Spring Semester Faculty & Staff Professional Development Day Events:
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Register for the individual sessions you would like to attend below.
Feel free to attend all or part of the day. Activities and presentations will enable participants to connect with one another while exploring different ways of thinking about teaching, learning, and working. Lunch will be provided and requires registration.
The schedule in brief:
- 8:00 - 9:00 am: Informal Networking & Morning Refreshments (Williams Center Multipurpose Room)
- 9:00 am – 10:00 am: Keynote Address with Dr. Tia McNair
- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Breakout Sessions for Faculty & Staff and “Helpful Hallway” Drop-In Support
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm: Lunch & Faculty Panel Discussion
- 1:00 – 4:00 pm: Breakout Sessions and Health & Wellness
- 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Department Meetings (Watch for details on these activities from your chairs, deans and department heads.)
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8:00 am - 9:00 am: Networking & Refreshments
Coffee, tea, and assorted refreshments will be provided . Feel free to drop in for a cup of coffee and conversation with colleagues from across campus.
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Conversations About the Future of College
Keynote Address with Dr. Tia McNair:
Becoming a Student-Ready College: Our Collective Responsibility
Williams Center Multipurpose Room
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Imagine if the national conversation on college readiness and student success engaged in a reframing of the question "Are students college-ready?" to “Are our postsecondary institutions student-ready?” Dr. Tia McNair provides a new perspective on designing and leading student success efforts by asking the more pragmatic question of what are colleges and universities doing to prepare for the students who are entering our institutions? What changes need to be made in an institution's policies, practices, and culture to become student-ready and to make excellence inclusive for ALL students?
About our Speaker:
Dr. Tia McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success at Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. McNair also directs AAC&U's Summer Institute on High-Impact Educational Practices and Student Success
Special Sessions:
Developing Individual and/or Team Action Plans for Becoming a Student-Ready Institution with Dr. Tia McNair
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Williams Center, S204 A
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CANCELLED: Introduction to LehrerDance technique
9:00 am - 10: 20 am
Dance Studio, Rockefeller Arts Center
No registration required.
SafeZone Training
10:10 am - 12:00 pm
Williams Center, S204D
Presented by Khristian King, Intercultural Center Director
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The goal of SafeZone training is to provide a welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons by establishing an identifiable network of supportive persons who can provide support, information and a safe place for LGBTQ+ persons within our campus community. Those who have committed to being safe spaces indicate that bigotry and discrimination, specifically regarding LGBTQ+ persons, are not tolerated.
By participating in our SafeZone training you will receive the Safe Space symbol. Displaying the symbol is a message that you are an understanding, supportive and trustworthy person if a LGBTQ+ person needs help, advice or just someone with whom they can talk.
"The Helpful Hallway"
10:10 am - 12:00 pm
Hallway outside Williams Center S204 rooms
Free blood pressure checks will be available compliments of the Health Center!
The following service areas will be available to answer questions on a drop in basis:
- Online Learning
School of Music Visioning Session
10:10 am - 12:00 pm
Williams Center, S204B
Presented by Dr. Sue McNamara and Dr. Lisa Walters, School of Business
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Interactive Webinars presented by CSEA:
Open to CSEA represented employees
Managing Finances
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Dealing with Stress
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Getting Organized
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Professionalism in the Digital Age
3:00 - 4:00 pm
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Full Day Sessions for CSEA represented Employees:
Carpentry Basics
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Williams Center, G103C
(this session is full)
10:10 – 11:00 am: Breakout Sessions
Plugging into Lynda.com
Presented by Sandra Lewis, Professional Development Center
Thompson Hall, W207
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Fredonia students, faculty, and staff can now access the complete library of 5000+ training videos (software, creative and business skills) from Lynda.com by logging in with your Fredonia eServices username and password at http://lil.fredonia.edu
Take a "learning timeout" to develop the skills and knowledge needed for our professional development. Suggested playlists have been created with you in mind.
Please bring with you your mobile phone and/or another mobile device.
