Additional UW System Announcements
Call for Proposals:
The President's Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Madison, Wisconsin
April 29 - May 1, 2010
Proposals due November 4, 2009
UW System faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for the President’s Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning, a conference to be held April 29-May 1, 2010, at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, WI. The Summit is being co-sponsored by the Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID), PK-16 Teacher Quality Initiative, Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE), Women & Science Program, Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC), Women’s Studies Consortium (WSC), and the UW System Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The President’s Summit will bring together over 200 faculty and staff across disciplines to demonstrate the UW System’s commitment to excellence in higher education during tough economic times. Replacing or expanding upon several smaller annual spring conferences, the Summit will provide a forum in which to recognize, acknowledge, and share the expertise of faculty and academic staff who excel at teaching, value learning, and are committed to sharing their experience, knowledge, practice, and scholarship. The intentional relationships among teaching, learning, and making excellence inclusive will be highlighted throughout this event.
In addition to keynote addresses by UW System President Kevin Reilly and others, the Summit will feature plenary and concurrent sessions on: curricular transformation and the scholarship of teaching and learning across the disciplines in the Arts, Humanities, Global and International Education, Interdisciplinary Studies, Professional Studies, Social Sciences and STEM areas. Designed to advance Inclusive Excellence, the UW System’s planning process for greater diversity, equity and inclusion, the Summit will showcase presentations focused on: Inclusive Pedagogies in disability studies, race and ethnic studies, women, gender and sexuality studies, and socioeconomic status across the curriculum; Emerging and Effective Technologies in the classroom; and High Impact Practices, those educationally effective practices that include collaborative assignments and projects, writing-intensive courses, first-year seminars, undergraduate student-faculty research, learning communities, international studies, community-based and service learning, internships, and capstone courses and projects.
Proposals in all these areas are invited from UW System faculty, instructional staff, and students with faculty/staff sponsorship. Presentation formats will include papers, panels, café-style and round table-discussions, workshops, and poster sessions. In addition, the Summit will provide opportunities for working and constituent groups from throughout the UW System to convene, including, for example, the IRE Advisory Committee, SAGLA, Compass Teams, the Women & Science Program, and others.
Please submit your proposal to present or to convene a working group by November 4th, 2009, to: http://www.uwsa.edu/vpacad/summit/proposals.htm Confirmations regarding accepted proposals will be sent by mid-December, 2009.
Open Position
University Of Wisconsin System
LGBTQ Initiative Coordinator (Institutional Or Senior Institutional Planner)
Madison, WI
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by Friday, October 1, 2009
The University of Wisconsin System Administration (UWSA) Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is seeking candidates to fill the position of Coordinator for the LGBTQ Initiative and other work broadly related to UW System efforts to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion. The mission for the UW System's LGBTQ Initiative is to promote the success of all populations of LGBTQ students, and employees. The LGBTQ Initiative's work involves advocacy and support for the development and dissemination of new knowledge concerning LGTBQ people through advancing LGBTQ educational experiences, supporting LGBTQ scholarship, teaching, advocacy, and student services. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is a unit within the larger University of Wisconsin System Administration which supports two research universities, eleven comprehensive universities, thirteen two year colleges, and a statewide university extension. This position is located in Madison, WI. Find full description here: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/employment/announcements/2009083101.pdf
Open Position
Manager of Diversity Programs
UW-Parkside Center for Community Partnerships
Full consideration given to applications received by October 1, 2009
The Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside invites applications for a full time year round Manager of Diversity Programs. This individual works to align UW-Parkside and UW System cultural competency and inclusive excellence strategic goals with community priorities. This individual focuses on delivering Diversity Programs in the Kenosha and Racine communities and also supports diversity programming efforts on campus. A full job description and application instructions can be found at UWP Employment website at http://www.uwp.edu/departments/human.resources/unclassified.positions/
Let Me Learn: The Tipping Point to Student Success
How Will I Benefit from Attending “Let Me Learn: The Tipping Point”?
