CELT Programs CUW and CUAA Fall 2021

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Fall Book Group for Faculty and Staff: Living Vocationally: The Journey of the Called Life

Led by Rachel Pickett on Zoom

All take place Fridays, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 Eastern the following dates:
September 17, October 15, November 12

Book included. Limit 20 persons. Open to Faculty and Staff
Registration Deadline: Tuesday September 7, 2021 5:00pm Central/6:00pm Eastern

As Christians we have a rich history of “vocation” as the way to live out our lives in service. The God who called Israel and sent Jesus has something in mind for us. God’s call challenges us, and opens us to personal and spiritual development throughout our lives. Living Vocationally, by Paul Wadell and Charles Pinches is the NetVUE Big Read; the books have been provided by NetVUE, part of the Council of Independent Colleges.

The first meeting focuses on Part I, “Preparing for the Journey,” which considers the benefits of living vocationally, and biblical traditions of call. In October, we will consider Part II, “The Journey of the Called Life” which examines why vocation pertains not only to careers, but indeed touches every dimension of our lives and encompasses our full journey through life. Part III, for the November meeting, considers the virtues we need to live the called life well: attentiveness, humility, gratitude, fidelity, justice, courage, hope and patience.

Fall Book Group for Mequon Faculty: A Guide to Effective Studying and Learning: Practical Strategies from the Science of Learning [CUW only]

Led by Kate Robertson in R006 on the Mequon Campus

All take place Mondays, 2:00 – 3:00 pm Central in R006 on the following dates:
September 20, October 11, October 25, November 15, November 29.

Book included. Limit 20 faculty.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday September 7, 2021 5:00pm Central

Do your students know how to study effectively? Are you looking for strategies to share with your students on studying and learning that actually work? Then join this semester’s CELT book group in which we will explore A guide to effective studying and learning, based on ideas grounded in research on learning. Topics such as metacognition, elaboration, imagery, cues, and spaced practice will be addressed. Each chapter contains a tangible “tips you can use” section, plus many practice activities and demonstrations. Participants will gain knowledge of recommended learning techniques that will help their students and guide their teaching.

Book information: Rhodes, M.G., Cleary, A.M., & DeLosh, E.L. (2020). A guide to effective studying and learning: Practical strategies from the science of learning. Oxford University Press.

Aligning Assignments [CUAA Only]

Tuesday September 14, 3:30 – 4:30 Eastern Time
Location: Zimmerman

Facilitator: Erin Laverick

In this session, we will discuss best practices for aligning assessments in a course syllabus and Blackboard. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops.

Faculty Roundtable: Time Management

Wednesday September 15, 2:00 – 3:00 pm Central/3:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Facilitators: Kate Robertson (CELT) and Julie Dresen (ORSP)

All faculty are welcome to attend; programming is specifically geared toward faculty with 3-5 years of experience at CUWAA. Meant to be a follow up to Year 1 and Year 2 faculty programming, this month’s Faculty Roundtable will explore strategies for effective time management in both grading and scholarship work. Helpful resources will be shared. Bring your own ideas to share and learn additional tips.

Supporting Student Wellness and Mental Health with Steve Gerner and Beth DeJongh [CUW only]

Thursday September 16, 12:15 – 1:00 pm Central via Zoom|

Presenters: Steve Gerner, Beth Dejongh

Attend this Zoom session to learn how the Mequon Campus provides support to students for their wellness and mental health, including our expanded JED Campus efforts. Learn your role as faculty and staff in supporting students and how we reach students through the CU App.

Faith and Learning Lunch ‘n Learn: The Family with Harald Tomesch [CUW only]

Wednesday September 22, 12:10 to 1:00pm in the Lakeshore Room

Luther did not use the two kingdoms doctrine employed by later Orthodox theologians. He rather used the three economies. All these economies are under tremendous stress but none like the Family as God designed it. This session will explore the role of biblical marriage, Christian identity and how family life shapes the larger institutions of church and state. Especially, with the family, according to Scripture, some areas are non-negotiable.

