Office of Faculty Development

Annual Report 2016-2017

Academic year 2016-2017 was a transition year in the Office of Faculty Development (OFD).

The office moved from EN B106 to BU 213, 216, and 219. Additionally, Bonnie Farley Lucas

and Michele Vancour served as Co-Directors resulting in a gradual change in leadership, and

Kayla Benedetto, a student in the Communication Disorders Department joined our team as a

Graduate Assistant.

While maintaining traditional operations and programming, several OFD components were

modified during this academic year based upon a review of current practices, evaluation results,

observations, participation in meetings, and recommendations received from the SCSU

community. These areas include the mission and vision, Teaching Academy and RSAC

administration.

Faculty Development Organization and Personnel

• Dr. Ellen Durnin, Interim Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs

Dr. Ilene Crawford, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs

Dr. Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Director, Faculty Development/Professor, Communication

Dr. Michele Vancour, Director, Faculty Development/Professor, Public Health

Ms. Jennifer A. Hudson, Associate, Faculty Development

Ms. Michele Salamone, Secretary II, Faculty Development

Ms. Kayla Benedetto, Graduate Assistant

New Mission & Vision The Office of Faculty Development supports faculty across all career stages and disciplines to

achieve their potential as educators and scholars. With student success regarded as Southern’s

highest priority, we work to promote innovation, collaboration and education to advance faculty

careers; to enhance collegiality across campus; and to add value to faculty professional and

personal lives.

The vision of the Office of Faculty Development is to create an environment that facilitates and

promotes exceptional faculty teaching, research and other creative activities, service and

professional development.

Faculty Development Advisory Committee

The Faculty Development Advisory Committee (FDAC) members are elected through the

Faculty Senate nomination and election process. Faculty serve three-year terms. As Director of

Faculty Development, Bonnie Farley-Lucas served as chair. Jennifer Hudson provided support to

FDAC, facilitated changes to grant application protocol and procedures, administered faculty

grant awardee stipends, consulted on honoraria and grant management logistics, and maintained

grant-related communications.

For 2016-2017 year, the FDAC consisted of Klay Kruczek (MAT), Aujke Lamonica (PCH),

Mary Ann Glendon (NUR), Elizabeth Rhoades (CSP), Winnie Shyam (Library Services), Carol

Stewart (MGT), Chelsea Harry (PHI), Olcay Yavuz (EDL), Gregory McVerry (EDU), Luke

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Eilderts (WLL), and Barbara Cook (CMD). FDAC members reviewed and ranked Curriculum

Related Activities Grants and Faculty Development Grants. Committee members also provided

suggestions for process improvement.

Assisting Faculty in their Teaching Effectiveness

Faculty Development plays an active role in developing, facilitating, and monitoring university-

wide conferences, forums and working groups. See Appendix A for the schedules of events,

which were developed and/or promoted by OFD. Additionally, the following is a list of the main

OFD 2016-2017 events that address this area.

University Forums

Two University Forums—one at the start of each semester—were held. See Appendix B for the

program materials.

The Fall 2016 Forum, “Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success

and Retention,” was held on August 24, 2016 in EN C112. The keynote speaker was Dr.

Kathleen F. Gabriel, Coordinator, Education Specialist Credential Program, Chico State,

California.

The Spring 2017 Forum, “Promoting Social Justice in the Classroom and Beyond,” was

held on January 13, 2017 in ASC Theater. Presentations were provided by SCSU faculty

Sabri Dogan (CSP), Denise Zack (Counseling Services), Olcay Yavuz (EDL), Tricia Lin

(WMS), Chelsea Harry (PHI), Alan Brown (SOC), and Bonnie Farley-Lucas

(COM/OFD).

Teaching Academy OFD embraced a new approach to the annual Teaching Academy. A committee of seven faculty

solicited, reviewed and accepted proposals, planned the agenda, and promoted the event. This

new peer review process likely will enhance faculty work in this area. Michele Vancour served

as chair of this committee and the members were: Luke Eilderts (WLL), Scott Ellis (ENG),

Adam Goldberg (EDU), Jess Gregory (EDL), Elizabeth Kalbfleisch (WAC/ENG), Meredith

Sinclair (ENG), and Olcay Yavuz (EDL). Michele Salamone provided administrative support in

the form of room reservations, menu planning, event communication and reservations, and

assessment.

The Teaching Academy was held on Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23 in the Adanti

Student Center Ballroom and adjacent classrooms. Over 60 faculty attended. See Appendix C

for the agenda.

Workshops to Promote Teaching Excellence

OFD offered 19 events for a total of 30 hours of professional development opportunities.

Workshop topics were devised after consulting data gained through the Office of Assessment

and Planning, SCSU’s institutional leaders, and the Faculty Development Advisory Committee.

Workshops also were developed in response to faculty requests or from faculty who volunteered

to offer sessions based on their particular expertise. Key workshop topics included: campus

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safety, supporting students in the classroom, social justice, employing a variety of classroom

techniques, supporting faculty applying for SCSU grants, collaborative learning, and enhancing

student engagement.

OFD also supported a number of programs designed to retain new faculty, enhance teaching and

learning outcomes, and increase interdisciplinary collaboration and community building. In all,

119 attendees, consisting of 87 individuals participated in workshops throughout the academic

year.

20-Minute Mentor

The 20-Minute Mentor series provides a variety of high quality training materials related to

teaching effectiveness to all faculty. The top reasons cited by faculty for not participating in

professional development workshops are lack of time and scheduling conflicts. Each of the 20-

Minute Mentor CDs includes a recorded program (audio and visual), 3-8 pages of supplemental

materials, a copy of the PowerPoint presentation, and a complete transcript. Viewing any title in

the 20-Minute Mentor CD series can be arranged with Faculty Development by appointment.

ACUE’s “Effective Teaching Practices” Course

During Spring 2017, the CSCU selected SCSU along with ECSU, Housatonic and Naugatuck

Valley Community Colleges to participate in the Association of College and University

Educators (ACUE) online course, “Effective Teaching Practices.” Fifteen full-time and part-time

faculty were selected on a first-come first-serve basis. They were provided with an orientation

and 15 weeks to complete 25 modules. The successful completion of course requirements,

resulted in a certificate in Effective College Instruction endorsed by the American Council on

Education (ACE), a transcript of modules completed, and digital badges for each module to

demonstrate their achievements. The digital badges can be shared on LinkedIn, websites, and in

electronic portfolios. This activity was moderated by Carol Stewart (MKT) and overseen by

Michele Vancour.

Promoting and Recognizing Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

One of the most rewarding responsibilities of OFD is recognizing faculty for their extraordinary

work. Southern’s Celebration of Excellence is an annual event when faculty receive awards for

their exceptional performance in the areas of teaching, research and service. The following

identifies the selection committees, the respective awards bestowed upon faculty chosen by their

students and/or peers each year, and the 2016-2017 award recipients.

Outstanding Teaching/Advising Award Selection Committee Selection Committee members are recruited through the Faculty Senate nomination and election

process. Elected faculty serve three-year terms. Committee members monitor the process, and

review and rank nomination portfolios for the J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teaching Award and

the Outstanding Academic Advising Award. Committee recommendations are forwarded to the

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for final approval. The OTA Committee

consisted of: Aukje Lamonica (PCH), Jeremy Chandler (ART) and Erin Larkin (WLL), Olcay

Yavuz (EDL), Therese Madeleine (MAT), Sterling White (Graduate Student), Joshua Murphy

(Graduate Student), Kayla Benedetto (Graduate Student), Maddy Causapin (Undergraduate

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Student), and Devin Lynch (Undergraduate Student). Bonnie Farley-Lucas served as chair and

Michele Salamone provided administrative support to the Selection Committee and planning

assistance to the Provost’s Office for the Celebration of Excellence.

J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teaching Award

The J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes exceptional instruction among our

full and part-time faculty. The award typically is conferred to one full-time faculty and one part-

time faculty each year. Awardees receive a $2500 stipend, a commemorative plaque, and public

recognition. Candidates can be self-nominated or nominated by a student, faculty member,

administrator or an alumnus using an on-line process.

2017 J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teachers: Dr. Sarah Roe and Dr. Meg Sargent

Professor Jennifer Lee Magas

Outstanding Academic Advisor Award

In 2011, in response to assessment data gained during the NEASC reaccreditation process, OFD

instituted the Outstanding Academic Advisor Award to recognize the integral links between

excellent academic advising and student retention and success, and to reward faculty who

provide exceptional academic advising and mentoring to undergraduate or graduate students.

Awardees receive a $1000 stipend, a plaque acknowledging the achievement, and public

recognition. Full-time faculty at all ranks who are currently employed at SCSU are eligible and

candidates can be self-nominated or nominated by a student, faculty member, administrator or an

alumnus using an on-line process.

