Fall 2014

Teaching at a University: A Hands-on Workshop for Faculty New to the Teaching Profession – Dr. Nathan Bond, Assistant Director, Academic Development and Assessment – Tues, Aug 13, 9 am-3:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Overview of the Research Enhancement Program (REP) – Dr. Michael Blanda, Assistant Vice President, Research and Federal Relations – Wed, Sept 10, 3-4:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Student Learning Outcomes: Where Do We Go From Here? – Dr. Beth Wuest, Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness – Thurs, Sept 11, 1-3 pm, Alk 105/106

Using the Honor Code to Support Academic Integrity in the Classroom – Dr. David Wiley, Professor, Health and Human Performances – Wed, Sept 17, 1-3 pm, Alk 105/106

Purposes, Administration, and Reporting of Assessments that Measure Student Learning – Dr. Nathan Bond, Assistant Director, Academic Development and Assessment; Dr. Susan Day, Professor and Chair, Sociology and Dr. Beth Wuest, Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness – Thurs, Sept 18, 1-3:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Building Faculty Credentials and Documentation for Promotion – Dr. Eugene Bourgeois, Provost and Dr. Cynthia Opheim, Associate Provost – Fri, Sept 19, 1-3 pm, Alk 105/106

Project-based Instruction (PBI): A Dynamic Strategy for Motivating and Engaging Today’s Students – Dr. Gail Dickinson, Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction – Tues, Sept 23, 1-2:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Mentoring Faculty and Mentoring Students – Dr. Marian Houser, Associate Professor, College of Fine Arts and Communication Studies (Dr. Houser received the 2013 Muir Mentoring Award at Texas State University); Dr. Rodney Rohde, Chair and Professor, Program in Clinical Laboratory Science and Dr. Anne Ngu, Professor, Computer Science – Fri, Oct 3, 1-3 pm, Alk 105/106

Getting Published: Advice from Editors of Scholarly Journals – Dr. Moonis Ali, Professor, Computer Science; Dr. William Brittain, Professor and Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Dr. Eric Paulson, Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Developmental Education and Dr. Duncan Waite, Professor, Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology – Wed, Oct 8, 10:30 am – 12 pm, Alk 105/106

Teaching Large Classes: Successful Strategies for Engaging Students – Dr. Joe Falocco, Assistant Professor, English and Dr. Amy Meeks, Senior Lecturer, Psychology – Thurs, Oct 9, 2-3:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Reference Management Software for Research – Dr. David Caverly, Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Developmental Education – Fri, Oct 10, 9-11 am, Alk 148

Developing Objective Assessments – Dr. Nathan Bond, Assistant Director, Academic Development and Assessment; Dr. Amy Russell, Assistant Professor, Social Work and Mr. Mike Dickinson, Instructional Designer, Instructional Design Support – Thurs, Oct 16, 1-3:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Preparing Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet –Dr. Cindy Royal, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication –Tues, Oct 21, 2-3:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Research Cash Advances and Payment of Human Subjects – Dr. Michael Blanda, Assistant Vice President, Research and Federal Relations and Mr. James Webb, Director of Accounting – Wed, Oct 22, 3-4:30 pm, Alk 105/106

Theory Construction and Model Building – Analysis – Dr. Larry Price, Professor, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research Design and Analysis (IIRDA) –Fri, Oct 24, 1-3 pm, Alk 119

Writing Grants: What Every Professor at Texas State Should Know First – Dr. Michael Blanda, Assistant Vice President, Research and Federal Relations and Ms. Evy Gonzales, Associate Director, Federal Relations – Tues, Oct 28, 1-3 pm, Alk 105/106

Creating Significant Learning Experiences for Your Students – Dr. Dee Fink, University of Oklahoma – Fri, Oct 31, 9 am-4 pm, Alk 105/106

Fulbright: A World of Opportunity – Jordanna Enrich, Assistant Director of the Fulbright US Program –Wed, Nov 19, 3:30-5 pm, Alk 105/106