{"id":521,"date":"2017-08-31T02:32:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T02:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/?p=521"},"modified":"2017-08-31T02:32:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T02:32:05","slug":"fsem-instructor-announcements-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/faculty-engagement\/2017\/08\/31\/fsem-instructor-announcements-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"FSEM Instructor Announcements: August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FSEM Instructors:<\/strong><br \/>\nFind below a few announcements from the FSEM Team.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thank you for your assistance during the first few weeks of the seminar. With your help, we have successfully facilitated several first-year student concerns. See also Colin MacFarlane&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/23\/student-alert-notice\/\">student alert notice<\/a>\u00a0on first-years requiring additional support and important information about <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/30\/resource-reminder-stetson-ssc\/\">Stetson&#8217;s Student Success Collaborative<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>FSEM Syllabi and Teaching Apprenticeship Syllabi are due. Submit to <a href=\"mailto:FSEM@Stetson.edu\">FSEM@Stetson.edu<\/a> or deliver to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/28\/meet-maribel-velasquez-administrative-support-for-the-fsem-program\/\">Maribel Velazquez<\/a> at Flagler Hall by <b>August 31, 2017<\/b>. <i>Indicate your interest (or not) in sharing your syllabus with other instructors.<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Note that suggested language\u00a0for learning outcomes related to mentoring and student integration components of FSEM is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/fsem-resources\/\">FSEM Resources<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The following areas have provided resources for your consideration. Click on each for details or search for others using &#8220;Resources&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/29\/honor-council-offers-resources-to-fsem-instructors\/\">Honor Council<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/16\/writing-center-workshops-fall-2017\/\">Writing Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/30\/kaletski-offers-interactive-literacy-resources-for-fsem-students\/\">Information Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A draft <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/fsem-manual-resource-guide\/\">FSEM Manual &amp; Resource Guide<\/a> is available. Interested in providing content? <a href=\"mailto:Fsem@stetson.edu\">Contact Us<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Each FSEM has a class experience budget of $150 to spend on an activity that is social, academic, or both. To receive an immediate cash reimbursement, submit receipts for the FSEM experience directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/28\/meet-maribel-velasquez-administrative-support-for-the-fsem-program\/\">Maribel Velazquez<\/a> in the English Department Office (second floor of Flagler Hall). If you prefer the University pay the vendor directly, please contact <a href=\"mailto:mvelazq@stetson.edu\">Maribel Velazquez<\/a>\u00a0at least one week prior to the event to receive a Departmental Purchase Order (DPO). The DPO allows you access to a number of restaurants and businesses in town in lieu of direct payment.<\/li>\n<li>I promised a poll in August to identify your best availability to participate in the Fall 2017 FSEM Student Success Workshops. However, I am awaiting confirmation on FSEM Leadership from the Provost. In the meantime, please think about workshop topics and possible facilitators. Also, might you have interest in a forum to come to consensus on which of the expectations (5 General Learning Outcomes and 3 QEP priorities) are most critical to the FSEM and which are optional? The poll will include these questions so stay tuned.<\/li>\n<li>Provost Painter is reviewing the\u00a0outcomes\u00a0of the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/2017\/08\/23\/recap-fsem-instructor-welcome-back-workshop\/\">FSEM Instructor Welcome Back Workshop<\/a>\u00a0(August 2017) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/fsem\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FSEM-Transformative-Learning-Institute-prereport.pdf\">FSEM Transformative Learning Institute\u00a0<\/a>(May 2017). Stay tuned for announcements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here at home, we are coping with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/sports\/college\/college-gridiron-365\/os-sp-stetson-football-nick-blakely-0830-story.html\">passing of sophomore Nick Blakely<\/a>. And in Texas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2017\/08\/28\/texas-colleges-cope-hurricane-harvey\">colleges and universities<\/a>\u00a0are dealing with the onslaught of Hurricane Harvey. And the list keeps growing. Thank you to those of you who have shared actions you\/your students are undertaking to commemorate Nick\u2019s life or support victims in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks also to the many who have sent suggestions and items to be posted at the FSEM Blog.\u00a0Please do not hesitate to share what you\/your students are doing so that we can share with the FSEM community and others. Submit your announcements, questions, ideas, and recommendations to <a href=\"mailto:FSEM@Stetson.edu\">FSEM@Stetson.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have a productive semester.<br \/>\nRAR<\/p>\n<p><b>ROSALIE A. RICHARDS, Ph.D.<\/b><br \/>\nInterim FSEM Director<br \/>\nAssociate Provost for Faculty Development<br \/>\nProfessor of Chemistry and Education<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FSEM Instructors: Find below a few announcements from the FSEM Team. Thank you for your assistance during the first few weeks of the seminar. With your help, we have successfully facilitated several first-year student concerns. See also Colin MacFarlane&#8217;s student alert notice\u00a0on first-years requiring additional support and important information about Stetson&#8217;s Student Success Collaborative. 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