Concordia Faculty Seminar: Michael Toppe and Mike McKinnis – Recent Doctorates

Wednesday September 29, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Please plan to join us on Zoom to learn about the research conducted by two colleagues who recently completed their doctoral degrees: Michael Toppe and Mike McKinnis

  • Michael Toppe, of the CUW Physician Assistant Studies program, recently completed his Doctor of Medical Science degree from the University of Lynchburg (VA) with a dissertation entitled “Faith Based (FB) Community Health Workers (CHWs): Hidden CHWs, Hidden Outcomes?”.
  • Mike McKinnis, of the CUW Occupational Therapy Program, completed his Ph.D. in the Spring of 2021 at Cardinal Stritch University with a dissertation entitled “The Lived Experiences of Acute Care Occupational Therapists When Implementing Fall Prevention Assessments, Interventions, and Documentation.”

Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty and staff projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration. Faculty, staff and students are welcome at attend.

Asset-based Education [CUAA Only]

Monday October 4, 3:30 – 4:30 pm Eastern
Location: Zimmerman

Facilitator: Erin Laverick

Asset-based education calls on teachers to consider students’ individual strengths when lesson planning and creating assessments. Come and learn more about how to better meet your students where they are at.

The Concordia Writing Collaborative: Coming Soon to A Classroom Near You with Stephanie Guedet, Writing Collaborative Coordinator

Wednesday October 6, 12:15 – 1:00 pm Central/1:15 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Presenter: Stephanie Guedet

This program is for faculty. Our efforts to improve student writing are taking a step forward this year with the establishment of the CU Writing Collaborative. Learn what this new approach means and how you can participate in helping students be “attentive” to their writing in your classes.

Practices & Processes: Syllabus Submission to Provost and Banner Course Information Form

With Elizabeth Evans and Allison Wolf.
Friday October 8, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

This session introduces the new process and materials for submitting the official course syllabus to the Provost Office, where to find information about the syllabus format and effective course descriptions, and when to complete the Banner Course Information (BCI) form. The audience for this program is department chairs, program directors, academic support staff, and deans.

Meet the New Methodologist: Wayne Thompson

Monday October 11, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Meet and greet our new methodologist supporting faculty in research: Dr. Wayne Thompson. Previously a faculty member at Carthage and Concordia Chicago, Dr. Thompson is available to meet with faculty to support them in their research, including developing research questions, identifying proper methodologies, sampling and data collection, using SPSS, and writing for publication. Dr. Thompson works for the Office of Sponsored Research; Julie Dresen will also be present for this meet and greet.

Concordia Faculty Seminar: Launch MKE and COVID-19 Ambassadors: The Work of Dr. Kenneth Harris

Brought to you by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)
Thursday October 14, 12:15 – 1:00 pm Central/1:15 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Presenter: Dr. Kenneth Harris

Dr. Harris will discuss his two projects with the campus community. The first, Launch MKE, is focused on creating an online course for new, underrepresented entrepreneurs. Dr. Harris will also discuss the COVID-19 Ambassadors project, which is creating a program to train community workers to become vaccine ambassadors.

Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty and staff projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration. Faculty, staff and students are welcome at attend.

Faculty Roundtable: “Challenging” Students

Monday October 18, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Facilitator: Kate Robertson (CELT)

All faculty are welcome to attend; programming is specifically geared toward faculty with 3-5 years of experience at CUWAA. Meant to be a follow up to Year 1 and Year 2 faculty programming, this month’s Faculty Roundtable will explore strategies for dealing with “challenging” students. Various meanings of “challenging” will be identified and discussed. Helpful resources and strategies will be shared. Bring your own ideas to share and learn additional tips.

