculty member in the Theatre Arts Department since 1995. In addition to her university teaching credentials (UCSD, USC, CalArts, and Earlham College) Terry has over twenty-five years of experience as a professional acting teacher, stage director, and communication-skills trainer. Using techniques drawn from the world of theatre to integrate the body, voice, and intellect into an irresistible instrument for communication, negotiation, and persuasion, Terry has worked with clients in business and government, including the American Management Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Bureau of the Census, the Support Center of Washington, the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital, and the California Western School of Law. Using her extensive knowledge of whole-brain learning techniques, Terry has also trained public school teachers in the Prince William County, VA, School System; the Prince George’s County, MD, Library System; and the Oswego, NY, School System.
Please RSVP here by Friday, February 11th.
Luncheon Presentation: Leveraging USD’s Educational Partnership with The New York Times
Tuesday, February 22, 12-1:20 p.m. in UC Forum B
Join Brother Donald Stabrowski, C.S.C., Provost and Professor of Political Science at the University of Portland, for a luncheon presentation on his use of The Times in his courses for the last 15 years and how he continues to teach with the newspaper. Leigh Anna Moore-Jones, Education Manager, for The New York Times and Norm Wave, Education Regional Manager for The New York Times provide information on accessing and navigating the online resources and will have provided the complimentary luncheon for our faculty and interested staff.
The workshop will demonstrate specific ways to integrate The New York Times newspaper into your course and introduce you to the wealth of resources The New York Times has available to faculty, including our library of instructional strategies. Additionally, it will highlight our extensive online resources within nytimes.com.
The New York Times is an academic resource available to University of San Diego students through Associated Students and Residential Life. Over 2,000 college educators across the country have incorporated The New York Times into their courses. Those who include The Times in their course syllabus receive a complimentary, weekday, home-delivery subscription for the duration of their course.
A substantial sit-down lunch will be served, please RSVP by Wednesday, February 16th.
Tech Talk: Instruction and Research Using iPads and Mobile Devices
Friday, February 25, 2-3 p.m. in MRH 135 (SOLES)
Jonathan Mack, R.N. Ph.D., faculty member in the School of Nursing and Health Science, chairs a new campus-wide group investigating mobile devices and their application to education and research. Join Dr. Mack as he shares his own experiences using iPads, iPods, tablets and mobile devices to innovate teaching and learning practices in his classes.
Tech talks are opportunities for USD faculty members to gather for one hour to learn about a teaching technology from other faculty showcasing their innovations. Factors to consider in adopting the technology are discussed. Coffee/refreshments are available. RSVP here.
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