2017 Outstanding Academic Advisor: Dr. Natalie Starling

Research and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC)

RSAC works to advance research, scholarship and creative activities at Southern. This is

accomplished in through initiatives involving faculty, graduate students and undergraduate

students. RSAC supports several competitive application-based opportunities, including the

Senior-, Mid-, and Junior-Level Faculty Research Fellowships (noted below), which provide

reassigned time for faculty to engage in rigorous academic activities. RSAC also reviews

proposals for faculty, graduate student, and undergraduate student Conversations in the

Disciplines, which provide $500 to support meetings that facilitate discussion and interaction

related research/creative activity. Additionally, RSAC provides undergraduate research grants

and awards excellence in undergraduate research.

RSAC members are appointed by and report directly to the Provost. Administrative and financial

support for the Fellowships is provided by Faculty Development through the Provost and Vice

President for Academic Affairs. Jennifer Hudson is the point-person for RSAC and the

Fellowships. Michele Thompson (HIS) served as chair for the 2016-2017 selection process.

Junior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship Upon the untimely passing of Joan Finn, who assisted in creating the Fellowship and led the

Committee for many years, the Fellowship was renamed in her honor in 2012.

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The Joan Finn Junior Faculty Research Fellowship is a one-time award of nine hours of

reassigned time for an academic semester. Award of the Fellowship releases the untenured junior

faculty member from all committee, advisement, and office hour responsibilities. The faculty

member is required to pursue research or other activity leading either to a publishable article or a

scientific or creative equivalent, and s/he is further required to make a public presentation either

at Southern or within the CSCU system.

2017 Joan Finn Junior Faculty Research Fellows: Dr. Matthew Miller and

Dr. Michael Knell

Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship

The Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellowship aims to provide mid-level faculty members with

nine hours of reassigned time for an academic semester at this crucial stage in their careers. The

Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her dissertation or other previous research, or

conduct new research or creative activity. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue work leading

to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a public presentation

at Southern or within the CSCU system.

2017 Mid-Level Faculty Research Fellow: Dr. Corinne Blackmer

Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship

The Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellowship was created to support and encourage research,

creative activity, and scholarship among senior-level faculty members with nine hours of

reassigned time for an academic year. The Fellow may generate publication(s) from his/her

previous research, or conduct new research or creative activity. The work must be original to the

proposer, i.e. editorial work will not be considered. It is expected that the Fellow will pursue

work leading to a publishable article or its scientific or creative equivalent, and will make a

public presentation at Southern or within the CSCU system.

2017 Senior-Level Faculty Research Fellow: Dr. Elliott Horch

Robert E. Jirsa Service Award

The Robert E. Jirsa Service Award was instituted in 2012 by Faculty Senate members in honor

of Professor Robert Jirsa and his tremendous commitment to department, university, and

community service. One (or two) faculty members are selected to receive the award each year.

Maria Diamantis (MAT) served as chair for the 2016-2017 selection committee.

2017 Robert E. Jirsa Service Award Recipient: Dr. Troy Paddock

2017 Faculty Scholar Award

The Faculty Scholar Award recognizes a single piece of scholarship of exceptional quality by a

full-time SCSU academician. Nominated works can be a book, monograph, article, invention, or

work of art that has appeared in a public forum during the five years preceding the award. Its

value must be recognized by the scholar's peers, and the social merit of the work, extent of

advancement of knowledge, and/or its creative contribution must be established by outside

evaluators. William Lunn (EXS) served as chair for the 2016-2017 committee.

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2017 Faculty Scholar: Dr. Pina Palma

CSU Board of Regents Awards

Although not administered by OFD, two important awards are sponsored by the CSU Board of

Regents. One full-time faculty member and one part-time faculty member are selected from each

campus to receive the BOR Award for Teaching and one full-time faculty at each campus is

selected for the BOR Award for Research. At SCSU, the Research and Scholarship Advisory

Committee (RSAC) selected the 2017 Awardees.

2017 BOR Teaching Awards for SCSU Recipients: Dr. Melissa Talhelm

Professor Lisa Nakamura

2017 BOR Research Award for SCSU Recipients: Dr. Corinne Blackmer

Faculty Development and Retention

Faculty development and retention are priorities for Southern and the focus of key OFD

initiatives. New processes for existing activities including new full-time and part-time faculty

orientation and mentoring will be implemented in AY 2017-2018.

New Faculty Orientation The annual New Faculty Orientation was held August 22 and 23 and welcomed 23 full-time

members. The orientation included an introduction for new faculty to Southern’s academic and

administration, resources, policies and governance, as well as some practical suggestions for

enhancing pedagogy. As part of the program, faculty were introduced to our Learning

Management System, and were given a hands-on demonstration of our varied classroom

technologies. All new faculty were provided with a copy of the best-selling book, How Learning

Works: Seven Research-based Principles for Smart Teaching, along with a brief Faculty

Guidebook and other helpful resources for navigating SCSU. The 2016 New Faculty Orientation

Schedule appears as Appendix D.

Part-Time Faculty Reception and Orientation

The 10th annual Part-Time Faculty Reception and Orientation was held on August 18 from 5:30

to 8:00 pm in the ENB 121. The event began with a reception and an interactive resource fair

with representatives from Faculty Development, AAUP, Human Resources, Counseling

Services, Disability Resource Center, Buley Library and numerous Student Supportive Services

areas. Drs. Ellen Durnin and Ilene Crawford provided welcoming remarks that stressed the

importance Southern places on adjunct faculty. Bonnie Farley-Lucas provided a brief overview

of effective pedagogy practices, particularly for the first class session, and Karen Musmanno,

from Academic Technologies, provided an introduction to Blackboard Learn. More than 38 part-

time faculty, administrators, and campus leaders participated in the event. Michele Salamone

coordinated the planning logistics for New Faculty Orientation for full-time and part-time

faculty, including invitations, registrations, menu, room reservations, agenda and evaluation. She

also maintained the Faculty Guidebook.

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New Faculty Mentoring Program

Jennifer Hudson and Winnie Shyam coordinate Southern’s New Faculty Mentoring Program,

which is designed to help newly appointed professors navigate the daunting path to acceptance as

full-fledged members of a community of scholars. Experienced Southern faculty who are

knowledgeable about campus and academic life are matched with new faculty to orient them to

the University, inform them of campus support services, and assist them in the early stages of

their academic careers. These volunteer mentors are invited each year via a call for volunteers,

and several mentors participate on a regular basis. Mentees also are invited to participate during

the New Faculty Orientation program. The program supplements existing departmental

mentoring by adding an interdisciplinary element to both the mentor–mentee relationship and to

campus dialogue.

In 2016-2017, the Faculty Development Mentoring Program established 16 mentor–mentee

relationships between new and senior faculty mentors from different departments. Mentors and

mentees were encouraged to meet weekly on an informal basis to discuss the challenges and

opportunities facing the new faculty member. The Faculty Development website posts

information regarding mentoring to assist both mentors and mentees in establishing mutual

expectations for the content and process of mentoring meetings.

All faculty in their first three years at SCSU were invited to participate in mentoring events and

in New Faculty Orientation. In September, a kick-off luncheon was held for the Mentoring

Program. Mentors and mentee pairs got acquainted and planned their follow-up meetings. A

mid-semester meeting was held in October, and the end-of-semester mentoring connection

luncheon was held in December. In the spring, events again included beginning-of-semester,

mid-semester and end-of semester gatherings, which were all well received.

Minority Recruitment and Retention Committee (MRRC)

The MRRC consists of faculty appointed by the President, who work in conjunction with the

Office of Diversity and Equity. The committee endeavors to make itself available in any way it

can to achieve the University's goal of recruiting and retaining minority faculty. According to the

Collective Bargaining Agreement, the role of the Minority Recruitment and Retention

Committee is to assist search committees in their recruitment of minorities and other protected

groups, as well as support departments in the retention of said individuals. See (Art. 3.4.1; 3.4.2;

3.44; 12.10.3) Collective Bargaining Agreement section on MRRC. MRRC Co-Chairs for 2016-

2017 were Gladys Labas (EDL) and Doris Marino (EDU).

RSAC Administration

As previously noted, this year Faculty Development absorbed the administration of all Research

and Scholarship Advisory Committee (RSAC) fellowships, the Conversations in the Disciplines

program for faculty and graduate students, undergraduate students, and instructional faculty. In

addition, Faculty Development also updates the RSAC webpage.

Support for Scholarship, Research and Professional Development

OFD recognizes scholarship, research and professional development as intricately integrated in

faculty evaluation processes and faculty overall success at Southern. Several opportunities (noted

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below) for funding through small grants and other support services are managed by OFD in

conjunction with other committees to support faculty in these areas. Jennifer Hudson administers

the following grants and she is the point-person for the Yale University Library Card Program.