October 9-10
UW-Eau Claire and Let Me Learn are co-sponsoring a two-day workshop
This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about this advanced learning system that makes a measurable difference. At this regional workshop, you will learn how to use the Let Me Learn Process® to:
Spring 2010 OPID Conference Development Grants
Response Due: October 23, 2009
The Office of Professional and Instructional Development is pleased to announce that support will again be available for the development and sponsorship of local, regional, and systemwide workshops and conferences that promote cooperation and exchange among UW System faculty and instructional staff, are focused on effective and innovative teaching to enhance student learning, and promote academic quality throughout the University of Wisconsin System. OPIDís Conference Development Grants Program emphasizes collaboration among faculty, instructional staff, departments, and institutions. We typically fund workshops, seminars, and conferences that bring UW System faculty and staff together to work collaboratively on initiatives in undergraduate education. The grants are intended to support guest travel, materials, and some expenses incidental to the event. Additional instructions, application form and guidelines are available on the OPID website at: http://www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/.
Call for Proposals 2009-2010
The UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE)
Campus Reading Seminar
Due November 9, 2009
http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/grant_programs/reading_seminars.html
The intellectual joy of discussing a book or books with colleagues and community members in a seminar-like format is, for many, a rare experience. The Institute's Campus Reading Seminar grants support reading groups and scholarly exchanges on subjects dealing with race, ethnicity, diversity, equity, and inclusivity by making funds available for the purchase of books that focus on such themes. Participants in Campus Reading Seminars may include faculty members, academic and classified staff, students, and people from the community. A faculty or academic staff member must submit the proposal. The interdisciplinary composition and diversity of the participants foster intracampus and cross-disciplinary exchanges, stimulate curricular and pedagogical innovations, and encourage campus-community interaction. Over the years, the reading groups have proved to be most popular as well as valuable in spurring campus discussions on issues regarding race, ethnicity, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Funding: The maximum request is $400.00, which only can be used for book purchases. Seminar participants may keep the books. Depending upon the number of proposals the Institute receives, it may be that not all proposals will be funded. (Applicants are responsible for checking on individual campus procedures before sending a proposal directly to the Institute.)
IMPORTANT: This is the first year that the IRE is relying on "electronic" means only to distribute this call. There will be no "hard copy" announcements sent out. We encourage you to forward this e-mail to anyone on your campus who may be interested. Any questions? Please contact the IRE's associate director, Tom Tonnesen, at (414) 229-4700 or: tonnesen@uwm.edu
Announcing the UW System
Fifth Annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition
Submissions due: February 19, 2010
The scholarship recipients will be announced in spring 2010.
The Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition has become an important component of the UW System's LEAP Wisconsin initiative, which, in partnership with the Association of American Colleges & Universities, works to champion the value of a liberal education for individual students and for a nation dependent on economic creativity and democratic vitality. The initiative focuses campus practice on fostering essential learning outcomes for all students, whatever their chosen field of study. Participation in the Liberal Arts Scholarship Competition is one way UW institutions contribute to the effort with its emphasis on writing and critical thinking, as well as on helping students be intentional about the value and purpose of their pursuit of higher education. As in previous years, funding is once again available to support three scholarships for the three winning essayists, to be awarded in spring 2010 for use in academic year 2010-11: one $2,000 award for a student from the UW Colleges and two $2,000 awards for students at the comprehensive and doctoral institutions. Additional information can be found on the UW System Liberal Education Initiative website at: http://liberaleducation.uwsa.edu/.
Announcing
2nd annual ALLY Conference for Diversity
Noon-6:00 PM, October 24, 2009
UW-Green Bay
The conference is free for UW-Green Bay students. Community members can attend for $25.
Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Registration is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/aic/ally
The second annual ALLY Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will seek to empower its participants with the knowledge and enthusiasm to strive for change and allyship through its workshops and keynote speaker, organizers say. The conference emphasizes diversity and accessibility issues within all student populations, and also provides a safe environment to celebrate the diversity and talents of women, people of color, persons with disabilities and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning (LGBTQ) community. Conference participants will also learn how to become an ally, or advocate, for these communities. For more information: http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/index.php/log-news/headlines/08/06/ally_conference_0914/
Announcing
Student Retention Conference
Let Me Learn: The Tipping Point to Student Success
October 9-10, 2009
UW-Eau Claire
Registration Deadline October 2, 2009
Sponsored by UW-EC and LML, Inc.
