Noel Painter, Ph.D., interim executive vice president and provost and an associate professor of music, assists student Marcus Jones. In the 1990 landmark report Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, Ernest Boyer called our attention to the need for institutions of higher education to connect the work of the academy to the social and environmental
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There may not be greasepaint or wild animals, but sometimes university faculty may wonder whether they have mistakenly chosen life under the Big Top: juggling while trying to keep their balance on a high wire. That’s a little bit how it feels to try to meet the twin demands of the study and the classroom,
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The Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence sponsors the annual Colloquium on Teaching & Learning Innovation. See below how Stetson faculty and staff are considering a definition of global learning that advances inclusion and academic excellence. In her welcoming remarks at Stetson’s “Beyond Engagement” Colloquium on Teaching and Learning Innovation, Stetson Executive Vice President and
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More than 250 local government officials, concerned citizens, academicians, journalists, students and environmental advocates packed Allen Hall on Feb. 16, to hear and be part of the significant conversation of protecting the environment by better understanding climate change and rising sea levels. “As far as I know, this is the first public meeting of its
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Stetson University will host a Water/Climate Change Panel on Feb. 16, regarding the recent Paris Climate Change Accords (COP21). The public panel discussion will feature Stetson’s visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow Joseph Treaster, a prize-winning reporter and University of Miami professor with a passionate expertise for protecting water sources. In addition to Treaster as moderator, several
If adaptability in today’s world is the name of the game, then Robert Kegan, Ph.D., holds the tools to the rules. “Dr. Kegan’s expertise is with adult learners,” explained Resche Hines, Ph.D., assistant vice president of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Stetson University. “He has helped hundreds of institutions deal with change. And his personality
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The Brown Innovation Fellows Program at Stetson University offers teacher-scholar faculty dedicated time for study and reflection on learning as well as strategies to facilitate deep, integrative student learning anchored in Stetson’s mission of preparing students to lead lives steeped in personal growth, intellectual development, and global citizenship. Congratulations to the following Stetson University’s 2015-2016 Brown Innovation Fellows:
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Students as well as faculty can expect some new enrichment and academic opportunities at Stetson University this year. For starters, two new master’s degrees, a new certification program and an impressive variety of undergraduate minors have been added to Stetson’s academic repertoire. Master of Education in Elementary Education – Educating for Social Justice – This
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What does a professor with an “office” in a lobby, and a 3-D printer have in common? They are just two of many innovative ideas presented at Stetson University’s first-annual Teaching and Learning Colloquium – a unique, “think outside the box” forum where professors discuss new and more effective ways to engage their students. The April
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The Third Annual Faculty Learning Community Day held in January of 2015, brought faculty together in a reflective setting for discussion of the big issues that impact Stetson University’s mission and learning community. National scholars are invited annually to engage the Stetson community in thought-provoking conversation. These learning communities created for the faculty are intended
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