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Unopa Notes, Volume 42, Issue 1, September 2003

UNOPA: Newsletters

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Pod Network News, Spring/Summer 2003

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: POD Network News

President's Column

Across-the-border Cooperation

International News

Bright Ideas

POD Committees: Are You Interested?

Conference Corner

Training

Books by POD Members

Directory Erratum

Some Problems with 2003 Directory

From the POD Office ...

POD Membership Benefits

Contacting the POD Office

POD Bright Idea Awards (BIA) 2003 - Guidelines

Unopa Notes, Volume 41, Issue 9, May 2003

UNOPA: Newsletters

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Unopa Notes, Volume 41, Issue 8, April 2003

UNOPA: Newsletters

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Nefdc Exchange, Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2003, New England Faculty Development Consortium

New England Faculty Development Consortium Exchange

Contents

Message from the President - Jeff Halprin, Nichols College

Keynote speaker, fall conference 2003: Parker Palmer, American Association of Higher Education; theme: The Courage to Teach

Teaching In Community at Northern Essex Community College - Judith Kamber, Northern Essex Community College

6th Annual Faculty Development Roundup, June 6, 2003. Nichols College

Universal design - Lisa Isleb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Board of Directors

Rhodes Scholarships, Frank Aydelotte, And Collegiate Honors Education, Anne Rinn

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Rhodes Scholarships enable 32 American students per year the opportunity to study at the prestigious Oxford University in England. Many of these scholars return to the United States to lead impressive careers in the fields of politics, law, business, medicine, and so on. An often-unrecognized detail, though, is the prominence of education as a career choice of Rhodes Scholars. In fact, education is the highest-ranking career choice of Rhodes Scholars and has been since the inception of the scholarships. Education is also the field in which scholars have had the most impact. Many Rhodes Scholars have become deans of medical …

Journal Of The National Collegiate Honors Council -- Volume 4, No. 1 -- Complete Issue

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

CONTENTS

Call for Papers
Submission Guidelines
Dedication (Bernice Braid)
Editor’s Introduction (Ada Long)

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN HONORS
The Perceived Value of Honors Works as It Relates to Faculty Promotion and Tenure, K. Celeste Campbell
Rhodes Scholarships, Frank Aydelotte, and Collegiate Honors Education, Anne N. Rinn
Personality Characteristics and Favorite Topics of Students Enrolled in Introduction to Psychology, Honors, Daniel R. Grangaard
Diversity Opportunities for Higher Education and Honors Programs: A View from Nebraska, Peter J. Longo and John Falconer
Learning Curves: Fieldwork as Context for Interrogating the Dynamics of Work in American Culture, Judith Hiltner

2003 PORTZ PRIZE-WINNING ESSAY …

Learning Curves: Fieldwork As Context For Interrogating The Dynamics Of Work In American Culture, Judith Hiltner

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

For the past quarter century, eloquent voices in the academy have articulated the value of hands on experiences in the workplace to reinforce and interrogate classroom learning. Internships and other types of fieldwork experiences enable students to test career options, improve their employment potential, challenge assumptions underlying theoretic approaches to the discipline, gain familiarity with the language and ethnography of the professional work places they plan to enter, and enlarge their sense of the role of research in their fields. Aprotracted experience that counterpoints theoretical and applied dimensions of a discipline can nurture critical habits of mind that will persist …

“A Country Wonderfully Prepared For Their Entertainment” The Aftermath Of The New England Indian Epidemic Of 1616, Matthew Kruer

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

A formidable mythology has grown up around the Pilgrims and their voyage to the New World. In the popular myth a group of idealistic religious reformers fled persecution into the wilds of the New World, braving seas, storms, winter, hunger, and death at the hands of teeming hordes of Indians, carving a new life out of an unspoiled wilderness, building a civilization with naked force of will and an unshakable religious vision. As with most historical myths, this account has been idealized to the point that it obscures the facts of the Pilgrims’ voyage. When the handful of separatists stepped …

The Perceived Value Of Honors Work As It Relates To Faculty Promotion And Tenure, K. Celeste Campbell

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

Honors programs (and honors colleges as they are called in some institutions) exist to provide enhanced learning environments for outstanding undergraduate students. The benefits for students are many: small and often more challenging classes; access to professors (as opposed to graduate students or teaching assistants); early enrollment; special honors housing; research opportunities; and scholarship money. But what are the benefits for the faculty who teach in such programs or who serve as administrators (directors or deans) of these programs? Many faculty members find personal satisfaction by working with small groups of talented students, but is honors work a help or …

Diversity Opportunities For Higher Education And Honors Programs: A View From Nebraska, Peter Longo, John Falconer

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

While honors programs were developed in part to actively engage top students in undergraduate education, they also have demonstrated a capacity for leading innovation in post-secondary institutions. Innovations come in the form of curricular development, service learning programs, and independent scholarship. As institutions strive to find effective approaches to improving access to and diversity in higher education, honors programs, in a most general sense, offer a link between diversity and improved access. This paper explores the role of honors programs in expanding access and diversity—an area traditionally focused on broader student populations. Demographic changes in Nebraska, marked by increased ethnic …

Personality Characteristics And Favorite Topics Of Students Enrolled In Introduction To Psychology, Honors, Daniel Grangaard

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

The Honors Program at Austin Community College (ACC) is relatively new. Admission to the Honors Program is by invitation and is separate from admission to ACC, which currently enrolls 32,000 students. Students are invited to join on the basis of criteria set each year by the Honors Coordinator and the Honors Council. A major goal is to produce a program membership of the top 8-10 percent of the students entering ACC each semester. There are approximately 350 students who have been accepted into the Honors Program. The program’s mission is to provide an enhanced and supportive learning climate that encourages …

