Dahl Centennial Union - King Room

Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: Dr. Shoonie Hartwig
Location: King Room – Dahl Centennial Union
Topic: Partners for Educational Progress Q&A (also offered at 11:00 am)

Dr. Shoonie Hartwig, representative of Partners for Educational Progress (PEP), will hold an informational meeting for faculty interested in applying for a 6-week visiting scholar position at one of the Tumaini University campuses in Tanzania in June/July 2009.

PEP is a new cooperative program between five ELCA institutions–Augustana, Carthage, Gustavus Adolphus, Luther and St.

Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: Dr. Shoonie Hartwig
Location: King Room – Dahl Centennial Union
Topic: Partners for Educational Progress Q&A (offered again at 1:30)

Dr. Shoonie Hartwig, representative of Partners for Educational Progress (PEP), will hold an informational meeting for faculty interested in applying for a 6-week visiting scholar position at one of the Tumaini University campuses in Tanzania in June/July 2009.

PEP is a new cooperative program between five ELCA institutions–Augustana, Carthage, Gustavus Adolphus, Luther and St.

Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: TBA
Location: King Room (Dahl Centennial Union, 2nd floor)
Topic: TBA

The New Faculty Teaching Group is open to all faculty in their first year of teaching at Luther College. The group gathers every other week to discuss our experiences in the classroom, explore the connection between and scholarship, and learn about campus resources in support of teaching and learning.

More information on upcoming training and instruction is available at http://lis.luther.edu/learn.

Organizer and facilitator: Lori Stanley
Location: King Room (Dahl Centennial Union, 2nd floor)
Topic: Informal discussion about teaching

The New Faculty Teaching Group is open to all faculty in their first year of teaching at Luther College. The group gathers every other week to discuss our experiences in the classroom, explore the connection between and scholarship, and learn about campus resources in support of teaching and learning.

More information on upcoming training and instruction is available at http://lis.luther.edu/learn.

Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: Terry Sparkes, Associate Dean and Director of Curriculum Development and College Honors
Location: King – Dahl Centennial Union (2nd floor)
Topic: Undergraduate Research and Honors Opportunities at Luther

Luther provides a number of opportunities to support students in research and scholarship, including collaborative work with faculty, honors courses, senior honors projects, participation in regional and national collegiate consortia, and scholarship advising.

Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: Nancy Barry
Location: King Room – Dahl Centennial Union (2nd floor)
Topic: Academic Support and Advising

Nancy Barry will join us to explain her role as Assistant to the Dean for Advising and Academic Support. She will discuss the available “safety nets” at Luther offered through the Student Academic Support Center, as well as tips for faculty in assessing and notifying those students who are struggling in courses.

Organizer: Lori Stanley
Facilitator: Andi Beckendorf
Location: King Room – Dahl Centennial Union (2nd floor)
Topic: Introduction to Research Resources

New faculty will receive a tour of the new LIS website, focusing on an introduction to library resources and services. Topics will include: research sources and assistance, library instruction, interlibrary loan, and the liaison program.

The New Faculty Teaching Group is open to all faculty in their first year of teaching at Luther College.