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Faculty Development Sessions

• Great Ideas for Teaching Students (GIFTS) | October 23 & November 7
  Session led by Stasia Straley 
  College of Business and Public Policy
  CAFE Faculty Associate for Teaching and Learning
  
  Tues Oct 23 | 1:00-2:15 PM | RH 303 | Register Here 

   

  Wed Nov 7 | 11:30 AM-12:45 PM | LIB 302A | Register Here

   

  Ever wanted to talk with colleagues about what's happening in your classroom? Or hear about their experiences with a teaching method you're about to try? Or simply be surrounded by faculty exchanging experiences with teaching?

   

  Please join us for an opportunity to share creative ways to engage students in discussions, problem-solving, critical thinking, and more. Bring your best ideas, as well as your greatest concerns, challenges and questions. We'll share our GIFTS (Great Ideas for Teaching Students) in an informal setting.

   

  For more information: scstraley@alaska.edu
  
  

  If you need to participate via distance or need accommodation, 

  please contact sawhitney@alaska.edu
• Preparing Your File for Promotion and Tenure: Processes, Procedures, Considerations | October 26

   Fri Oct 26 | 8:30-10:30 AM | LIB 307 | Register Here

  This session provides essential information for those going up for 4th year review, tenure, or promotion at all levels. In the past, this session was offered annually in March. Know you'll be busy with other commitments in the summer? Get get started on your file this spring and reduce the stress of fall file submission.

  Presenters

   Marian Bruce, Director, Faculty Services

  Patty Linton, Senior Associate Dean, CAS*

   

  *Dr. Linton is affiliated with CAS, but this session is for faculty from ANY of UAA's colleges, not just CAS. 

   

  Distance delivery information provided after registration. 

                

  Questions? Contact Marian or Shawnalee
• Gathering of Chairs & Directors of Academic Departments | September 11-May 7
  First Tuesday of the Month | September 11- May 7 | GHH 105 | 8:30-9:45 AM | Register Here

   

  Next meeting is October 2nd. 

   

  Dr. Clare Dannenberg (Chair, Anthropology) will be leading a monthly gathering for chairs/directors. Generally speaking, this session will occur on the first Tuesday of each month, though the September session will be held September 11. Topics of discussion and activities will vary with sessions designed to address shared interests and challenges common for those serving in the chair/director role in academic departments.
• Indigenous Author & Activist Winona LaDuke at UAA & APU | November 8 & 9

  Indigenous Author Activist Economist Environmentalist Winona LaDuke at the University of Alaska Anchorage   Nov. 8-9, 2018 | Events are free & open to the public   KEYNOTE PRESENTATION The Next Energy Economy: Grassroots Strategies to Mitigate Global Climate Change, and How We Move Ahead   7 pm, 11/9, UAA Wendy Williamson Auditorium     UAA values inclusion and access. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations may call 907-786-4605 or email eroderick@alaska.edu. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide accommodations.

  THURSDAY 11/8                                                                 Leading from the Heart:  Activism, Identity & Community Empowerment 11:30 am-1:30 pm UAA/APU Consortium Library Rm 307 ──── All Our Relations:  Environmental Justice and Community Empowerment 2:30-4:30 pm UAA/APU Consortium Library Rm 307 ──── Potluck Honoring Winona 6-8:30 pm | APU Atwood Bldg  Please bring a dish to share.  ──── FRIDAY 11/9 Indigenous Community Empowerment & Resistance 2-3:30 pm UAA/APU Consortium Library Rm 307 ──── The Next Energy Economy 7:00pm Wendy Williamson Auditorium     Presented by:  Alaska Airlines and Books of the Year

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