Fall 2019

Developing Outcomes and Methods to Assess Student Improvement
Thursday, September 5 | 9:30 – 11 a.m. Educational Programs
Friday, September 6 | 9:30 – 11 a.m. General Education
Friday, September 6 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. Academic and Student Services
Presenters:        Dr. Lonnie Olson, Assessment Director, Institutional Effectiveness

Overview of the Research Enhancement Program (REP)
Tuesday, September 10 | noon – 1:30 p.m.
Presenters:   Dr. Mike Blanda, Assistant Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs

Design Thinking: An Innovative, Creative Approach to Better Writing Assignments
Tuesday, September 17 | 10 a.m. – noon
Presenters:     Dr. Peter Tschirhart, Associate Dean, Honors College; Dr. Ron Haas, Senior Lecturer, Honors College

Effective Strategies for Finding Funding
Monday, September 23 | 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Presenters:    Ms. Evy Gonzales, Director, Strategic Research Initiatives, Research and Sponsored Programs; Ms. Jessica Schneider, Research Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts

Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor: Advice for Assistant Professors
Thursday, October 10 | 2 – 4 p.m.
Presenters:    Dr. Gene Bourgeois, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor, History; Dr. Debbie Thorne, Associate Provost and Professor, Marketing

Developing Faculty–led Study Abroad and Study–in–America Programs
Thursday, October 17 | 9 – 11 a.m.

Presenters:     Ms. Isis de la O, Associate Director, Study Abroad; Mr. Joshua Book, Assistant Director, Office of Distance and Extended Learning
Location:        Encino 233, Avery 355, and ZOOM

Pursuing Funding from Foundations and Private Sources
Wednesday, October 23 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Presenters:    Dr. Dan Perry, Assistant Vice President, University Advancement; Mr. Charles Vestal, Major Gift Officer, University Advancement

An Introduction to the QEP
Monday, October 28 | noon – 2 p.m. 
Presenters:    Co–chairs of the QEP Committee: Dr. Erina Duganne, Associate Professor, School of Art and Design; Dr. Alejandra Sorto, Professor of Mathematics, College of Science and Engineering

The Graduate College: Mentoring and Having Difficult Conversations
Monday, November 4 | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Presenters:    Dr. Andrea Golato, Dean, Graduate College and Professor, World Languages and Literature; Dr. Eric Paulson, Associate Dean, Graduate College and Professor, Curriculum and Instruction;  Dr. Sandy Rao, Assistant Dean and Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication

Don’t Just Migrate Your Course, My–GREAT Your Course with the New LMS
Tuesday, December 3 | 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 4 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Presenters:    Mr. Dana Willett, Director, Office of Distance and Extended Learning