Internationalizing the Curriculum: Faculty opportunities panel
Presented by Bond Benton, Communication; Ann Deakin, Geology and Environmental Sciences; Ted Schwalbe, Communication; Tracy Stenger, Counseling Center; Ivani Vassoler, Politics and International Affairs
Williams Center, S204C
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This panel discussion will include faculty/staff who have recently participated in faculty/staff international professional development opportunities. We will discuss their experiences with the program and how they've applied the experiences to their work with students at Fredonia. Programs represented will include the China Studies Institute, Japan Studies Institute, Erasmus+, COIL, and Fulbright opportunities.
Creating an OnCourse-integrated class website using Google sites
Presented by Dr. Amanda Lohiser, Communication
McEwen Hall, Sheldon Lab
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This session will demonstrate the usefulness of Google Sites (and correlated features such as Google Drive and Google Forms) to create a permanent, personalized class website that can be integrated with the OnCourse platform. One of the main benefits of creating a class website using Google Sites is the fact that the site can be stored, edited and re-used from semester to semester or year to year. Other benefits include a user-friendly platform and the potential for student interactivity. Google Forms will be briefly highlighted as a platform for mid-semester feedback, student queries and discussion responses.
How to use Starfish during Academic Advising
Presented by Nicole Hohenstein and Amy Leclair, Academic Advising Services
Williams Center, S204E
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Starfish Early Alert is designed to facilitate communication between instructors and students. Academic advisors may be able to view these messages and provide additional support to students throughout the semester (and specifically during advising week) in an effort to better understand student course performance and enhance advisee relationships.
11:10 - 12:00 pm: Breakout Sessions
Student Success Data Roundtable Discussion: 2017 NSSE Results
Presented by Office of IRPA and Members of Retention Council
Williams Center, S204E
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"The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) surveys first-year and senior students to assess the extent to which they engage in and are exposed to proven educational practices that correspond to desirable learning outcomes" (NSSE 2009). Fredonia regularly participates in the NSSE survey. Facilitators will provide an overview of the 2017 survey results. Participants will discuss best practices for using these data to inform student success and retention efforts at the department and unit level. Session material will be of interest to faculty, staff, and administrators.
Writing Excellent Letters of Recommendation
Presented by Dr. Ted Lee, Biology
Williams Center, S204C
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The session will discuss key points for writing effective letters of recommendations for students. A focus will be on what information graduate schools, professional schools or employers would like to see in a letter of recommendation. As chair of the of the Health Professions Advising Committee, I read and write a lot of these letters and will share my experiences.
Grant Writing Basics
Presented by Dr. Paul Benson, Office of Sponsored Programs
Williams Center, Leadership Room
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This is a session for anyone interested the basics of finding funding for their research or community development projects. Basics covered are finding funding, reading Requests for Proposals (RFPs), budget basics, and a solid summary of getting the funding you seek. Benson has been in the grant business for over 25 years, the last five here at Fredonia.
Lunch from 12:00 - 1:00 pm:
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Soup, Salad (with chicken or hummus), dinner rolls and drinks will be available to registered faculty & staff in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. Join us for informal networking and to catch up with colleagues.
Lunch Activity:
Please join us as we continue toward our launch of Fredonia Foundations in Fall 2018. During our working lunch, we invite faculty to review and refine our collective assessment rubrics. Members of the staff who attend will have facilitated conversations about the new program and the ways it will affect their offices. We look forward to continuing this work with you.
1:00 –1:50 pm: Breakout Session
CANCELLED: Ballroom Dance-- Latin Dance Styles
Taught by Jon Lehrer and company
Dance Studio, Rockefeller Arts Center
No registration required.
1:10 –2:00 pm: Breakout Sessions
Sense of belonging for students of color at Fredonia: We can do better
Presented by Dr. Bill Boerner, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Jacquelynn Akins, Graduate Assistant- Residence Life
Williams Center, S204D
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Despite growth in racial and ethnically diverse students, feedback indicates feelings of unwelcome, isolation, and experiences of racial oppression from students of color at Fredonia. The University has a responsibility to continue to shift the culture of inclusion to support our students. Participants will gain an understanding of the lived experience for students of color at a predominantly white institution with the intention of gaining insights into how the classroom and co-curricular experience can better support a positive experience.