Faculty Senate Creative Activity Research Grants The Faculty Creative Activity Research Grant fund was created by the Faculty Senate Resolution

S-10-03 “Proposal Concerning University Support of Creative Activity.” The program supports

proposals that enhance the educational mission, visibility, and research stature of Southern

Connecticut State University. Aaron Clark (MAT) chaired the committee that is charged with

proposal review. Funding for research projects was granted to 35 faculty members, for a total of

$85,000.

Faculty Development Grant Program

Every year the Faculty Development Advisory Committee (FDAC) invites proposals from

faculty for activities that "...enhance their ability to be productive and innovative professionals..."

as specified in Article 9.6 of the CSU-AAUP/BOT Collective Bargaining Agreement. Proposals

are encouraged from schools, departments, officially recognized interdisciplinary programs,

affinity groups, and individuals. All full- and part-time faculty members are urged to develop

proposals that enhance their professional abilities in the areas of instruction, research, and

creative endeavors. Proposals are reviewed by FDAC members. In Fall 2016, 8 of 10 proposals

were funded for a total of $18,150. In Spring 2017, 13 of 19 proposals were funded for a total of

$38,749. Recipients for the 2016-2017 academic year are presented in Appendix E.

Curriculum Related Activities Grant Program

In accordance with Article 10.6.5 of the CSU/AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement, FDAC

provides recommendations to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs on

curriculum related activities performed by faculty members during the summer. The Committee

reviews proposals received and makes funding recommendations to the Vice President for

Academic Affairs. Individual awards may range up to $2,500, and collaborative proposals

involving the work of two or more faculty members will be funded at a maximum of $5,000 to

be shared by the applicants. Proposals that address writing intensive “W” courses, on-line course

development, and that advance the goals of the newly established Liberal Education Program

were especially encouraged. For 2016-2017, 22 of 30 proposals were funded for a total of

$65,953. Award recipients are presented in Appendix F.

Connecticut State University (CSU) Research Grant Program

The CSU Research Grant Program was established "…to provide faculty with research

opportunities that will enhance the educational mission, visibility and research stature of

Connecticut State University." Full-time faculty members including faculty planning sabbatical

leave (but not faculty on unpaid leave) during the grant period are encouraged to apply. SCSU

proposals for funding are scored by readers at Eastern and Central Connecticut State

Universities. The local faculty committee uses these scores to determine which proposals will be

recommended for funding. Jennifer Hudson served as local coordinator for the SCSU committee

reviewing proposals from the other CSU campuses. In 2016-2017, 95 out of 101 faculty

members were awarded funding based upon comparative scores at a total of $ 306,311.

Recipients are presented in Appendix G.

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Minority Recruitment and Retention Grant Program

In order to achieve the University's goal of recruiting and retaining minority faculty, the Minority

Recruitment and Retention Committee (MRRC) assists search committees in their recruitment of

minorities and other protected groups, and supports departments in retaining a diverse faculty.

MRRC also invites grant proposals that will provide direct support in the recruitment and

retention of minority faculty. Funding is available for selected proposals that address one of three

targeted areas (professional enhancement, mentoring, research), and funding ranges from $500 to

$2,000 per academic year. Funds are allocated according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement

(Art. 3.4.1; 3.4.2; 3.44; 12.10.3). In 2016-2017, 12 awards were made, at a total of $12,616.75.

Recipients are presented in Appendix H.

The Yale University Library Card Program

This program allows full-time faculty access to the resources of Yale University’s extensive

research library through non-borrowing library privileges. The program aims to stimulate and

encourage research that will lead to publication in a refereed journal or publication in a scholarly

book. A total of 48 cards are available every academic year, or twelve cards for each of four

three-month quarters: December, January, February (Quarter 1); March, April, May (Quarter 2);

June, July, August (Quarter 3); and September, October, November (Quarter 4).

For FY 2016-2017, 13 applications were submitted by and supported for 12 SCSU faculty. Focus

group data, informal discussions, and e-mail messages attest to the usefulness of faculty who

were awarded library access. Faculty in English, History, Art, and Philosophy, and World

Languages and Literature reported the card to be particularly helpful to their scholarship. The

list of this academic year’s recipients is presented as Appendix I.

Individual Consultations

Throughout the academic year, several informal one-on-one consultations regarding professional

development, collegial relationships, conflict management, balancing scholarship and teaching,

student advising, and pedagogy were provided.

Jennifer Hudson consults on internal grants and meets in person with almost every faculty

member awarded Curriculum-Related, Faculty Development, Minority Recruitment, Faculty

Senate Creative Activity, and CSU Research Grants, as well as RSAC Fellowships and

Conversations in the Disciplines projects. This year her contact involved approximately 300

faculty and 30 students.

Commitment to Technological Innovation and Support

As the demand and desire for greater technological innovation grows among faculty and

students, so does the need for improved technological support. While the current support does

not meet the demand, efforts to change this balance are under priority review by the Information

Technology Department and OFD for AY 2017-2018. Areas in which OFD supported faculty

needs in technology to support their teaching and learning activities are noted below.

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Tech Tables

Based on a suggestion made by faculty member, Laura Bower Phipps, SummerTech Tables were

scheduled for the first Thursday of each month to facilitate discussion among faculty interested

in teaching with technology. Faculty met informally in the Faculty Dining Room of Connecticut

Hall.

Miscellaneous Technology Support for Faculty

OFD facilitated the use of technology in instruction by providing faculty and staff with a variety

of links to professional development resources and conferences. OFD continues to expand its

offerings as new technologies develop, and plays an important role in the ongoing process of

studying and evaluating the uses of technology in teaching and learning.

Communicating with Faculty

Faculty Development publishes a monthly calendar and a quarterly newsletter, Southern

Dialogue. Also, maintained is a robust website, an all-campus email list and a faculty guidebook.

The monthly calendar serves to inform faculty and administrators of forums and workshops as

well as other cultural, scholarly, and intellectually enriching seminars and events. Of particular

emphasis are events, which receive funding through the FDAC grant program. All faculty are

invited to submit potential items for inclusion to Jennifer Hudson, Editor.

Southern Dialogue is managed and edited by Jennifer Hudson. Past issues of Southern Dialogue

can be viewed at: http://www.southernct.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-

development/southerndialogue.html.

The Faculty Development web page (http://www.southernct.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-

development/index.html) offers links to a variety of useful resources, including descriptions of

OFD programs, schedules, publications, and frequently used forms. The page provides faculty

and staff convenient access to immediately relevant resources and advertises OFD services. In

order to provide faculty with greater opportunities for professional development beyond the

Southern campus, the web page includes upcoming conferences on pedagogy and instructional

technology.

The website features a faculty wall of fame, the Teaching Academy, New Faculty Mentoring

Program, contributions from faculty experts, resources on curriculum mapping and designing

courses for significant learning, as well as articles and useful links related to teaching and

learning.

OFD maintains communication with the SCSU community via the “All-Faculty” list, which

electronically transmits news of upcoming events sponsored by OFD and FDAC grants.

OFD offers a Faculty Guidebook, which serves as an informal, convenient, at-a-glance resource

for faculty. Faculty are referred directly to the Office of Human Resources’ website for all

official information.

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Additionally, e-mail communication with faculty remains constant throughout the year, and a

fairly steady stream of faculty stop in to inquire about grant proposals and paperwork, discuss

research projects and conferences, and talk through plans for curriculum innovation projects.

Faculty Development Professional, Service, Presentations and Activities

Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Michele Vancour, Jennifer Hudson, and Michele Salamone represented

Faculty Development and Southern through a variety of professional presentations, services and

activities during 2016-2017. They also enlarged the scope of their expertise in faculty

development, pedagogy, and organizational skills in order to better serve faculty and students.

Michele Vancour attended the fall and spring conferences of the Connecticut ACE Women’s

Network. She presented, “The Role of Work-Life Supports in Women’s Advancement in Higher

Education,” at the UCONN Women ADVANCE Conference at Avery Point in Groton, CT on

May 9. She also attended the annual conference of the College and University Work-Life-Family

Association in Providence, Rhode Island May 10-12 as a member of the Board Directors, Chair

of the Conference Program Committee, and presenter. Her roundtable, “Best practices and new

innovations in lactation support,” facilitated presentation, “Map It: The University of Arizona’s

Family Resource Map and Michigan State University’s Breastfeeding Room Location Map,” and

lead presentation, “Paving a new leadership path: Tailoring Work-Life Supports for Women’s

Advancement in Higher Education,” were well received. Michele continues to serve as

Southern’s Point Person for ACE’s Faculty Workplace Flexibility and chair of the Work-Life

Advisory Committee, as well as co-chair of CSCU Work-Life-Family Conference Steering

Committee and chair of the Connecticut Breastfeeding Committee.

