Faculty Opportunities / Office of the Provost

Faculty Wide Development Opportunities

April 2008 Faculty Workshops

Engaging Religious Commitments in the Classroom

Tuesday, April 1st
3:40 - 5:00 p.m. Faculty House Dining Room
Discussant: Samuel Torvend (Religion)

Information coming soon...

Keeping it Safe in the Classroom:
Campus Resources and Guidelines for Faculty

Monday, April 7th
3:40 - 5:00 p.m. Faculty House Dining Room

Discussants:

Mark Anderson (Director, Counseling Center), Tony Berger (Director, Campus Safety), Pat Roundy (Dean for Student Academic Success and Director of Academic Advising), Allison Stephens (Associate Director, Student Involvement and Leadership and Student Conduct Coordinator)

Campus professionals will review campus resources and guidelines concerning faculty and student safety in the classroom. Their workshop presentation will address:

What is a faculty member's role as student observer and resource facilitator?
How can faculty talk with their students about their safety concerns?
What is the first thing a faculty member should do if s/he is concerned about a student's behavior?
What PLU policies, procedures and programs do faculty members need to know?

To RSVP, or for further information, please contact provost@plu.edu on or before Monday, April 7, 9 a.m.

Helping Students Discern Big Questions in the Classroom (and Elsewhere)

Monday, April 14th
3:40 - 5:00 p.m. Faculty House Dining Room
Discussant: Samuel Torvend (Religion)

Information coming soon...

Effective Letter Writing in Support of Tenure and Promotion

Tuesday, April 22nd
3:40 - 5:00 p.m. Faculty House Dining Room
Discussants: Members of the Rank and Tenure Committee

This workshop will provide faculty members with techniques for writing effective letters in support of colleagues' candidacy for tenure and promotion. Rank and Tenure members will describe the type of content they find most useful in their deliberations, as well as issues related to length, style and format.

Grades, IP's, I's, Waitlists, Deadlines and More!

Wednesday, April 30th
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Faculty House Dining Room
Discussant: Kris Plaehn, Registrar

Have you been asked to change a student's grade? What do you do about the students on your waitlist versus those who show up on the first day of class asking to get in? This workshop will review PLU policies on grade chagnes, grade types ("I" vs. "IP" grades and why students rather have an "IP"), deadlines, registration waitlist issues and more. Bring your questions and/or student stories about "how things are always done at PLU".

May 2008 Faculty Workshops

Preparing Your Tenure and Promotion File

Friday, May 2nd
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Faculty House Dining Room
Discussants: Members of the Rank and Tenure Committee

Information coming soon...

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