Faculty and Professional Affairs Committee - Who, What, When, Why, and How?
Presented by Members of the Faculty and Professional Affairs Committee
Williams Center, S204E
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The Faculty and Professional Affairs Committee (FPAC) is responsible for recommending policy on all matters on campus relating to the welfare of the faculty and professional staff except for those matters which contractually are the responsibility of the union representing the academic faculty and professional staff. The Committee also serves as an advisory board for the President of the University. Come to this session to meet the current members, learn about our current activities, and share your ideas to help direct our next year’s actions.
OER: Fact or Fiction?
Presented by Dawn Eckenrode, Professional Development Center; Sophie Forrester and Kerrie Wilkes, Reed Libary; and Lisa Melohusky, Online Learning
Williams Center, S204C
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Can I still participate in the Fredonia OER incentive? Where do I find good OER content? Is this content considered OER? What about copyright? Find out answers to these questions and bring your own to our discussion about OER's at Fredonia, their creation and use.
Academic Department Secretaries Spring Semester Check-In
Presented by Scott Saunders, Registrar
Williams Center, S204A
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This session is an invitation to all academic department secretaries to come share ideas, brag about your successes, pose questions about the various tasks we have to complete on a regular basis in the service of our students, faculty and staff. Where are we with ARGOS? What's happening with Banner this summer? Maintaining advisors concerns. Intrigued? Come chat with your registrar!
Drupal Basics Training
Presented by Jonathan Woolson, Marketing & Communication
Thompson W207
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Drupal training is required for new users to edit your department's web pages.
Topics covered in Drupal Basics:
- Creating, Editing and Publish a Webpage
- Using My Workbench in Drupal
- Adding a Link
- Adding an Image
- Inserting a Page Image/Carousel
- Inserting a Youtube Video
- Linking to a PDF
- Editing a Navigation Menu
- Uploading and Renaming Web Files and Images
- Editing a Background image
- Editing your Office block
2:10 - 3:00: Health & Wellness
The Basics of Good Nutrition
Presented by Brooke Briscoe, FSA
Williams Center, S204A
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Information will be provided on how to make healthier choices every day at home, and on campus. Tips and tricks for portion control will be provided. Partcipants will leave this interactive session with the following:
1. An understanding of serving sizes of food groups 2. Strategies for mastering portion control 3. Knowing how to choose the best of the worst food options when dining out
The Basics of Exercise
Presented by Jon-Ryan Maloney, Strength and Conditioning Coach
Williams Center, S204D
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An introduction to fundamental exercises that can be done in a gym, at work, or at home. Topics will include injury prevention, bodyweight strength training, aerobic exercise, and workplace health.
2:00 - 3:30: Breakout Session
Web Accessibility Training for Drupal Web Publishers
Presented by Jonathan Woolson, Marketing & Communication
Thompson W207
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Web accessibility is a term used to describe a set of standard, consistent web publishing practices that we must follow so that all users — who may be vision-impaired, hearing-impaired, deaf, blind, color-blind, and have other impairments — can access ALL of the information we publish on the University’s public website.
The first 45 minutes is a training presentation, covering a detailed explanation of common web accessibility issues. There will be an optional, 45-minute, open "clinic-style" session, following the training. During this optional clinic time, users can apply the methods from the training to their own sites and ask for help solving accessibility issues.
3:00 - 4:00 pm: Department Meetings
Watch for details on these activities from your chairs, deans and department heads.
CANCELLED: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Informal Showing of the LehrerDance company followed by a Q&A with the artists (open to the entire campus)
Dance Studio, Rockefeller Arts Center
No registration required.
Repertory: “The Way Within,” “Bridge & Tunnel,” “Rhapsody,” “Here in This Eden,” and “Troika”