Faith and Learning Lunch ‘n Learn: Forgiveness and Vocation with Aaron Moldenhauer [CUW only]

Monday October 25, 12:10 – 1:00 pm in the Lakeshore Room
Lunch included: maximum is 15 paid lunches, through the cafeteria line

How do people live together when those people are sinners and do things that hurt one another? Scripture holds forth forgiveness as the answer, and calls people in all vocations to forgive one another. Yet we live in an age where forgiveness is becoming increasingly rare. This presentation will look at how we might practice forgiveness with others in our vocations here at Concordia and beyond. We will consider what forgiveness is, the reasons Scripture gives to forgive others, and why forgiveness is becoming increasingly rare.

Academic Advising Training [CUAA Only]

Tuesday October 26, 3:30 – 4:30 pm Eastern
Location: DMC

Facilitator: Kate (Katherine) Robbins

Come and learn about best practices for advising undergraduate students.

QPR Training for CUW Faculty [CUW only]

Thursday October 28, Noon – 1:00 pm Central Time

Presenter: Laura Acompanado, MSSW, LCSW

This is part of how the Mequon Campus provides support to students for their wellness and mental health, including our expanded JED Campus efforts. For this session, Concordia has partnered with the QPR Institute to teach the faculty of Concordia University Wisconsin—i.e. the lay and professional “gatekeepers” of students’ mental and emotional well-being—about the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond.

Gatekeepers can include anyone who is strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g. parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, police officers). The process follows three steps:

  1. Question the individual’s desire or intent regarding suicide
  2. Persuade the person to seek and accept help, and
  3. Refer the person to appropriate resources.

Attendees will learn how to recognize someone at risk for suicide, intervene with those at risk, and refer them to the appropriate resource.

Practices & Processes: Classroom Observation of Faculty

Friday October 29, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Presenter: Susan Gallanis

During this session, we will explore and discuss the teaching observation process and form used for summative faculty observations. We will also share effective strategies observers can use while observing and during the post-observation discussion. The audience for this program is department chairs, program directors and deans.

Meet and Greet: Diana Belscamper, Online Teaching and Learning Specialist in CELT

Wednesday November 3, Noon – 1:00 pm Central on Zoom

Faculty development and encouragement of faculty teaching fully online courses is now housed in the CELT. Meet Diana Belscamper, formerly post-traditional advisor and center director, who is now an instructional development specialist working to communicate with faculty about their work with students and plan faculty development for teaching online. Audience: Program Directors/Department Chairs and Faculty in Fully Online or Blended Online Programs.

Concordia Faculty Seminar: Cindy Lund and Brenda Jobe – Recent Doctorates

Thursday November 4, Noon – 1:00 pm Central/1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Please plan to join us on Zoom to learn about the research conducted by two colleagues who recently completed their doctoral degrees: Cindy Lund and Brenda Jobe.

  • Cindy Lund, of the Speech and Language Pathology Department at the Mequon Campus, recently completed her Ph.D.in Health Sciences from Northern Illinois University. The title of her dissertation is “Physiological Stability during Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants: Associations with Feeding Behaviors and Cues”.
  • Brenda Jobe, from our School of Nursing at CUW, completed her DNP from Marquette University. Her final project was titled “Improving Blood Pressure Accuracy in Pediatric Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Project.”

Concordia Faculty Seminars are informal interactive presentations and conversations on faculty and staff projects including grants, research, and service designed to promote scholarship, spark new ideas, provide opportunities for meaningful discussion, and increase collaboration. Faculty, staff and students are welcome at attend.

Practices & Processes: Approval Frameworks and Forms for Academic Program Change

Tuesday November 9, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central/4:00 – 5:00pm Eastern via Zoom

With Tammy Ferry and Andy Dunn from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, and Tom Davila, Director of Continuing Education

As Concordia continues to review and revise academic programs to maintain relevant curriculum and offerings for today’s learners, all Program Directors and Department Chairs should be aware of our internal change processes for new programs, revising programs, and establishing new professional development programs. The role of the Academic Program Support Team (APST) will be included. Please register to attend if you are new to your role, or want an update on the most recent improvements to our processes.
This program is for Program Directors, Department Chairs, and Faculty from Mequon and Ann Arbor.

