Faculty & Academic Staff Orientation
Welcome Week Events and Materials
LEARN Center Workshops
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(Wednesday Events)
POSITIVE RESTLESSNESS: IT'S IN OUR DNA
Presented By: Provost Beverly Kopper
Tuesday, August 28 • 10:00 AM-12:00 PM • Networking at 9:30 AM • UC 275
MARCO POLO, MOBY DICK, AND TEACHING CRITICAL THINNKING: AN APPLIED APPROACH
Presented By: Dona Warren, professor of philosophy and the Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Student Affairs in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Tuesday, August 28 • 1:00-3:00 PM • UC 275
HIGH- AND LOW-TECH STRATEGIES FOR CREATING ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Presented By: Karen Skibba and Renee Pfeifer-Luckett, Learning Technology Center
Wednesday, August 29 • 9:00-10:15 AM • UC 259
BEST PRACTICES IN COURSE PLANNING: BREAKFAST AND A MOVIE Presented By: Greg Valde- Director, LEARN Center
Wednesday, August 29 • 9:15-10:15 AM • UC 261
PUBLISHING POINTERS: TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR GETTING PUBLISHED
Presented By: Martha Stephenson, Ellen Latorraca and Ronna Timmerman, Reference & Instruction Librarians
Wednesday, August 29 • 10:30-11:30 AM • UC 261
HOW TO INSPIRE YOUR STUDENTS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING... WELL, MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE TO TRY A LITTLE BIT
Presented By: Mark Jonas, Department of Educational Foundations
Wednesday, August 29 • 11:00-Noon • UC 259
Technology Open House
Monday, August 27 • 2:00-5:00 PM • UC 275B
August 2012
Dear Members of the UW-Whitewater Faculty and Academic Staff:
Welcome to the 2012-2013 academic year! I hope you had an enjoyable summer, and are planning to attend our State of the University Address at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 27, in the Young Auditorium. Please come early to socialize with colleagues and enjoy a good cup of coffee or tea. I am looking forward to discussing the progress of the university with you and focusing on important issues before us for this upcoming year.
The Fall Faculty and Staff Orientation Schedule lists a number of activities that merit your attention. I especially want to mention "Positive Restlessness: It's In Our DNA" sponsored by The LEARN Center. The workshop—presented by Provost Beverly Kopper—is scheduled to begin with coffee, conversation, and networking on Tuesday, August 28 at 9:30 a.m. (presentation 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.) in UC 275.
In addition, and of particular interest, is the presentation, "Marco Polo, Moby Dick, and Teaching Critical Thinking: An Applied Approach," by Dona Warren on Tuesday, August 28, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in UC 275.
I also encourage you to review the Technology Open House information from iCIT, scheduled on Monday, August 27 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in UC 275B, along with various Desire2Learn and Hands-On Training workshops scheduled throughout the week of orientation.
We continue to face both challenges and opportunity. As a campus, we faced several challenges, but came through the year with much to celebrate. Through it all, we have continued to focus on our mission and to provide our students with exceptional learning experiences. I look forward to further enhancements to our students learning, while looking for new opportunities to support faculty and staff.
I look forward to seeing you on Monday, August 27 at the State of the University Address. I also hope you take advantage of the workshops and special events throughout the entire week, as noted above and detailed on the orientation schedule and flyers. It will certainly be worth your while to attend as many events as possible.
Sincerely yours,
Richard J. Telfer
Chancellor