Supporting The Aesthetic Through Metaphorical Thinking, Patrick Aievoli

Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Online Archive

During my time at the C. W. Post campus of Long Island University, I have been fortunate to be the mentor to a number of art majors who have also been honors students. During this time I have found that defining the fine line between input and output needs to be finessed. These students normally deal with the visual image and how it relates directly to their own personal work. In many cases, especially with freshman and sophomore students, their understanding of creativity is that an artist’s inspiration comes out of thin air. As they progress through their academic years …

Intellectual Engagement And Achievement At Unl: Report From The Blue Sky Committee

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Reports, Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction and Guiding Framework

A Vision for UNL

The Datasets

The Undergraduate Experience

What We Learned

Quantitative Measures

Overall Student Satisfaction

Academic and Social Support

Academic Challenge

What Are the Implications?

Increased Focus on Academics during Orientation

A Reexamination of Course Offerings

Development of Graduate Teaching Assistant Skills

Expanded Involvement of Undergraduates in Research and Other Activities

Comments on the Undergraduate Data

Unopa Notes, Volume 41, Issue 7, March 2003

UNOPA: Newsletters

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Unopa Notes, Volume 41, Issue 6, February 2003

UNOPA: Newsletters

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2003-04 Unopa Annual Report

UNOPA: Annual Reports

INSIDE THIS REPORT President’s Report ..................................... 1 Elected Officer’s Reports ........................ 3 Financial Statement .................................. 5 Standing Committee Reports ................ 6 Special Committee Reports ................. 22 Resolution ................................................ 23 National Activities .................................. 24 UNOPA Officer Descriptions ................ 26 UNOPA Constitution, Bylaws & Standing Rules ................................... 27

2003-04 Unopa Executive Board Minutes

UNOPA: Minutes

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Call For Proposals

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

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Registration Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

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Conference Program: Vision, Metaphors And Images

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Welcome, by Laura L. B. Border (President)

Core Committee 2002-2003

Conference Overview

POD Presidents and Conference Sites

Acknowledgements

POD Honored Presentation Awards in Recognition of Robert J. Menges

Your Goals for the Conference

Schedule

Conference Reflection

Conference Notes

Unopa Notes, Volume 41, Issue 5, January 2003

UNOPA: Newsletters

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Office Of Research And Graduate Studies -- Annual Report 2002/2003

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

Contents
01 Introduction
03 Nanomagnetics & Mesospin Structures
05 Redox Biology
07 Virology & Infectious Diseases
09 Bioprocessing & Vaccine Development
11 Plant Genomics
13 Complex Environmental Systems
15 Behavioral Sciences
17 Education in the 21st Century
19 Digital Texts & Contemporary Writing
21 Nanomanufacturing & Advanced Materials
23 Initiatives
25 Future
27 Graduate Studies
29 Technology Development
31 University of Nebraska Press
32 Financials
33 Inspiring Excellence

Preface, Volume 21 (2002), Catherine M. Wehlburg

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Preface to volume 21 (2003) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Devorah Lieberman of Portland State University.

Introduction. Volume 21 (2003), Catherine M. Wehlburg

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Introduction to volume 21 (2003) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Devorah Lieberman of Portland State University.

September 11, 2001, As A Teachable Moment, Edward Zlotkowski

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The Opening Plenary at the 2001 POD Conference was given by Edward Zlotkowski. Using the reactions to the events of September 11, 2001, as an example, he urged those in higher education to search out opportunities for academically based civic engagement and to focus on Boyer’s concept of the scholarship of engagement.

The Day After: Faculty Behavior In Post–September 11, 2001, Classes, Michele Dipietro

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

What is the best thing to do in the classroom in the face of a tragedy like the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001? What should instructors do to help students, if anything? This article describes the results ofa faculty survey at Carnegie Mellon University. Faculty reported what actions they took in the classroom to help their students (or their rationales for not mentioning the attacks), and their degree of confidence on the effectiveness of their behaviors. Statistical techniques are used to assess the significance of some trends, and implications for faculty developers are discussed in light of cognitive, motivational, …

Internationalizing American Higher Education: A Call To Thought And Action, Deborah Dezure

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

In the wake of the World Trade Center disaster, many faculty developers are asking themselves what they do to promote international peace and understanding. But even before these events, there has been an indication that there was a pressing need to focus on global competencies as an important part of higher education for the 21st century. The purpose of this essay is threefold: 1) to summarize the research on the status of internationalization on American campuses, 2) to make the case for the active involvement of faculty developers in internationalizing higher education, and 3) to offer strategies with which we …

The Knowledge Survey: A Tool For All Reasons, Edward Nuhfer, Delores Knipp

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Knowledge surveys provide a means to assess changes in specific content learning and intellectual development. More important, they promote student learning by improving course organization and planning. For instructors, the tool establishes a high degree of instructional alignment, and, if properly used, can ensure employment of all seven best practices during the enactment of the course. Beyond increasing success of individual courses, knowledge surveys inform curriculum development to better achieve, improve, and document program success.

Establishing A Teaching Academy: Cultivation Of Teaching At A Research University Campus, Patricia Kalivoda, Jodef Broder, William K. Jackson

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

The University of Georgia (UGA) has worked hard over the last 22 years to increase the respect and reward for teaching through the faculty development programs of the office of instructional support and development and through the establishment of two campus-wide teaching awards. Looking for a means to extend a celebration of teaching beyond one-time recognition or one-time participation, the university established a campus-wide teaching academy. The purpose of this chapter is to chronicle the evolution of the teaching academy that was founded at the University of Georgia in 1999. The mission, goals, membership, funding, and programs and activities of …