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G.I.F.T. ~ Fostering Cross-Cultural Experience through Virtual Exchanges

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Great Ideas for Teaching (G.I.F.T.) is an occasional series featuring Stetson faculty. To submit your G.I.F.T., contact the center staff.  by Patrick Guibaud Thinking about an innovative way to foster greater cross-cultural experience in your classroom? Please allow me to suggest an International Virtual Student Exchange. Picture the following scenario. Three students are intensely engaged in a group […]

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Summer Grant and Sabbatical Informational Sessions today and tomorrow

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The Professional Development Committee will host two open informational meetings to discuss summer grant and sabbatical leave procedures as well as answer questions from potential applicants.  We encourage all potential applicants to attend and to invite those who will evaluate their applications (department chairs, associate deans) to come along. September 21 at 4:00 PM in the Hand

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TRPP Associates Announces Innovation Award for 2017

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Do you have an innovative approach to teaching/advising students new to college ? TRPP and associates is seeking innovative developmental educators and learning assistance professionals to apply for the 2017 TRPP Innovation Award.  $1000 will be awarded to an individual or team of individuals who are engaged in the practice of developmental education/learning assistance and want to explore how to integrate

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Call for Proposals: Teaching and Scholarly Inquiry Circles

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PROPOSALS ACCEPTED ON ROLLING DEADLINE (as long as funding is available) The Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence is pleased to announce the return of Stetson Teaching and Inquiry Circles. These Circles are a wonderful opportunity to engage with your colleagues throughout the year while learning and making progress on your academic goals.   Teaching Inquiry

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G.I.F.T. ~ Moving from Teacher-Centered to Learner-Centered

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Great Ideas for Teaching (G.I.F.T.) is an occasional series featuring Stetson faculty. To submit your G.I.F.T., contact the center staff.  by Alicia Slater There have been very few moments in my life when I’ve read something that permanently changed my teaching philosophy. Here is one of them (from Huba & Freed 2000): “The individuals learning the most

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NYU Faculty Resource Network Offers Faculty Development Across the World

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The Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence invites you to take advantage of the valuable resources available through our membership with the NYU Faculty Resource Network (FRN).  This membership provides access to enrichment seminars, scholar-in-residence programs and much more.  Deadlines for many of these opportunities are rapidly approaching! 2017 Network Winter Seminar American College

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UCF Statewide Symposium: Researching Undergraduate Research

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The University of Central Florida invites faculty, administrators, and professional staff to participate in a two-day symposium focused on strengthening and developing undergraduate research. All of Florida’s public and private 4-year universities and community colleges are invited to participate in the eighth annual event. Last year, at the seventh annual event, over 90 faculty and

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Call for Proposals: Diversity, Learning, and Student Success conference in Jacksonville

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Diversity, Learning, and Student Success: Voices Leading Change A Network for Academic Renewal Conference March 16–18, 2017 Jacksonville, Florida Proposals due Monday, September 12 The Association of American Colleges and Universities  Call for Proposals for AAC&U’s 2017 Conference on Diversity, Learning, and Student Success: Voices Leading Change was just released. The conference will explore how the

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RECAP: Stetson Intergroup Dialogue Institute, Aug 26-28

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In response to a recent call, 21 Stetson faculty and staff from diverse areas of campus spent three days in an Intergroup Dialogue Institute.  The facilitators, Dierdre Johnston and Lorna Hernandez-Jarvis, pioneered the Intergroup Dialogue program at Hope College through which numerous faculty and staff have been trained to facilitate dialogues around issues of diversity and inclusion. Intergroup

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