OFD Newsletter: Week of December 9, 2019
Teaching and Learning Symposium Session and Roundtable Proposals Due December 18
This is a reminder that session and roundtable proposals for the 2020 Teaching and Learning Symposium (Friday, February 28, 2020, McKimmon Center) are due Wednesday, December 18. Proposals can deal with a wide variety of topics, including teaching with technology, innovative pedagogical techniques, creativity in teaching and learning, SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning), Scholarship of Community Engagement projects, inclusive teaching, sustainability in teaching, and more.
Poster proposals are also being accepted, and are due Wednesday, January 8.
Grading Retreat on December 16
Does the thought of end-of-the semester grading make you cringe? A quiet space, group support, and refreshments may help with that. The Office of Faculty Development has partnered with NC State University Libraries to offer Grading Retreats at the end of fall and spring semesters for all NC State faculty: Monday, December 16, 2019 and Monday, May 4, 2020. Retreats will be held in the Faculty Research Commons in James B. Hunt Jr. Library (Centennial Campus).
Join your peers and motivate each other to get the job done! OFD staff will be on hand for any consultation desired to help make the job less onerous. Coffee/tea/water and a light breakfast will be provided. Registration is for the full-day event (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), but please feel free to come and go as needed — join us all day, in the morning, in the afternoon, or even just for an hour or two!
Space will be limited for each retreat, so please sign up early!
Campus Writing and Speaking Program Spring 2020 Faculty Seminar
The CWSP faculty seminar in the spring, focused on incorporating writing into existing undergraduate courses, is still open for registration. Each faculty participant will receive a stipend of $500 at the conclusion of the seminar. The Seminar will meet six times on alternate Tuesdays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm beginning on January 22nd (meetings: 1/21, 2/4, 2/18, 3/3, 3/17, 3/31), with a final meeting on 4/14 by a nationally known guest speaker.
Call for Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award Nominations
The Office of Outreach and Engagement and the University Standing Committee on Engagement, Extension, and Economic Development is pleased to announce the annual call for nominations for the OPAL MANN GREEN ENGAGEMENT AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.
The Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award recognizes and memorializes Dr. Opal Mann Green’s distinguished leadership and dedication to the values of:
- Using democracy in the classroom, in the community, and at home,
- Creating inclusionary teams, and
- Community-based learning and mutually-beneficial action around local issues valued by community members.
This annual recognition is awarded to a team (or teams) of individuals whose significant contributions and accomplishments have demonstrated excellence as engaged scholars who practice collaborative democratic strategies reflected in the Kellogg Commission Seven Part Test. The seven characteristics include responsiveness, respect for partners, academic neutrality, accessibility, integration, coordination, and resource partnerships. (See this document for more information.)
The recognition will reward authentic teamwork across the organizational structures within the university and community. It will reflect programs that have been valued by the community and mutually beneficial to partners.
Team(s), recognized for their excellence by winning the Opal Mann Green Engagements and Scholarship Award, are eligible for nomination during a subsequent year for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Awards and the C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Awards.
Please nominate worthy teams in your college and/or unit. Also, please share this with your faculty and staff, so that deserving teams are nominated. The deadline for submission is March 8, 2019. Guidelines for the application process can be found here.
If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Graham, Innovative Engagement Program Manager, at sjgraha2@ncsu.edu or 919-515-9567.
Nominations Open for the Equity for Women Awards
The NC State University Council on the Status of Women invites you to nominate NC State faculty, staff and students for the Equity for Women Award. This award is made annually to recognize faculty, staff and students for their outstanding dedication to establishing equity for women at NC State University. Nominations are solicited from all members of the campus community. This year, we will be giving up to four awards.
- Faculty, Staff and Students and be nominated HERE.
- Further information can found on the Council on the Status of Women website.
- Nominations will close at noon on Friday, January 17th.
Registration Open for 2020 Sisterhood Dinner
Monday, February 24th in the Talley Student Union, State Ballroom
Reception and Silent Auction begin at 5:15pm with the Dinner program to follow at 6pm.
Sponsored by the Council on the Status of Women and NC State University Women’s Center
The Sisterhood Dinner is an annual university wide event open to all members of the campus community.
This event celebrates the contributions and accomplishments of NC State women. This year’s theme is “Writing the Next Chapter” in recognition of the 35th anniversary of this event. Event registration information can be found on the Council for the Status of Women website: go.ncsu.edu/sisterhood Table registration is $350 for 8 seats. Individual registration is $45 per seat.
Registration deadline is Friday, January 24th unless tables are sold out prior to that date.
NOTE: University PCards may not to be used to pay for Sisterhood Dinner registration.
If you have any questions, please email sisterhooddinner@ncsu.edu or call 919.515.2012 and ask for Lisa LaBarbera-Mascote.
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