As part of her professional development, Jennifer Hudson attended the Fall 2016 Connecticut

ACE Women’s Network Conference held at Manchester Community College in November 2016.

She also facilitated two roundtable discussions on “Tides in Developing a New Faculty

Mentoring Program” at the 2017 Annual College and University Work-Life-Family Association

Conference held in Providence, RI, May 2017. Jennifer provided community service through her

participation in the annual Folks on Spokes bike tour, supporting Bridges Healthcare, which

offers community-based mental health and addiction recovery programs and services in Milford.

As part of Michele Salamone’s professional development, she attended at two-day In-Service

Training Class on Quickbooks and is in compliance with all CSU online training classes.

Michele volunteers for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation throughout the year with tasks

as needed, and she participates yearly in the One Walk Fundraiser on team “Ry’s Guys”. She

also participated in Save the Sound beach clean ups and as road race support for various local 5K

events.

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Appendices

Appendix A: Schedule of Programs

Appendix B: University Forum Programs

Appendix C: Teaching Academy Agenda

Appendix D: New Faculty Orientation Schedule

Appendix E: Faculty Development Grant Recipients

Appendix F: Curriculum-Related Grant Recipients

Appendix G: CSU Grant Recipients

Appendix H: Minority Recruitment and Retention Grant Recipients

Appendix I: Yale Library Card Recipients

Appendix A

SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS

SCSU Faculty Development • Fall 2016

New Faculty Orientation and Mentoring 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year faculty welcome!

Sept 23 9:30 – 11:00 Start of Semester Mentoring Meeting ENB 121 Introduction to Sponsored Programs and Research Oct 21 9:30 – 11:00 Mid-Semester Mentoring Meeting ENB 121 Office of International Education Dec 2 12:00 – 2:00 End-of-Semester Mentoring Luncheon ENB 121

Faculty and Leadership Development

Sept 8 11:00 – 12:15 Academic Chairs’ Council: OFD Grants & Awards ASC 201

Sept 14 1:10 – 2:00 Promoting Campus Safety ASC 301 Chief Joe Dooley, SCSU Police Oct 6 4:30 – 6:30 How the Brain Learns ASC 201 Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Oct 7 10:00 – 12:00 Transforming Your Classroom through Mindfulness & Coaching ASC 308 Stacy McKenna, ICF Certified Transformational Coach Oct 14 1:00 – 3:15 Campus Connect: Mental Health Awareness Workshop ENB121 Jeff VanLone, SCSU Counseling Services Nov 11 1:10 – 2:00 From the Military to the Classroom: Honoring SCSU Veterans ASC Ballroom Jack Mordente, SCSU Veterans Affairs Nov TBA 1:05 – 1:55 Teaching Social Justice: Featuring SENCER at SCSU TBA

Winnie Yu, Computer Science/SENCER

Drop by Faculty Development Consultations

Sept 8 2:00 – 3:30 Creating a Caring Classroom ENB 106

Sept 28 10:00 – 11:30 Writing a Teaching Philosophy ENB 106

Oct 6 10:00 – 1:00 FDAC and CRAC Grants: Assistance and Feedback ENB 106

SCSU Development Opportunities

Sept 9 2:00 – 3:30 AAUP Promotion and Tenure Workshop ASC Theater

Sept 22 11:30 – 1:00 AAUP Hail and Farewell Celebration ASC Ballroom

Oct 7 1:00 – 3:00 AAUP DEC Workshop ASC 301

Dec 15 11:30 – 1:00 AAUP Holiday Party ASC Ballroom

Tech Tables Brown Bag/Technology Sharing, 11:30 – 1:30, Conn Hall

September 8 October 13 November 10

The Faculty Lounge SoTL & Collegiality Brown Bag Lunch, 12:00 – 2:00, ENB 106

September 9 October 3 November 14

20 Minute Mentor and Magna Commons On-Line Faculty Development Series

Anytime You Want! SCSU Faculty Development Website – Teaching and Learning Resources

Individual Consultations – Curriculum and Professional Development – Mentoring

Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Director, Faculty Development • farleylucab1@southernct.edu • 203-392-5488

SCSU Faculty Development

Spring 2017

New Faculty Orientation and Mentoring 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year faculty welcome!

Fri, Feb 3 9:00 – 11:00 Start of Semester Mentoring Brunch BU 219

Panel on Outstanding Teaching, Advising, & Service

Mon, Mar 20 11:00 – 1:00 Mid-Semester Mentoring Meeting BU 219

Sample Promotion, Tenure & Renewal Files & PIZZA!

Fri, Apr 21 11:00 – 1:00 End-of-Semester Mentoring Luncheon BU 219

Sharing SoTL Reading Club “Gems”

Faculty and Leadership Development Opportunities

Thu, Jan 26 8:30 – 4:30 AAUP Day of Action State Capital

Fri, Feb 10 12:00 – 1:30 Chapter Meetings with AAUP President EN B 121

Sat, Mar 25 1:00 – 1:55 CSCU Faculty Research Conference - CSCU Social Sci Hall

“Showcasing Research throughout the Disciplines”

Fri, Mar 31 1:00 – 1:55 Sabbatical Leave Workshop BU 449

Fri, Apr 7 8:00 – 4:00 Student Success and Shared Governance CCSU

Mon, May 1 12:00 – 2:00 Celebration of Excellence ASC Ballroom

May 22 & 23 8:30 – 4:30 SCSU Teaching Academy TBA

Drop by Faculty Development Consultations

Tue, Feb 14 10:00 – 3:00 FDAC and CRAC Grants Assistance/Feedback BU 219

Mon, Mar 6 12:00 – 1:30 Collegiality 101 BU 219

20 Minute Mentor Series

Latest additions: “What Ethical Issues Lurk in my Grading Policy?”

“How can Grading Policy Options Influence Student Learning?”

“What is Essential in a grading policy?”

Contact Jennifer Hudson, hudsonj1@southernct.edu to arrange viewing in BU 219

Individual Consultations – Leadership Development & Work-Life Balance

Michele Vancour vancourm1@southernct.edu • 203-392-5530

Individual Consultations – Curriculum and Professional Development – Mentoring

Bonnie Farley-Lucas farleylucab1@southernct.edu • 203-392-5386

Individual Consultations – Grants

Jennifer Hudson hudsonj1@southernct.edu • 203-392-5357

Appendix B

UNIVERSITY FORUM PROGRAMS

Teaching Unprepared Students:

Strategies for Promoting Success

and Retention

August 24, 2016 8:30am - 12:00pm Engleman Hall C112

Seven Principles of Good Practice Abridged from Gamson & Chickering (1987)

1. Encourage Contact Between Students and Faculty

Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student

motivation and involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through rough times, en-

hances students' intellectual commitment, and encourages them to think about their own

values and future plans.

2. Develop Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students

Learning is enhanced when it is more like a team effort that a solo race. Good learning, like

good work, is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated. Working with others

often increases involvement in learning. Sharing one's own ideas and responding to others'

reactions sharpens thinking and deepens understanding.

3. Encourage Active Learning

Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in classes listen-

ing to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must

talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences and apply it to

their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves.

4. Give Prompt Feedback

Knowing what you know and don't know focuses learning. Students need appropriate feed-

back on performance to benefit from courses. When getting started, students need help in

assessing existing knowledge and competence. In classes, students need frequent opportuni-

ties to perform and receive suggestions for improvement. Students need chances to reflect

on what they have learned, what they still need to know, and how to assess themselves.

5. Emphasize Time on Task

Time plus energy equals learning. There is no substitute for time on task. Learning to use

one's time well is critical for students and professionals alike. Students need help in learning

effective time management. Allocating realistic amounts of time means effective learning for

students and effective teaching for faculty.

6. Communicate High Expectations

Expect more and you will get more. High expectations are important for everyone -- for the

poorly prepared, for those unwilling to exert themselves, and for the bright and well motivat-

ed. Expecting students to perform well becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when teachers and

institutions hold high expectations for themselves and make extra efforts.

7. Respect Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning

There are many roads to learning. People bring different talents and styles of learning to

college. Brilliant students in the seminar room may be all thumbs in the lab or art studio.

Students rich in hands-on experience may not do so well with theory. Students need the

opportunity to show their talents and learn in ways that work for them. Then they can be

pushed to learn in new ways that do not come so easily.

