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University Reporter - Vol. 07, No. 03.2 (Special Edition) - December 2002, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Seizing The Moment: Creating A Changed Society And University Through Outreach, Judith A. Ramaley

Public Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations

This conference is built on two very interesting premises; first, that university outreach can change society and second, that outreach can also change the university. What is the mechanism by which this mutual influence can occur? What does the university offer the community, and what does the community offer the university? The short answer is--the opportunity to learn in the company of others in a situation where learning has consequences.

University Reporter - Vol. 06, No. 10 - June 2002, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

No abstract provided.

Conference Program: Hold Fast The Dream!

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Welcome, by G. Roger Sell (President), the Conference Planning Team (Karron G. Lewis, Nancy Simpson, Marilla Svinicki, and Dorothy Zinsmeister), Sally Kuhlenschmidt (Program Chair)

Core Committee, 2002-2003

POD Presidents and Conference Sites

Conference Overview

Acknowledgements

POD Honored Presentation Awards in Recognition of Robert J. Menges

Schedule

Preface, Volume 20 (2002), Devorah Lieberman

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Preface to volume 20 (2002) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Devorah Lieberman of Portland State University.

Operational Diversity: Saying What We Mean, Doing What We Say, Wayne Jacobson, Jim Borgford-Parnell, Katherine Frank, Michael Peck, Lois Reddick

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Diversity issues, ranging from individual learning styles to institutional equity, are central to teaching and learning, but identifying and addressing these issues is a formidable task. At the Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR), our staff is gaining ground on this work through the Inclusive Practices Portfolio, a collaborative forum for documenting, sharing, and supporting our individual and organizational diversity initiatives. The process of developing the center’s portfolio and the portfolio itself are mechanisms for change within the center and a model far change at our institution and beyond.

What Do The Faculty Think? The Importance Of Concerns Analysis In Introducing Technological Change, Heekap Lee, Amy Lawson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Change management strategies tend to focus on the inherent characteristics of the proposed change. However, there is a personal side to change and it is reflected in what are called perceptions or personal concerns. To manage change successfully, facilitators must take measures to understand the personal concerns had by those who are required to implement the change. Moreover, this concerns analysis should be done early in the project, ideally before the change is implemented. The purposes of this chapter are to explain the importance of conducting a concerns analysis and to propose a theoretical framework for concerns analysis. The framework …

Harnessing The Potential Of Online Faculty Development: Challenges And Opportunities, Timothy P. Shea, Pamela D. Sherer, Eric V. Kristensen

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This chapter explores several issues regarding the current state of online faculty development resources. First, it describes the breadth and depth of today’s online teaching and learning resources. Then, it explains the benefits of designing an institutional teaching and learning center portal as a means for organizing and focusing resources. Finally, it discusses the importance of the faculty developer’s role in harnessing these resources for individual and institutional advantage. The online portal provides a powerful tool for institutional change on a scale heretofore impossible for most, and puts faculty development at the center of an institution’s mission.

Bibliography, Volume 20 (2002)

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Bibliography for volume 20 (2002) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development.

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Quarterly Meeting of the WKU Board of Regents to discuss disposition of minutes; Diversity & Internationalism Committee report; Executive Committee report; Finance & Budget Committee report; Academic Affairs Committee report; Student Affairs Committee report; personnel recommendations; president's report; real estate transactions and pending litigation.

Pod Conference Evaluation

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Pre-Conference Workshops

Plenary Sessions

Concurrent and Roundtable Sessions

Other Conference Events

Conference Meeting Rooms and Equipment

Conference Food and Refreshments, Lodging, and Services

Overall Assessment and Worst/Best Experiences at the Conference

Pod Honored Presentation Awards

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

POD Honored Presentation Awards In Recognition of Robert J. Menges

Session Schedule

Conference Registration Information, Bill Burke, Sally Kuhlenschmidt, Mary Deane Sorcinelli

