Other Teaching Related Events of Interest

FACULTY & INSTRUCTORS: HELP SHAPE THE CAMPUS I.T. PLAN
CIO and Vice Provost Ron Kraemer invites faculty and instructors to participate in two special sessions to help craft the first-ever UW-Madison Information Technology Strategic Plan. Participants will be asked to provide input regarding campus IT priorities for Teaching & Learning, Research, Outreach and other areas. The planning dates are:
• Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. (Snacks Provided)
• (Backup Date Only) Wednesday, Oct. 1 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Only sign up for this date if you are unavailable to attend the previous two dates; this session is subject to cancellation.)

Please RSVP at http://www.cio.wisc.edu/plan/schedule.aspx using the link next to the appropriate date and/or visit the planning web site at http://www.cio.wisc.edu/plan/

 

Alcohol and Our Learning Environment: A Symposium for Faculty and Staff

  • October 14, 2008 - This half-day program runs from 8:30am to 1pm. Faculty and staff presenters will describe approaches for facilitating individual conversations with students, review policy initiatives to date and discuss models of curriculum infusion around this topic. The program will close with a discussion to begin the process of strategic planning for future initiatives.  Morning refreshments and lunch, including a vegetarian option, will be provided.  There is no cost for attendance, but participation is limited and registration is required.  Register and select a lunch entrée at:

https://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/OHRDCatalogPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=29&CourseKey=22097


PRESENTERS WANTED:
13th Annual Faculty Development Conference: Creative and Critical Thinking
January 22nd, 2009, UW-Green Bay

We invite you to the 13th Annual Faculty Development Conference on the UW-Green Bay campus this January. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Craig Nelson, will provide a plenary workshop on Critical Thinking and our luncheon speaker will focus on Creative Thinking.

You are invited to submit a proposal for a concurrent session on the topic of Creative or Critical Thinking using the attached form. Options for 15 minute or 45 minute formats are available. Registration and a full program will be available on-line soon at www.uwgb.edu/outreach/facultydev The conference is offered at no cost (other than travel) to participants.

 

The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program Invites You to Become a Research Mentor!

The Undergraduate Research Scholars program (URS) is currently accepting project listings from faculty members, post-doctoral fellows and research scientists who would like to involve a first-year student or sophomore as a research assistant during the 2008-2009 academic year. Undergraduate Research Scholars, the majority of whom are members of historically under-represented groups (students of color, women in science, first-generation college students), earn course credit for participating in a year-long course of study that includes a seminar on issues in research and hands-on experience with a mentor’s research project in any area of scholarship and the arts represented at UW-Madison.

For researchers, the benefits of working with a URS Scholar include sharing the excitement of research with a bright and eager future scholar, acquiring valuable research assistance, supporting an undergraduate’s exploration of academic and career interests, and connecting directly with the experiences of undergraduates on campus. Many URS students stay with their original mentors throughout their undergraduate careers and they are establishing an impressive record of conference presentations and academic publications with their mentors.

The process is simple. Complete the on-line form at http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/urs, and your project will be listed in our 2008-09 offerings. Interested students will contact you early in the fall semester. After you interview prospective research assistants, you may elect to have one or more work with you for the academic year. At the end of each semester, we’ll ask you to grade the student’s work on your project; then we will assign the student a final grade reflecting your grade and his or her work in the URS research seminar. Please post your research opportunity as soon as possible before September 1, 2008.

If you have questions about becoming a URS research mentor, please contact URS Director Svetlana T. Karpe at 262-2583 or at stkarpe@wisc.edu. Thank you for your support of undergraduate research at UW- Madison!