The Issue: Colleges and Universities continue to grapple with high attrition rates. They have developed excellent resources ÖYet, the number of students who are unsuccessful, withdraw from college or just quietly fade away remains alarmingly high. (Fishman, S. and Decandia, L. (2006), SUCCESS@Seneca: Facilitating Student and Staff Success. College Quarterly, 9, 2). The factors affecting retention and student achievement are ultimately individual, and include (the learning issues of) attitude, coping, self-efficacy, and locus of control (Bean & Eaton, 2001, p. 73). Where to Begin: Across the US and EU in institutions of higher education, the Let Me Learn Process, an advanced learning system which focuses on the learner in the classroom, has proven to make a measurable difference. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus is accessible; the conference is affordable. This is an excellent opportunity to learn how this advanced learning system can makes a measurable difference on your campus. To register or find more, visit: http://www.letmelearn.org/events/he_regionals/uwec/
Announcing
Civic Engagement in the STEM disciplines across UW System Workshop
October 8-9, 2009
Wisconsin Dells, WI
(An Office of Professional and Instructional Development OPID grant supported workshop)
Opportunity to discuss common issues in implementing civic engagement in STEM classrooms Develop assessment strategies to assess learning goals and engagement with science when integrating civic engagement into curriculum. Collaborate on web resource for connecting faculty with each other and follow up on SENCER conferences. Many different assignments or activities could be considered civic engagement: working with election results and data in a mathematics class writing informative letters to legislators monitoring local watersheds for a chemistry lab designing playgrounds for local community assessing recycling habits of campus community. If you incorporate these activities or wish to infuse more civic engagement into your Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics courses, you are invited to attend this workshop. Contact Patricia Cleary at cleary@uwp.edu for more information, or register online http://uwp.edu/cgi/remark/3/rws3.pl?FORM=CEI_STEM_Fa09.
Announcing
3rd Annual Critical Thinking Conference
Critical Thinking: Performance Tasks
A conference open to all instructors within the UW-System
Friday, October 16, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Legacy Room of the Dreyfus University Center, UW-Stevens Point
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7th
Interested faculty who are unable to attend the entire conference are warmly invited to register and attend whatever part of the conference is consistent with their schedules. This conference is made possible by an OPID grant and support from UWSPís Center for Academic Excellence and Student Engagement. You may register for the conference at: http://www.uwsp.edu/admin/acadAffairs/caese/sites/Events/Conferences/ConfIndex.aspx
Announcing
WAICU All-Sector Meeting On Community Engagement
October 19, 2009
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
At the suggestion of WAICU presidents, WAICU is organizing an all-sector meeting on community engagement on Monday, October 19 at Alverno College. People from colleges and universities throughout the state (public and private, 2-year and 4-year) who work in community engagement are invited to the meeting, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last until 3:00 p.m. The idea is to learn from each other and identify best practices at WAICU members, UW campuses, and technical colleges. Register today at www.waicu.org by clicking on quick link found at the bottom left hand side of the page. The registration fee is a mere $20 to cover the costs of the event.
Call for Presenters
Problem-Focused Learning
UW-Green Bay Faculty Development Conference
January 21, 2010
Deadline October 23, 2009
You are invited to submit a proposal to the 14th Annual Faculty Development Conference on the UW-Green Bay campus. The theme of the conference this year is ìProblem-Focused Learning.î If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please go to www.uwgb.edu/outreach/facultydev) to the UW-Green Bay Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (catl@uwgb.edu or fax to 920-465-2430). Presentations will be selected based on the strength of the abstract, the relationship to the conference theme, and the need to provide a well-balanced conference which includes a variety of topics. Presenters will be notified early in November.
Call for Presenters
2010 Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Allied College Conference (MBLTACC)
Feb 19-21, 2009
Proposals are due November 15th, 2009
Presenters will be notified by December 15th
UW-Madison
This is the second largest queer conference in the country, attracting students from across the Midwest to engage in honest discussions, challenging dialogues, and life changing connections. Our goal is for students to learn about change from a grassroots level, absorbing valuable skills that they can then bring back to their respective campuses and hometowns. In order to put on the most successful conference possible we are looking for unique and powerful workshops to push the participants to move outside of their comfort zones and learn new things both within the LGBT community and other social justice issues. We have specific workshop tracks that participants can choose from during the conference in order to tailor their learning experience for their own needs and goals.