Dr. Kathleen F. Gabriel is currently an associate professor at Cali-fornia State University, Chico, in the School of Education. Before she became a professor, she was a secondary teacher for 17 years. Once she moved into higher education, she developed an academic support program for at-risk and unprepared college students at the University of Kansas and at the University of Ari-zona. At the University of Arizona, she also was a faculty devel-oper. Upon her move back to California, she served as the Direc-tor of Disabled Student Services at a community college in Northern California. Since arriving at Chico State, she has re-ceived two outstanding teaching awards. Dr. Gabriel’s book, Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education, is a valua-ble resource for professors and teaching faculty and has received excellent reviews. She recently completed her second book enti-tled, Starting Behind... Finishing Ahead: Closing the Graduation Gap for Underrepresented Students in Higher Education. She has conducted more than 650 workshops and presentations in over 27 states for faculty, counselors, advisers, administers, support staff, and students.

8:30am Registration Continental Breakfast/Networking 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Director, Faculty Development Ellen Durnin, Interim Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs 9:15 Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention Dr. Kathleen Gabriel, Coordinator, Concurrent/Education Specialist Credential Program, Chico State California 10:30 Break 10:45 Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention Continued

Q & A; Wrap-up, and Evaluations

12:00pm Luncheon served in Engleman B121

Afternoon

Morning

Promoting Social Justice

in the Classroom & Beyond

January 13, 2017 8:30am - 12:30pm Adanti Student Center Theater

Teaching Award Nominations

Please take a few minutes to nominate a deserving faculty

member for the J. Philip Smith Award for Outstanding

Teaching, and the Outstanding Academic Advisor Award.

Nominations can be made by using the links found on the

Office of Faculty Development webpage. Self-nominations

are encouraged.

The J. Philip Smith Award for Outstanding Teaching is pre-

sented to one full-time faculty and one part-time faculty

member for exemplary teaching. This is one of SCSU’s

highest honors, as faculty are recognized with a plaque, an

honorarium of $2,500.00 and public recognition. Full-time

and part-time faculty at all ranks who are currently em-

ployed at SCSU are eligible.

The Outstanding Faculty Academic Advising Award recog-

nizes the integral links between excellent academic advising

and student retention and success, and rewards faculty who

provide exceptional academic advising and mentoring to un-

dergraduate or graduate students. The recipient will receive

a $1,000 stipend, a personalized plaque, and public recogni-

tion for their outstanding effort. Full-time faculty at all ranks

who are currently employed at SCSU are eligible.

The deadline for nominations is February 6 at 12:00pm.

Qualified nominees will be invited to submit portfolios for

committee review. All awardees will be honored at the

SCSU Celebration of Excellence on May 4.

8:30am Registration Continental Breakfast/Networking 9:00 Welcome and Introductions Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Communication/Faculty Development Ellen Durnin, Interim Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs

9:30 PART 1 Social Justice: From Individual to Community Stages of Development and Awareness Sabri Dogan, Counseling and School Psychology Mindfulness and the Commonality of Human Experience Denise Zack, Counseling Services Promoting Social Justice in Educational Systems Olcay Yavuz, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Women’s Studies and a Vision for Social Justice Tricia Lin, Women’s Studies 10:30 Break 10:45 PART II Social Justice in the Classroom and Beyond Integrating Co-Curricular Service Learning and Community Engagement Chelsea Harry, Philosophy The Human Library Project Alan Brown, Sociology Promoting Social Justice in the Classroom: Norms and Techniques Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Communication/Faculty Development

12:15pm Forming a Social Justice Network 12:30 Luncheon and Collegiality

Afternoon

Morning (continued)

Morning

Appendix C

TEACHING ACADEMY AGENDA

2017 SCSU Teaching Academy Promoting Access and Opportunities for Success

Monday, May 22 8:30-9:00 am Continental Breakfast (ASC Ballroom) 9:00-10:00 am Welcome and Introductions 10:00-10:15 am Break 10:15-11:45 am Roundtables (ASC Ballroom) (2 sessions for each topic 10:15-10:55am & 11:00-11:40am) Using mindfulness to cope with faculty incivility – Dr. Cheryl Green, Nursing Objectives: Recognize that incivility is unethical and unprofessional conduct that should not be tolerated within the workplace. Discuss the signs and symptoms of bullying, horizontal/lateral violence, and disruptive behaviors within incivility. Describe the benefits of mindfulness strategies in coping with incivility in the work environment. Learning with our students: Best practices for student engagement in the age of millennials – Dr. Jean Breny, Public Health Objectives: Identify gaps or assumptions in common college curricular components that limit full trust or engagement of students and new professionals, as expressed by group discussants. Apply new knowledge or insight gained from the discussions to their own professional development or continuing education programs, trainings, or course development. List three best practices to address the pedagogical needs of younger generations. Bridging the gap between theory and practice using social justice projects – Dr. Melanie Savelli, Communication Objectives: Be empowered to incorporate social justice projects into their curriculum. Be equipped with strategies to thoughtfully facilitate conversations surrounding social justice issues. Gain valuable strategies for inspiring student activism. The rewards and challenges of educating students with ASD at SCSU – Dr. Barbara Cook, Communication Disorders, Ms. Doreen Tilt & Dr. Ruth Eren, Center for Excellence on ASD Objectives: Increase knowledge of the strengths and challenges of college students with ASD. Describe pedagogy they currently use to support college students. Explain how they may adapt or adjust these pedagogical approaches to support their students with ASD. 11:45-12:30 pm Lunch & Networking

12:30-1:45 pm Plenary Session (ASC Ballroom) Culturally Responsive Pedagogy - Dr. Meredith Sinclair, English & Dr. Jessica Powell, Curriculum & Learning Objectives: Explore our identities and aims as scholar-educators and examine how culturally responsive pedagogy can inform our teaching practice. Analyze course syllabi and classroom practices to consider pathways to culturally responsive pedagogy in disciplines. 1:45-2:00 pm Break 2:00-3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions Target X: The new graduate admissions process (ASC 306) – Lisa Galvin, Graduate Admissions Objectives: Familiarize yourself with the new system. How to know you have files to review. Making an admission recommendation to the Office of Graduate Admissions. SCSU Admissions 101 (ASC 308) – Alexis Haakonsen, Admissions Objectives: Learn about the admission process. Learn about SCSU Admissions recruitment practices. Become well-informed representatives of the University. Financial literacy training and smart money management for all (ASC 309) – Lew DeLuca, Student Financial Literacy & Advising Objectives: Learn how to use the Paying for College Calculator. Learn how to advise students with financial planning. Learn about financial literacy resources. Degree Works and academic road maps (ASC 301) – Ebonee Brown, Registrar Objectives: General Navigation. Understanding the Content of a Degree Evaluation. Gain Skills to Help Students Build an Academic Road Map. Connecting Taekwondo with the academic success and learning experiences of millennial students (ASC Ballroom) – Dr. Kimberly Petrovic, Nursing Objectives: Gain an understanding of the tenets of Taekwondo as these pertain to holistic health and well-being. Explore the opportunities for personal and professional success provided to SCSU millennial students through their participation in Taekwondo training. Review research findings pertaining to the benefits of Taekwondo training for millennial students at SCSU.

Please join us for the continuation of the Teaching Academy tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 23 8:30-9:00 am Continental Breakfast (ASC Ballroom) 9:00-9:15 am Welcome and Introductions 9:15-10:15 am Plenary Session (ASC Ballroom) Techniques of TED Talk – Dr. Natalie Starling, Counseling & School Psychology Objectives: Understand the TED-Talk phenomenon. Be able to define specific presentation behaviors and techniques for engaging audiences in TED-Talk style. Learn the concepts and techniques to transfer any presentation into TED-Talk style. 10:15-10:30 am Break 10:30-11:45 am Concurrent Sessions Multi-window management for teaching and learning (ASC 306) – Dr. Omar Abid and Dr. Robert Workman, Computer Science Objectives: Identify and discuss multi window instruction examples. Setup multi windows displays for an operating system of their choice. Create a multi window lesson on a topic of interest to them. Technology tools to activate student learning in the classroom and facilitate writing research (ASC 301) – Dr. Jess Gregory, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Dr. Heather Warner, Communication Disorders, and Dr. Aukje Lamonica, Public Health Objectives: Use the one drive as a tool for collaboration during class. Use Mendeley as a reference manager in MS word. Use the Google scholar Mendeley plug in to collect and search articles. Fake news, bad science and predatory journals: Information evaluation for the academic (ASC 311) – Rebecca Hedreen, Sue Clerc, and Kari Swanson, Library Services Objectives: Recognize situations in which information evaluation is needed. Apply information evaluation skills to common academic situations. Become familiar with the basics of teaching information evaluation skills.

11:45-12:30 pm Lunch & Networking 12:30-1:45 pm Concurrent Sessions Quick tips for using iMovie (ASC 201) – Professor Jodie Mozdzer Gil and Professor Vern Williams, Journalism Objectives: Understand video file types for recording and using online. Learn tips for basic editing that will help you make your videos more professional. Explore examples of easy video formats for classes.

