Author Archives: asurgens

If you haven’t been to one of the Office of Institutional Diversity’s Lunchtime series workshops, you are missing out!  Missing out on great food, great company and rich discussion. I have attended a few of the Diversity Lunchtime sessions and … Continue reading →

Friends, if you like speakers like Doris Kearns Goodwin (or Clay Christensen, whom we’ll be adding to the offerings), or ideas that make the most of tech, you may really like this. We are co-hosting a selection of scheduled sessions from … Continue reading →

Finding Balance and Your Best YOU!   When: Thursday, May 1, 2014 Where: Weygand Multi-Purpose Room, 1047 Time: 12pm (Feel free to bring your lunch!) Facilitator: Dr. Roopa Rawjee   Light refreshments will be served!   Please read the linked article! … Continue reading →

  Learn how one instructor has incorporated the use of the Pecha Kucha presentation style for student presentation assignments in his classes. Pecha Kucha is a challenging style of presentation that pushes students to move beyond the traditional PowerPoint slideshow … Continue reading →

When: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Where: Weygand Multi-Purpose Room, 1047 Time: 12pm (Feel free to bring your lunch!) Facilitator: Dr. Cathy Holbrook   Light refreshments will be served! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-james-michael-nolan/in-higher-education-socia_b_3932373.html   In higher education, the tools are always changing and it’s … Continue reading →

This was the title and focus of the New England Association for the Cooperative Education and Field Experience (NEACEFE) conference that I attended back on November 3rd-5th with Diane Bell, Director of Internships.  The NEACEFE conference brings together career development … Continue reading →

Have you been thinking about pursing a doctoral degree in the future? Is it something you would like more information about?  Do you have questions? Concerns? Are you wondering how balancing a full time job, a family, and your academics … Continue reading →

The common thread among those of us fortunate enough to attend Creating Change 2014 is nothing less than a commitment to change the world!  And to hear the anecdotes and research from colleagues across the nation, we are making good … Continue reading →

The Children’s Center teachers had the opportunity to reflect on and discuss recently attended conferences and trainings with their colleagues at a recent staff meeting.  These conversations inspired all of the teachers to consider their pedagogies and prompted thoughtful sharing … Continue reading →