The tracks include: History and Politics, International Issues, Health and Wellness, Dating and Relationships, Academic and Career, Allyship, Faith and Spirituality, Residence Life
Organizing and Activism: We need knowledgeable and excited workshop presenters to make this conference the best that it can be. If you are interested in changing the lives of LGBT and allied youth from across the Midwest, please fill out the following form. Feel free to fill out as many proposals as you would like, as we encourage presenters to put on more than one workshop.
Proposals are due via email to breakout@mblgtacc.gmail.com. Selection priority will be given to workshops that consciously include queer people of color and transgender students, as we believe these populations are vastly underrepresented.
From the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
SUPPORT GRANTS FOR
RACIAL AND ETHNIC STUDIES
The firm due date is APRIL 9, 2010.
Four categories of grant support are being made available by the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity for implementation during the 2010-11 fiscal year (i.e., July 1, 2010—June 30, 2011). Approximately $135,000 will be distributed across the four categories (Research, Curriculum Development, Campus Activities, and Faculty Development Research Awards). They invite you to go directly to their website at for a longer description:
http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/grant_programs/support_grants.html
Grants up to $5000 in the following categories:
CATEGORY A (Research): grants are for the support of scholarly research on race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity, and/or equity b y University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff. Such research with the intention of publication and/or seeking other sources of extramural support is highly encouraged, as is including both undergraduate and graduate students in your research plans in order to stimulate interest in racial/ethnic topics. (Faculty and academic staff should not submit a proposal as a surrogate for what is actually the research of graduate students.) Those applicants chosen for funding may also be contacted by the Institute to write a scholarly article for publication consideration in our newsletter, Kaleidoscope II .
Special consideration will be given to the following themes:
(i) student learning outcomes in racial/ethnic studies courses taught by the applicant;
(ii) use of the curriculum and pedagogy to encourage equity and inclusivity ;
(iii) outcomes from pre-college programs, including the mentoring of K-12 students; and
(iv) successful STEM (science, technology; engineering; math) preparation and competency programs , especially for a more diverse student cohort.
CATEGORY B (Curriculum Development) : grants are to support the development and teaching of new courses pertaining to race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity, and/or equity. The courses may be from any discipline or profession, and may be either undergraduate or graduate. If possible, we encourage you to include student collaboration in your course development plans. Those applicants chosen for funding may also be contacted by the Institute in order to write an article about the course for publication in our newsletter, Kaleidoscope II . Special consideration will be given to courses that incorporate the “Inclusive Excellence” planning process for greater diversity.
Grants up to $2000 in the following category:
CATEGORY C (Campus Activities): grants are for the support of miscellaneous campus activities and events that contribute to the understanding of race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity, and/or equity. Such activities may include workshops, guest speakers, cultural exhibits, fine arts performances, curricular infusion and instructional innovations, professional development, and materials acquisitions. The proposed activity must directly serve a UW System constituency (faculty, staff, and/or students). If possible, we encourage you to include student collaboration in your planning. Those applicants chosen for funding may also be contacted by the Institute in order to write an article on their project for publication consideration in our newsletter, Kaleidoscope II .
Special consideration will be given to activities that:
(i) support pre-college programs, including the mentoring of K-12 students;
(ii) support STEM (science; technology; engineering; math) preparation and competency, especially for a more diverse student cohort; and
(iii) incorporate the “Inclusive Excellence” planning process for greater diversity.