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Invitation to Attend

Overview of the POD Network and POD Conference

Conference Theme, Tracks, and Topics

Conference Overview

Plenaries

Pre-Conference Workshops

Educational Expeditions

Hotel Room Reservation

Conference Registration Form

Additional Information

Conference Program: Interfaces, Intersections, And Gateways

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Letter, by Bill Burke (Conference Coordinator), Sally Kuhlenschmidt (Program Chair), Mary Deane Sorcinelli (President)

Core Committee, 2001-2002

POD Presidents / Conference Sites

Conference Overview

Acknowledgements

Conference Tracks

Schedule

Changes to POD Program as of Wednesday noon, October 10

A Prophet In Your Own Land? Using Faculty And Student Focus Groups To Address Issues Of Race, Ethnicity, And Gender In The Classroom, James Francisco Bonnilla, Patricia R. Palmerton

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In this study, six focus groups of faculty and students addressed issues of how race, ethnicity, and gender affected their classroom experiences. Consistent themes emerged across all groups, including feeling unsafe and vulnerable, concerns about equity, power, and role modeling. As importantly, the research process itself became a vehicle for growth and change in the community at large, both inside and outside the classroom. Six recommendations are offered for those who seek innovative approaches to addressing race and gender in the classroom.

Faculty Quality Of Life, Sally S. Atkins, Kathleen T. Brinko, Jeffrey A. Butts, Charles S. Claxton, Glenda T. Hubbard

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

An interdisciplinary research team conducted a formal assessment of campus culture and faculty quality of life at Appalachian State University. Interviews with a stratified random sample of full-time, tenure-track faculty revealed five themes: 1) the importance of human relationships, 2) the deep commitment of faculty to student learning, 3)general satisfaction with academic life, 4) the personal sacrifice of faculty members for their work, and 5) perceptions of incongruence between institutional rhetoric and action. Recommendations are offered for readers to apply to their own universities to help faculty, staff, students, and administrators work together toward becoming an institution that is a …

Scholarship Unbound: Assessing Service As Scholarship In Promotion And Tenure Decisions, Kerryann O’Meara

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

Scholars of higher education have long recognized that existing reward systems and structures in academic communities do not weight faculty professional service as they do teaching and research. This paper examines how four colleges and universities with exemplary programs for assessing service as scholarship implemented these policies within colleges of education. Case studies suggest that policies to assess service as scholarship can increase consistency among an institution’s service mission, faculty workload, and reward system; expand faculty’s views of scholarship; boost faculty satisfaction; and strengthen the quality of an institution’s service culture.

25th Annual Conference Call For Proposals

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Introduction to the POD Network

The POD Network Annual Conference

POD Mission

Conference Theme

Suggested Topics and Issues

Desired Qualities of the Conference and Its Sessions

Format Options for Conference Sessions

Criteria for Proposal Review and Selection

Instructions for Submitting Proposals

Proposal Cover Sheet

"Blind Review" Proposal Form

POD and its Support for Faculty Development, Instructional Development, and Organizational Development

Introduction, Volume 18 (2000), Matthew Kaplan

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Introduction to volume 18 (2000) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, written by Matthew Kaplan of the University of Michigan.

Diversity And Its Discontents: Rays Of Light In The Faculty Development Movement For Faculty Of Color, Edith A. Lewis

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Two faculty development conferences held within a six-day period during October 1998 yielded important experiences and lessons for faculty and professionals interested in working with faculty of color. This paper, written from the standpoint of a faculty member of color, outlines the strengths and challenges of working on these issues in higher education institutions.

On The Path: Pod As A Multicultural Organization, Christine A. Stanley, Matthew L. Ouellet

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Since 1993, the Professional and Organizational Development Network (POD) has made an increasingly stronger commitment to becoming a multicultural organization. Poised at the entrance to a new century, it seems useful to examine the current standing of this goal in the context of the overall growth and development of POD. In this article the authors take stock of the organization’s history related to multiculturalism, discuss POD’s current organizational strengths and challenges related to models of multicultural organizational development, and offer suggestions for further progress on the path to becoming a multicultural organization.