Online engagement is not an oxymoron (ASC 301) – Dr. Luke Eilderts and Dr. Elena Schmitt, World Languages Objectives: Discuss strategies used in F2F classes to foster group interaction and construction of meaning. Identify ways to transform F2F strategies to online modalities. Become familiar with Padlet and Kahoot as web-based classroom tools. Reader-friendly writing and how to teach it (ASC 306) – Dr. Elizabeth Kalbfleisch, English/WAC/Writing Center Objectives: Understanding the features of reader-friendly writing. Knowledge of strategies for how to teach reader-friendly writing. Development of two activities for attendees' classrooms. Fusing integrated curriculum design and social justice learning (ASC 311) – Dr. Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Communication Objectives: Cite key components of Integrated Course Design. Explain how Integrated Course Design complements Social Justice goals. Outline a course design that features Social Justice components. 1:45-2:00 pm Break 2:00-3:15 pm Concurrent Sessions TED Talk style: Engage your audience like a TED Presentation (ASC 201) – Dr. Natalie Starling, Counseling and School Psychology Objectives: Identify, through video observation of multiple TED Talks as well as observation of the presenter and other participant presentations, at least 5 presentation behaviors that define a TED Talk style presentation. Demonstrate at least 3 presentation techniques that define a TED Talk during their workshop presentation. Demonstrate use of at least 3 presentation media tips in the medium of their choice (PowerPoint slides, etc.) during their workshop presentation. Incorporating e-Tools for learning and assessment in the college classroom (ASC 301) – Dr. Olcay Yavuz, Educational Leadership Objectives: Incorporating e-Tools for Student Engagement in the College Classroom. Incorporating e-Tools for Learning in the College Classroom. Incorporating e-Tools for Assessment in the College Classroom. Students on FYRE: Integrating meaningful research into the Tier 1 and 2 of the LEP (ASC 311) – Dr. Nicole Henderson, English/FYE and Dr. Brian Johnson, English Objectives: Understand the value of integrating meaningful research in LEP courses. Obtain the materials (rubrics, worksheets) needed to build their own FYRE INQ. Gain strategies for integrating research into their LEP or major courses.

Appendix D

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION SCHEDULE

Seven Principles of Good Practice

Abridged from Gamson & Chickering (1987)

1. Encourage Contact Between Students and Faculty

Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in

student motivation and involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through rough

times, enhances students' intellectual commitment, and encourages them to think about

their own values and future plans.

2. Develop Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students

Learning is enhanced when it is more like a team effort that a solo race. Good learning,

like good work, is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated. Working with

others often increases involvement in learning. Sharing one's own ideas and responding

to others' reactions sharpens thinking and deepens understanding.

3. Encourage Active Learning

Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in classes

listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers.

They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences

and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves.

4. Give Prompt Feedback

Knowing what you know and don't know focuses learning. Students need appropriate

feedback on performance to benefit from courses. When getting started, students need

help in assessing existing knowledge and competence. In classes, students need fre-

quent opportunities to perform and receive suggestions for improvement. Students need

chances to reflect on what they have learned, what they still need to know, and how to

assess themselves.

5. Emphasize Time on Task

Time plus energy equals learning. There is no substitute for time on task. Learning to

use one's time well is critical for students and professionals alike. Students need help in

learning effective time management. Allocating realistic amounts of time means effec-

tive learning for students and effective teaching for faculty.

6. Communicate High Expectations

Expect more and you will get more. High expectations are important for everyone -- for

the poorly prepared, for those unwilling to exert themselves, and for the bright and well

motivated. Expecting students to perform well becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when

teachers and institutions hold high expectations for themselves and make extra efforts.

7. Respect Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning

There are many roads to learning. People bring different talents and styles of learning to

college. Brilliant students in the seminar room may be all thumbs in the lab or art stu-

dio. Students rich in hands-on experience may not do so well with theory. Students

need the opportunity to show their talents and learn in ways that work for them. Then

they can be pushed to learn in new ways that do not come so easily.

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9:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast Jennifer Hudson, Associate, Faculty Development Michele Salamone, Secretary, Faculty Development

Parking Pass Distribution Tonya Nelson, University Police

9:15 Welcome and Introduction of New Faculty Ellen Durnin, Interim Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Director, Faculty Development/Communication

9:45 Southern Students: A Profile Rick Riccardi, Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness

10:30 Creating a Caring Community: Student Success Tracy Tyree, Vice President, Student Affairs 11:00 Buley Library Tour Sue Clerc and Buley Library Staff 12:15pm Lunch 1:00 Getting Started: Introduction to Blackboard Learn Karen Musmanno, Academic Technologies 2:00 Welcome President Joe Bertolino to SCSU (Lyman Auditorium)

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

9:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast Jennifer Hudson, Associate, Faculty Development Michele Salamone, Secretary, Faculty Development 9:15 Welcome and Introduction

Ilene Crawford, Interim Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs Maria Diamantis, President, Faculty Senate/Mathematics Julian Madison, President SCSU-AAUP Chapter/History Linda Cunningham & Gary Holder-Winfield, AAUP Office

9:30 Managing Classroom Technology Phil Bryant, Coordinator, AV/TV MM 10:30 Break 10:45 Success from the First Day of Class: Classroom Strategies Resources for Teaching and Creative Activity

Bonnie Farley-Lucas, Director, Faculty Development/Communication

12:00pm Lunch 1:00 Diversity and Equity Awarness Training Mark Bombaci, New Haven Consulting Paula Rice, Director, Diversity and Equity Programs 4:00 Wrap-up/Evaluations

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

University Forum: “Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education”

8:30am Registration EN C112 Continental Breakfast/Networking 12:00 Luncheon EN B121

Friday, August 26, 2016

3:30pm New Student Convocation Lyman Auditorium

Appendix E

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS

FDAC Fall 2016 Grants

Last Name First Name Department Project Title

Awarded

Amount

LaDore Frank FYE/INQ

Transforming your classroom through

mindfulness and coaching $2,500.00

Marino Doris School Health Education

Stewart Carol Marketing

Thorson James Economics and Finance

Utilizing e-portfolios as a method to document

and improve student learning $2,500.00

Vrana Heather History

Remembering Revolution: A Symposium on How

Memory and Social Media are Shaping 21st

Century Politics of the Present $2,500.00

Blackmer Corinne

Larocco Steve English

Harvey Rebecca MFT/Social Work

Keenan Elizabeth Social Work

Kenty-Drane Jessica Sociology

Levatino Paul MFT/Social Work

Jeffrey Rachel Biology

Webb Jeff Chemistry

Cummings Karen Physics

Grace Sean Biology

Perumbilly Sebastian

Dripchak Valerie

Online and Blended Learning Interactive

Workshop--Part 2: Building Your Digital Identity $2,500.00

Research Roundtable for Arts and Sciences

Faculty $900.00

Critical Patriotism & Social Justice: Incorporating

Nationality into Mental Health Systems $2,250.00

Science Pedagogy: Advances to Include All

Learners $2,500.00

MFT/Social Work

The Impact of Moral Injury: A Dialogue with War

Veterans $2,500.00

FDAC Spring 2017 Grants

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount

Dodson Joel English

What is Reform? 1517-2017 Reformation 500th

Anniversary Symposium $2,550.00

Frank Ellen Management First Step in Assurance of Learning $1,204.00

Larkin Erin

World Languages &

Literatures #Diversity-in-Media-Matters $2,088.00

Marsoobian Armen Philosophy Philosophy Department Colloquium Series $1,800.00

Palma Pina

World Languages &

Literatures

Strong Women, Strong Voices: The Italian Tradition.