Eight Habits of Mind for Successful College Writers

With Stephanie Guedet, Writing Collaborative Coordinator
Wednesday November 10, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central/4:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern via Zoom

Join this session to learn and share how to support your students’ attention to effective writing in any course. What practices have you already incorporated to install habits of mind that make writing a learning experience for students? This program is for faculty at both campuses.

Faith and Learning Lunch ‘n Learn: Living in the Two Kingdoms with Jason Lane [CUW only]

Thursday November 11, 12:10 – 1:00 pm in the Lakeshore Room
Lunch included: maximum is 15 paid lunches, through the cafeteria line.

The Bible teaches that God operates in the world through two powers or two kingdoms: the kingdom of the law and the kingdom of His grace. In this Lunch and Learn we will explore what it means to be subjects of God in these two kingdoms and how we are called as Christian scholars and teachers to live in these realms with faith toward God and love toward our neighbor.

Campus Connections: Familiarizing Faculty with Resources to Facilitate Student Success

Monday November 15, 5:30 – 7:00 pm Central/6:30 – 8:00 pm Eastern via Zoom
Presented by the CELT and Student Support Leaders

During this presentation, faculty will learn about student support services provided by Academic Advising, the Academic Resource Center (including Tutoring), and Library. We will discuss the important role of faculty as a primary connection to Concordia for students, especially for students who may never physically visit the Mequon or Ann Arbor campuses. This session is primarily for faculty teaching classes fully online or through the Centers (face-to-face or virtually). However, all faculty are welcome to attend.

Faculty Roundtable: Working Toward Your Next Promotion

Tuesday November 16, 8:00 – 9:00 am Central/9:00 – 10:00 am Eastern via Zoom
Facilitators: Kate Robertson and Elizabeth Evans (CELT)

Representatives of the faculty committees who manage the faculty promotion process will share the requirements for promotion. Includes: What you should be thinking about to document your success in teaching, scholarship and service in the important years leading up to your next opportunity to apply for promotion; tips from some colleagues who have navigated this process. Bring questions and ideas. All faculty are welcome to attend; programming is specifically geared toward faculty with 3-5 years of experience at CUWAA. Meant to be a follow up to Year 1 and Year 2 faculty programming.

CU Ventures Lunch n’ Learn [CUW only]

With Dan Sem, Curt Gielow, and Joe McGraw
Thursday November 18, Noon – 1:00 pm Central in the Lake Shore Room
Up to 20 free lunches through the cafeteria line.

The program is for CUW Faculty. What is CU Ventures? How can you get involved? When a university employee or student develops a marketable idea using university resources, the idea—the “intellectual property”—belongs to the university. At Concordia, CU Ventures has been formed to create opportunities to access financial resources and expertise to help get such businesses going. At this meeting, faculty will learn about CU ventures and how to find investor funding for their inventions or start-up ideas. Sponsored by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

Practices & Processes: Hiring Full-time Faculty

With Leah Dvorak and Kim Masenthin
Monday November 22, Noon – 1:00pm Central/1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern via Zoom

This session covers how to request a position, develop the job description, the position posting and screening, the interview and vetting process, and negotiating the hire. Audience: Department Chairs, Program Directors, Deans

Faculty Roundtable Sessions Fall 2021

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Faculty Roundtable: Time Management

Here are the resources that were used at this session that was held on Wednesday, September 15, 2021:

Time Management Tips – Faculty Roundtable

 

Faculty Roundtable: “Challenging” Students

Here are the resources that were used at this session that was held on Monday, October 18, 2021:

Challenging students

Challenging students resources

 

Faculty Roundtable: Working Toward Your Next Promotion

Here are the resources used at this session that was held on Monday, November 16, 2021:

PowerPoint

Recording