Upcoming Events

Below is a listing of upcoming events sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development. Check back periodically as this list is liable to change.
Thank you.

Clicker Brownbag (no registration needed)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 12:00 to 1:00pm in the MBSC Council Room
For more information please contact Ted Turgeon at tturgeon@unomaha.edu

"Teaching On-Line: What I've Learned Teaching Research Methods."
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 in the MBSC Omaha Room
For more information please contact Greg Petrow at gpetrow@unomaha.edu. To register please contact the Center for Faculty Development at unofacdev@unomaha.edu

50 Things Every Department Chair Should Know Webinar
Fridays: March 12, 19, 26. April 2, 9. In the Criss Library room 232 from 12:00-1:30pm
For more information please contact the Center for Faculty Development at 554-2427, or unofacdev@unomaha.edu

TC/RT/CEL Celebration
Friday April 23, 2010, from 2:30 to 4:00pm in the MBSC Dodge Room
To register please contact the Center for Faculty Development at unofacdev@unomaha.edu

Past Events

Next Generation Diversity Leadership Series Begins Sept. 23
Dates and times for the fall programs: All sessions will be held in the MDBS Gallery Room - Wednesday, Sept. 23
"What is Diversity and Why Does It matter?" 1 to 2 p.m.
Focus is to examine how human nature can inform our approach to diversity. - Thursday, Oct. 15
"Do Great Minds Really Think Alike?" 10 to 11 a.m.
Focus is to examine how to bring different thinking styles together. - Thursday, Nov. 5
"A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Rely On…Sometimes!" 1 to 2 p.m.
Focus is to examine important social/relational dynamics.
To register for any of the programs or for more information, contact Ulmar at 554.2321 or sulmar@unomaha.edu.

Monday, October 5, 2009
Review of 2009 Oxford Round Table - SOCIAL JUSTICE: Poverty, Food, and Race
Time: 12 - 1pm
Location: MBSC, Gallery Room
For more information please contact Carol Mitchell at cmitchell@unomaha.edu.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Center for Faculty Development Book Discussion: What The Best College Teachers Do, By Ken Bain.
Time: 12-1pm
Location: MBSC, Gallery Room
For more information please contact the Center for Faculty Development at 554-2427 or Alice Woll at awoll@unomaha.edu. · First and second year full time faculty members have received a copy from their participation in the Center for Faculty Developments Annual Fall Workshops. · If you do not have a copy of the book, please contact the Center for Faculty Development at 554-2427 or contact Alice Woll at awoll@unomaha.edu for a copy. · This is a first come, first serve basis as the Center for Faculty Development only has a limited number of books left. · All are welcome for the discussion whether or not you’ve read the book or not.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Newspapers in Your Classroom
Time: 11:30 – 12:30pm
Location: MBSC, Gallery Room
Presented By NiC Faculty. Guest Speakers: Paul Wilson, New York Times Educational Representative and Lynn Hall, the National Director of Education for the New York Times
To register contact the Center for Faculty Development at 554-2427 or unofacdev@unomaha.edu. To request more information about the event, please contact the NiC coordinator, Maria Knudtson at mknudtson@unomaha.edu. All those interested in attending are invited to bring their lunch. Desserts and drinks will be provided.

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Celebrate Our Constitution Time: 1:00pm MBSC Jenkins Room For more information contact or contact Paul Sather at psather@unomaha.edu.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
HISTORY OF STRIFE, PROMISE OF HOPE: Helping the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Time: 7:00-9:00 P.M.
Location: Thompson Alumni Center
For more information contact or contact Paul Sather at psather@unomaha.edu.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Advancing the Practice
Time: 3 - 4:30pm
Location: ASH 202 Conference Room
For more information, please contact Carlynn Hartman-Kurtz, at 554-2712 or chartmankurtz@unomaha.edu.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation
Time: 12:00pm
MBSC, U Mo Ho Room
For more informaiton please contact the office of Sponsored Programs and Research at 554-2286

Monday, November 9, 2009
Using Electronic Course Portfolios to Support the Scholarship of Teaching .
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
MBSC Council Room
If you have any questions please contact Shelley Schafer at 554-4831 or sschafer@unomaha.edu.

Monday, September 28, 2009; Thursday, October 8, 2009; Tuesday, October 27, 2009; Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Fall Faculty Recruitment Workshops: Search Committee Training sponsored by the Office of Academic and Student Affairs and Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
Time: 2 - 3:30pm
Location: MBSC, Gallery Room
For more information please contact Deborah Smith-Howell at dsmith-howell@unomaha.edu.

Friday, November 13, 2009
Challenge the Kinesthetic Learning Domain
Time: 12 - 1:30pm
Location: HPER Dance Lab
For more information, please contact Josie Metal-Corbin at jmetal-corbin@unomaha.edu or 554-2670.

2009/2010 Community Engagement Links, Teaching Cirlcles, Research Triangles Annual Kick-Off

2009-2010
Community Engagement Links,
Teaching Circles, Research Triangles
Kick-Off

Friday, September, 11th
2:00-3:30pm
MBSC, Dodge Room

Community Engagement Links, Teaching Circles, Research Triangles are sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development, Graduate Studies, Office of Sponsored Programs, and Academic and Student Affairs.

The purpose of the organizational meeting is to introduce Community Engagement Links, register existing Circles/Triangles, add new members, form new Engagement Links/Circles/Triangles, and explain the rewards/incentives available for 2009-2010 active participants.

More information to follow soon. Thank you.

Center for Faculty Development Annual Fall Workshops

Annual Fall New Faculty/ Graduate Assistant Workshops
August 17 and 18, 2009

The 2009 New Faculty Workshop and the Graduate Assistant Workshops, sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development (CFD), will be held Monday, August 17. The Faculty Workshop will continue Tuesday, August 18.

These workshops have been a tradition at UNO for over 30 years. It provides new faculty and new teaching assistants with an opportunity to meet one another in an informal setting while learning about UNO—our metropolitan mission and strategic goals, our students, our academic support services, and faculty development opportunities.

For more information about the workshops, contact the Center for Faculty Development at 4-2427 or unofacdev@unomaha.edu or contact Deborah Smith-Howell, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean for Graduate Studies at 4-4849 or dsmith-howell@unomaha.edu .


Annual Fall Part-time Faculty Workshops
August 19 and 20, 2009

Workshops for all part-time faculty at UNO are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday evenings, August 19 and 20 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. in Arts & Sciences Hall.

The agenda is the same each evening and faculty should choose the day that works best for them. The workshop provides information about UNO and teaching targeted to both new and experience part-time faculty.

You can register for one of these workshops by calling the Center at 554-2427 or emailing your desired evening to unofacdev@unomaha.edu, please give your full name, department, phone number and preferred evening.

Welcome

Welcome to the Center for Faculty Development's blog. The purpose of this page is to provide information about upcoming Center for Faculty Development events to those interested in attending. The contents of this page will be updated as new events come to our department, and every two weeks those on the faculty mailing list will receive an email linking them to this page so they can check out our upcoming events.

Thank you.

Adam Sempek
Graduate Assistant
Graduate and Student Affairs
Center for Faculty Development
www.unomaha.edu/facdevelop