International Women's Day $2,182.00

Roe Sarah Philosophy

Norbert Weiner Address--Research Center on

Computing and Society $2,725.00

Yavuz Olcay Ed Leadership

Empowering Faculty to Make Ethical and Legal

Decisions in Higher Education Teaching, Learning and

Advising $3,000.00

Bordner Kelly Psychology

Barboza Meghan Biology

Jeffrey Rachel Biology

Stiver Kelly Psychology

Levatino Paul MFT

Archambault Maryjo RTSM

Harvey Rebecca MFT $3,800.00

Keenan Elizabeth Social Work

Okobi Elsie Ed Leadership

Brown Mary English

Perumbilly Sebastian MFT

Dripchak Valerie Social Work

Smoyer Amy Social Work

Lin Tricia Women's Studies $3,400.00

Tait James EGMS

Breslin Vincent EGMS

Grace Sean Biology

Breaking Good: The Role of Forgiveness and

Atonement in Reducing the Number of Incarcerated

14th Annual LIS Seminar Series $4,000.00

Biology/Psychology Joint Seminar Series $4,000.00

Mindfulness: Tools for personal and professional

applications in clinical practice and academia

GIS into the humanities and education classroom $4,000.00

Veterans' War-Trauma, Moral Injury and

Postdeployment Family Reengagement $4,000.00

Appendix F

CURRICULUM-RELATED GRANT RECIPIENTS

CRAC Grants 2016-17

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount

Cardone Resha

World Languages and

Literatures

Creating a Certificate in Medical Spanish for Health and Human

Service Professionals $1,500.00

Dombrowski Christine

World Languages and

Literatures Flipping the Methods for Teaching of World Languages Classroom $1,500.00

Ellis Scott English

Annotation Assignments as Collaborative Critical Reading Strategies

for Traditional, Hybrid, and Online Courses $1,500.00

Green Cheryl Ann Nursing Health Care Has a Narrative $1,500.00

Kowalczyk Gregory Chemistry

Creation of Tutorial Videos for In-Class Problems for General

Chemistry Courses CHE 120 and 121 $1,000.00

Larkin Erin

World Languages and

Literatures

Transforming WLL 592: Culture of Expression--a Core Requirement in

the MA in Romance Languages--into a Hybrid Course $1,000.00

Olney Patricia Political Science

Learning International Relations By Practicing Statecraft in a Hybrid

Environment $1,000.00

Roe Sarah Philosophy Ethical and Social Implications for STEM $2,500.00

Skoczen Kathleen Anthropology Archaeology Field School in Poulton, UK $2,500.00

Stewart Carol Management

Developing and implementing an e-portfolio assessment tool as

evidence of interdisciplinary soft skills competencies $2,500.00

Bay Mike

Glinka Rich

Petroski David

Sargent Meg

Sampson Linda

Brown Alan Sociology

Smoyer Amy Social Work $4,000.00

Coca Adiel

Ryder Todd

Eilderts Luke

Schmitt Elena

Elahi Ata

Podnar Hrvoje

Gallup Peggy Public Health

Monroe Tomczak Stephen Social Work

ChemistryIntroduction of Technology into the Organic Chemistry Curriculum

$3,200.00

Communication

Portfolio Design for Preliminary, Intermediate, and Advanced

Student Assessment of Program Learning Outcomes

$4,755.00

Inside-Out @ SCSU: A Pilot Proposal

World Languages and

Literatures

Continued Access to the Southern Classroom through Synchronous

Video Instruction $5,000.00

Computer Science Programming Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) Manual and Exercises $3,000.00

Development of a Tier 2 course on the elements of the food system,

which will serve as a basis for an interdisciplinary minor in Food

Systems and Food Justice $2,100.00

CRAC Grants 2016-17

Zigmont Victoria Public Health

Henderson Nicole

Johnson Brian

Knell Michael Earth Science

Weinbaum Jonathan Biology $5,000.00

Mink Michael

Breny Jean

Simoneau Cindy

Mozdzer Gil Jodie

Stretch Cynthia

Dodson Joel

Baraw Charles

Workman Robert

Yu Winnie

Development of a Tier 2 course on the elements of the food system,

which will serve as a basis for an interdisciplinary minor in Food

Systems and Food Justice $2,100.00

English FIRE (First-Year Research) Program $5,000.00

Journalism

Telling Local Stories of World War I: a collaboration with the

Connecticut State Library $4,400.00

Paleontological Fieldwork in the Late Triassic of Northeastern

Arizona: A Field Course

Public Health

Development of a Collaborative Master's Degree in Global Health

with LJMU $5,000.00

Computer Science Introducing Coding Using the Python Programming Language $3,000.00

English

Creating the "Blue Book": A New Writing Guide for English Majors

and Minors $4,998.00

Appendix G

CSU GRANT RECIPIENTS

CSU Research Grants 2016-17

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount

Finch Leon Physics Developing an Experiment to Test Symmetry Violation at Brookhaven Lab 4,813

Breslin Vincent

Environment, Geography &

Marine Sciences Assessment of Plastic Microbead Contamination in Long Island Sound 5,000

Dunbar Miranda Biology Torpor in the tropics 5,000

Taylor Derek Communication Frames of View: Four Short Experimental Documentary Films About Landscape 5,000

Vrana Heather History Do Not Mess with Us! Guatemalan Students and the State, 1944-1996 5,000

Wu Binlin Physics

Optical Biopsy for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Breast Cancer Using Fluoresence

Spectroscopy 5,000

Cardone Resha World Languages & Lit Translating Pia Barros's El tono menor del deseo/The Minor Tone of Desire 5,000

Coca Adiel Chemistry Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Tetramic Acid Derivatives 5,000

Roe Sarah Philosophy

Taking Advice from the Humanities: what can we learn about science by studying

those that study the history of science 4,462

Slomba Jeff Art

Moving Venice to Greenland: a proposed migration sculpted as a response to climate

change 5,000

Crawford Sarah Biology Novel Treatment Approaches to Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5,000

Lesley Melvin Chemistry The Total Synthesis of Novel Tamoxifen Derivatives for Anti-Cancer Activity 5,000

McCullagh Jennifer Communication Disorders

Auditory Memory Abilities in Children Evaluated for Central Auditory Processind

Disorders 5,000

Roberts Elizabeth Biology Influence of plant microbiome on fitness of Tall Fescue grasses 5,000

Dodson Joel English

Prodigal Professions: The Confessions of Faith of Francis Bacon and Katherine

Stubbes 2,856

Dripchak Valerie Social Work

An Exploration of Social Workers' Understanding of Resiliency and Risk Factors in

Families of Veterans 3,005

Jeffrey Rachel Biology Role of 14-3-3 proteins in long-term memory function 5,000

Ryder Todd Chemistry Organometallic additions to sulfinyliminoesters 5,000

Smoyer Amy Social Work Women Returning to New Haven from Prison: A Needs Assessment 5,000

Vitale Lisa World Languages & Lit Caterina Povera: St. Catherine of Siena the Poet 5,000

Zavar Elyse

Environment, Geography and

Marine Sciences Sustainable Reconstruction in Greensburg, Kansas 5,000

Fisher Michael Biology Creating a Microbial Consortium for Carbon Neutral Production of Bioplastics 5,000

Harry Chelsea Philosophy The Reception of Presocratic Natural Philosophy in Later Classical Thought 5,000

Johnson Brian English About to Say, a book of poems 3,038

CSU Research Grants 2016-17

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount

McGill Kenneth Anthropology The Language of Debt: An Ethnographic Approach 5,000

Stiver Kelly Psychology

Variation in behavior, physiology, and reproduction in Symphodes ocellatus satellite

males 5,000

Vancour Michele Public Health

An Examination of the Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, Training and

Practices of Connecticut Obstetricians and Pediatricians 5,000

Wei Yan Special Ed & Reading An Embedded Planning Tool at Intensified Tier Three Instruction 5,000

Weinbaum Jonathan Biology Paleontological Field Work in the Southwestern US 5,000

Knell Michael Earth Sciences Paleontological Field Work in the Southwestern US 5,000

Shipley Vivian English

Completion of poems on female adventures and researching and writing new poems

on Appalachia and ekphrastic poems based on various art forms 5,000

Warner Heather Communication Disorders How and When to Begin Safe Oral Intake in Post-Extubation Patients 4,500

Kwak Lynn Marketing The Effect of Eco-labeling on Willingness to Buy Genetically Modified (GM) Foods 3,250

Yoon Sang Economics The Effect of Eco-labeling on Willingness to Buy Genetically Modified (GM) Foods 3,250

Lamonica Aukje Public Health

Trends and Correlates of Marijuana Use in Black Female College Undergraduate

Students 4,875

Evans Marian Public Health

Trends and Correlates of Marijuana Use in Black Female College Undergraduate

Students 4,875

Frank Ellen Management A Longitudinal Study of Business Students' Perceptions of Women in Management 2,700

Kern Darcy History

The Political Kingdom: Authority, Representation, and the Language of Nationhood

in England and Castile, 1450-1520 5,000

Larkin Erin World Languages & Lit Benedetta Cappa: A futurist artist, a futurist life 4,957

Olney Patricia Political Science The Promise and Perils of Mexico's No Party System 3,000

Schwendemann Todd Physics Creation and Analysis of Graphene Based Supercapacitators 5,000

Vu Thuan Art Translating Vietnamese Imagery 5,000

Yang Chulguen Management Mindfulness Meditation and Art Appreciation as Meaning-Making Practices 4,958

Latchman Peter Exercise Science Exercise and Risk Factors for Hypertension in African American Women 5,000

Axtell Robert Exercise Science Exercise and Risk Factors for Hypertension in African American Women 5,000