Agenda & Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding optional retirement, organizational changes, budget and faculty evaluations.

Call For Proposals

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Contents: 1999 POD Conference Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals: Pathways through the Field

The POD Network

The POD Network Annual Conference

POD Mission

Conference Theme

Suggested Topics and Issues

Desired Qualities of the Conference and Its Sessions

Format Options for Conference Sessions

POD 1999 Conference: Session Format Options At-a-Glance

Criteria for Proposal Review and Selection

Instructions for Submitting Proposals

Proposal Cover Sheet

"Blind Review" Proposal Form

POD and Its Support for Faculty Development, Instructional Development, and Organizational Development

Seeing with the Heart: Sustaining a Meaningful Faculty Learning Environment, by Naomi Okumura Story

Registration Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education: Mission Statement

Letter, by Laura L. B. Border (Conference Coordinator), Virleen Carlson (Program Chair), James Eison (President)

Collaborations, Connections, and Community: Preliminary Conference Schedule for the 1998 POD Conference

Keynote Address: Patricia Raybon

Plenary Session 1: Ted Marchese and James Rhem

Plenary session 2: Kaylynn TwoTrees and Naomi Okumura Story

A Sample of Concurrent Sessions Planned for the 1999 POD Conference

Information on Advance Book Sessions at Conference

Pre-Conference Workshops: Full-Day Workshops, Half-Day Workshops

Educational Expeditions

The Resort at Split Rock: Room Reservation Information

Airline and Ground Transportation Options

Roommate …

Strategic Planning For A Communication Department: Process And Promise, Catherine Konsky

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of planning, most notably strategic planning, and describes a process for developing a department strategic plan by involving the entire faculty in its creation. Principles of business planning and small group communication are joined to address academic department planning needs. Moreover, planning needs to capitalize on the essential soft information lacking in separate groups of planners such as planning departments frequently used in business settings. Soft information refers to experiential knowledge that comes, in this case, from faculty, doing the job as opposed to relying on the numerical data that drive many business …

A Qualitative Study Of Four University Teaching And Learning Centers: Activities, Funding, And Evaluation Of Professional Development For Faculty, Melba L. Taylor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the activities, funding, accountability, and evaluation of selected teaching and learning centers relative to the professional development of faculty in four-year public institutions of higher education. Using a qualitative research design, in-depth interviews were conducted with directors of four teaching and learning centers. In accordance with the concept of purposeful sampling, the centers chosen for study were located in Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. The following research questions were investigated: (1) What is the primary mission or purpose of teaching and learning centers relative to faculty development? (2) What types of activities …

Professional And Organizational Development Network In Higher Education: Mission Statement

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

23rd Annual Conference Program

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Welcome, by Kay Herr Gillespie (President, POD Network), G. Roger Sell (Conference Coordinator), Joyce Weinsheimer (Program Chairperson)

1998-99 Core Committee

Executive Directors/Presidents

Acknowledgments

Conference Overview

Index of presenters

POD Network Mission Statement

Session Cancellations

Announcements

Call For Proposals

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Contents: 1998 POD Call for Proposals

Collaborations, Connections, and Community

Session Format Options At-a-Glance

Proposal Cover Sheet

"Blind Review" Proposal Form

POD and Its Support for Faculty Development, Instructional Development, and Organizational Development

Registration Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Mission Statement

Invitation, by Kay Herr Gillespie (President), G. Roger Sell (Conference Coordinator), Joyce Weinsheimer (Program Chairperson)

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Keynote Address: Margaret J. Wheatley, Bringing Life to Our Work

A Sample of Concurrent Sessions Planned for the 1998 POD Conference

Information on Advance Book Sessions at Conference

Plenary Sessions

Pre-Conference Workshops

Educational Expeditions

Snowbird Room Reservation Information

Cliff Lodge Snowbird Reservations

1998 POD Conference Registration Form

POD Network Institutional Membership List

Additional Important Information