Faculty Training
Learn about early career faculty travel grant experiences
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) invites faculty to an early career faculty forum 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the Turner Room of the Havener Center. Learn about ways early career faculty have used the Professional Development Travel Grant.
Read More »Learn about writing a successful teaching philosophy
All faculty are invited to attend an event on Monday, April 1, about developing an effective teaching philosophy statement. Dr. Mariesa Crow, Dr. Larry Gragg and Dr. Wayne Huebner will lead the discussion. Registration is required. Register here.
Read More »New resources for researchers
The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) has invested in two new resources for researchers. Dr. Angela Lueking, CEC associate dean of research, announced these resources during the CEC Dean’s Forum Wednesday, March 13:
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New faculty invited to learn about S&T history over dinner
All first- and second-year faculty and a guest are invited to attend a dinner featuring a presentation titled “The History of Missouri S&T” at the Public House Brewing Co.’s St. James Taproom at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.
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How do students learn?
The next early career faculty forum, open to all pre-tenure and pre-promotion faculty, will be a discussion on the topic, “How Do Students Learn?” 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in Room 203 of the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. Dr. Merilee Krueger, associate teaching professor of psychological science, will lead the forum.
Read More »Letters of intent for educational research mini grants due March 1
Do you have a question about teaching and student learning that you want to explore? Full-time faculty and staff instructors can apply for an educational research mini-grant, which provides funding for scholarly inquiry into a research question about teaching and student learning.
Read More »Digital literacy lightning round workshop planned Feb. 11
All faculty, staff instructors and graduate teaching assistant (GTA) instructors are invited to the event “Digital Literacy Lightning Rounds” 3:30-4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in the Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center. It is sponsored by the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence. Register online or click the top link on the CAFE website, cafe.mst.edu.
Read More »Ten Steps to Teaching Success pilot program
On Feb. 1, the instructional design team joined CAFE.Together, they will launch a new pilot program titled Ten Steps for Teaching Success, which provides a path for all tenure-track and non-tenure-track professors to demonstrate engagement in continuous improvement of teaching.
Read More »Study abroad to be topic of academic advising conference
Susan Potrafka, assistant director of sponsored student services, will present a seminar titled “Study Abroad Advising: Study Abroad Application Process and Course Transfer” noon-1:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, in Room 208 Norwood Hall. The event is part of the ongoing advising conference series sponsored by the undergraduate advising office.
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