Meyerhoffer Cassi Sociology The Color of Trust: Exploring Student Perceptions of Racial Bias in Policing 5,000

Brown Alan Sociology The Color of Trust: Exploring Student Perceptions of Racial Bias in Policing 5,000

CSU Research Grants 2016-17

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount

Silady Rebecca Biology Identification of homozygous suppressors of gravitropism defective 2-1 5,000

Skoczen Kathleen Anthropology Grandmothers and Grandchildren: A Kwakwaka'wakw Perspective 5,000

Arafeh Sousan Educational Leadership

Empirical Explorations of Distributed Opportunities to Learn, Teach and

Lead 2,500

Marchant-

Shapiro Theresa Political Science

Empirical Explorations of Distributed Opportunities to Learn, Teach and

Lead 2,500

Baraw Charles English Hawthorne at the Wayside: Literary Tourism & Uncanny Authorship 1,750

Grace Sean Biology

Bacterial assessment of the temperate scleractinian coral Astrangia poculata in Long

Island Sound 2,500

Gregory Robert Exercise Science Comparison of Movement Variability During Treadmill and Overground Running 2,500

Heidkamp C. Patrick

Environment, Geography and

Marine Sciences Sustainable Food Production in the Coastal Zone 2,453

Pettigew David Philosophy From Berlin to Marseille: Varian Fry's Journey to Yad Vashem 2,500

Rogers Michael Anthropology

Investigating Middle Stone Age (MSA) archaeology and early modern human fossil

remains in Gona, Afar, Ethiopia 2,500

Stewart Carol Management The Thinkubator Alliance: Closing the Soft Skills Gap 2,380

Raynolds Laura Special Ed and Reading Predicting reading skills in young children with music perception tests 2,500

Gregory Jess Educational Leadership Predicting reading skills in young children with music perception tests 2,500

Barnes Ericka Chemistry

Atomic and Molecular Benchmark Energies for Potassium through Krypton using

Complete Basis Set Extrapolations 1,000

Coron Cynthia Earth Sciences

Ash Fall-Induced Climate Change: A Contributory Cause of the End Triassic Mass

Extinction 2,500

Ellis Scott English Erasing 'Dulness': Jonathan Trumbull and the Redesign of College Curricula 2,500

Kim Hak Joon Information & Library Sci MakerSpaces in University Libraries 1,250

Liu Yan Information & Library Sci How do academic libraries support MOOCs using OER in top US universities? 2,500

Marsoobian Armen Philosophy

The Dildilian Photographic Collection: 100 Years of Armenian Photographic

Excellence 2,500

Perumbilly Sebastian Social Work Clinical Strategies for Engaging Family Members 1,250

Purdy Mary Communication Disorders

Health history taking in persons with aphasia: Changes in accuracy of

information following interdisciplinary training 1,345

Lamberti Mary Pat Nursing

Health history taking in persons with aphasia: Changes in accuracy of

information following interdisciplinary training 1,345

CSU Research Grants 2016-17

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount

Risisky Deb Public Health

Evaluation of an After-School Violence Prevention Program for Middle

School Youth 1,276

MacGregor James Rec & Leisure Studies

Evaluation of an After-School Violence Prevention Program for Middle

School Youth 1,276

Eilderts Luke World Languages & Lit

"They're not us, we're not them": Identity, Borders and the Discourses of Alsatian

and National Identity during the 2014 French Territorial Reform Debate 1,292

Larocco Steve English An Anatomy of Forgiveness 1,164

Pang Yulei Mathematics Early Identification of Vulnerable Software Components Using Ensemble Learning 1,350

Richardson Lystra Educational Leadership Instructional Leadership in Brazil: Appropriateness and Implementation Challenges 1,350

Sinclair Meredith English Secondary Pre-Service English Teachers Learning Literacy for "Doing Literacy" 1,350

Walters Kenneth Psychology Impact of Alcohol and Drug Use and Abuse on the Self-Concept of College Students 675

Yacher Leon Geography Naypyidaw: The Geography of Myanmar's Forward Capital City 1,350

Barnes Ericka Chemistry

Definitive Assignment of Chemical Shifts in the H-NMR Spectrum of Syn-2, 4-bis(4'-

methylphenyl)-trans-1,3-di-thexyl)-di-1,3-boradi-2,4-azacyclobutadiene Using

Computational Quantum Chemistry 810

DeJarnette Glenda Communication Disorders

A systematic review of the literature on speech act pragmatic language behavior in

multilingual speakers: Building evidence for a developing theory of pragmatic

language behavior 1,350

Kearns James Chemistry

The determination of arsenic in rice and other food sources by chemical digestion

and measurement with an atomic absorption spectrophotometer for use as a

laboratory experiment for upper level undergraduate chemistry students 1,350

Bower-Phipps Laura Education

Reimagining Critical Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: Pre-Service

Teachers' Exploration of Gender Binaries in the Classroom 1,350

Powell Jessica Education

Reimagining Critical Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education: Pre-Service

Teachers' Exploration of Gender Binaries in the Classroom 1,350

Cook Barbara Communication Disorders

Social Networks: Supporting College/University Students with high functioning

Autism Spectrum Disorder 1,350

Weiss Deborah Communication Disorders

Social Networks: Supporting College/University Students with high functioning

Autism Spectrum Disorder 1,350

CSU Research Grants 2016-17

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount

Brownell Mia Art

European Still Life Reexamined: New Paintings for the Fulginiti Pavilion for

Bioethics and Humanities Gallery 1,350

Jacobs John Psychology Occupational Mobility and Health Outcomes: a Longitudinal Analysis 1,350

Abd El-Raouf Amal Computer Science A Cloud-Based Solution for Gene Differential Expression Analysis 1,350

Prince Melvin Marketing Contemporary Analysis of Organizational Buying Center Structure and Functions 809

Palma Pina World Languages & Lit Women and War in the Italian Resistance 1,350

Schmitt Elena World Languages & Lit Online teaching and learning: Challenges, benefits, activities, and attitudes 1,350

Serchuk Camille Art

Painters and Public Works: Art, Cartography and Technology in the French

Renaissance 1,350

Petrovic Kimberly Nursing The Benefits of Taekwondo Training for Undergraduate Students at SCSU 1,350

Manzella Joseph Anthropology Returning to Ourselves: Reclaiming Kwakwaka'wakw culture 1,350

Pinciu Val Mathematics Visibility in Polyforms 1,350

Chandler Jeremy Art Hunting and Hiding: Creating and Exhibiting New Photographs and Video 1,350

Appendix H

MINORITY RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION GRANT RECIPIENTS

MRRC Grants 2016-17

Last Name First Name Department Project Title Amount Awarded

Evans Marian Public Health Annual Sister's Circle Writing Retreat Workshop 1,000.00

Green Cheryl Nursing

Decreasing the Potential for Nursing Students' Medication Errors

by Increasing Self-Awareness of Stress, Anxiety and Distractions 200.00

Hoffler Steven Social Work

Navigating the Tenure Process: Faculty of Color Experiences at a

Public University 1,000.00

Pang Yulei Mathematics

Early Identification of Vulnerable Software Components via

Ensemble Learning 1,300.00

Perumbilly Sebastian

Social Work/Marriage

and Family Therapy

Attending and potentially presenting research papers at LISBON

ADDICTIONS (Second European Conference on Addictive

Behaviors and Dependencies) Lisbon, Portugal (October 24-26,

2017) 1,300.00

Robinson Quintin Ed Leadership

Thinking About Relationships with Black Boys: Why Strategic

Mentoring Matters $1,000.00

Stoll Melissa Athletics USTFCCCA Strength & Conditioning Specialist Certification $435.00

Wei Yan

Special Education &

Reading Observation Study of Tier Three Literacy Instruction $850.00

Weng Miaowei

World Languages &

Literatures Childhood Memory in Times of Turmoil in Spain and China $1,000.00

Weng Miaowei

World Languages and

Literature The Portrayal of China in Contemporary Spain 1,300.00

Wharton Jonathan Political Science History and Politics Panel chair, discussant $735.00

Appendix I

YALE LIBRARY CARD RECIPIENTS

Yale Library Card Recipients 2016-2017

Name Dept. Quarter

Tobey, Rena HON 4

Perumbilly, Sebastian MFT 4

Coogan, Ryan Paul ENG 4

Kern, Darcy HIS 4

Kreiger, Joan EXS 4

Palma, Pina WLL Year 17

Blackmer, Corinne ENG 1

Dodson, Joel ENG 1

Ter-Stepanian, Anahit ART 1

Kern, Darcy HIS 1

Kwak, Lynn MKT 3

Ter-Stepanian, Anahit ART 3

Dombrowski, Christine WLL 3