For more information contact the IRE's associate director, Tom Tonnesen at (414) 229-4700 or via e-mail at: tonnesen@uwm.edu We look forward to receiving your proposals. Tom Tonnesen, Associate Director UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE) c/o UW-Milwaukee--Mitchell 225 P.O. Box 413' Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414) 229-4700 (414) 229-4581 (fax) tonnesen@uwm.edu http://www4.uwm.edu/ire
Announcing
Reaching-At-Risk Students website available
Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies Holly Hassel and English Lecturer, Joanne Giordano, UW-Marathon County, presented an OPID funded conference in June 2009 called Reaching-At-Risk Students. Their website offers information on the conference and will also serve as an ongoing resource for faculty and staff across the state of Wisconsin who work with students who are at-risk of not succeeding academically. Please check it out at http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/rars/index.htm
Announcing
UWSA now has a domestic partner benefit website online: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/dpbenefits.html. The page will be updated as information becomes available so please check back for changes, so ch3ck back
Announcing
Liberal Education and America's Promise
Wisconsin Advocacy and Campus Action Initiative
Wisconsin was designated the first official partner state in the LEAP campaign in March 2005. In collaboration with AAC&U, leaders in Wisconsin have piloted a series of campus action and advocacy efforts that champion the value of a liberal education for all college students. An initiative of the University of Wisconsin System, LEAP in Wisconsin seeks to increase understanding of the value and purpose of liberal education for UW System students and Wisconsin citizens. Go here for more information: http://www.aacu.org/leap/wisconsin_initiative.cfm
Announcing
On-line Journal devoted to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Check out the UW System's "Teaching Forum: A Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" that is now on line at: http://www.uwosh.edu/programs/teachingforum/public_html/ which includes several articles of interest to faculty in Women’s Studies and using feminist pedagogical approaches in their teaching.
The President's Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Madison, Wisconsin
April 29 - May 1, 2010
Proposals due November 4, 2009
UW System faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for the President’s Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning, a conference to be held April 29-May 1, 2010, at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, WI. The Summit is being co-sponsored by the Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID), PK-16 Teacher Quality Initiative, Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE), Women & Science Program, Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC), Women’s Studies Consortium (WSC), and the UW System Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The President’s Summit will bring together over 200 faculty and staff across disciplines to demonstrate the UW System’s commitment to excellence in higher education during tough economic times. Replacing or expanding upon several smaller annual spring conferences, the Summit will provide a forum in which to recognize, acknowledge, and share the expertise of faculty and academic staff who excel at teaching, value learning, and are committed to sharing their experience, knowledge, practice, and scholarship. The intentional relationships among teaching, learning, and making excellence inclusive will be highlighted throughout this event.
In addition to keynote addresses by UW System President Kevin Reilly and others, the Summit will feature plenary and concurrent sessions on: curricular transformation and the scholarship of teaching and learning across the disciplines in the Arts, Humanities, Global and International Education, Interdisciplinary Studies, Professional Studies, Social Sciences and STEM areas. Designed to advance Inclusive Excellence, the UW System’s planning process for greater diversity, equity and inclusion, the Summit will showcase presentations focused on: Inclusive Pedagogies in disability studies, race and ethnic studies, women, gender and sexuality studies, and socioeconomic status across the curriculum; Emerging and Effective Technologies in the classroom; and High Impact Practices, those educationally effective practices that include collaborative assignments and projects, writing-intensive courses, first-year seminars, undergraduate student-faculty research, learning communities, international studies, community-based and service learning, internships, and capstone courses and projects.
Proposals in all these areas are invited from UW System faculty, instructional staff, and students with faculty/staff sponsorship. Presentation formats will include papers, panels, café-style and round table-discussions, workshops, and poster sessions. In addition, the Summit will provide opportunities for working and constituent groups from throughout the UW System to convene, including, for example, the IRE Advisory Committee, SAGLA, Compass Teams, the Women & Science Program, and others.
Please submit your proposal to present or to convene a working group by November 4th, 2009, to: http://www.uwsa.edu/vpacad/summit/proposals.htm Confirmations regarding accepted proposals will be sent by mid-December, 2009.
Open Position
University Of Wisconsin System
LGBTQ Initiative Coordinator (Institutional Or Senior Institutional Planner)
Madison, WI
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by Friday, October 1, 2009
The University of Wisconsin System Administration (UWSA) Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is seeking candidates to fill the position of Coordinator for the LGBTQ Initiative and other work broadly related to UW System efforts to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion. The mission for the UW System's LGBTQ Initiative is to promote the success of all populations of LGBTQ students, and employees. The LGBTQ Initiative's work involves advocacy and support for the development and dissemination of new knowledge concerning LGTBQ people through advancing LGBTQ educational experiences, supporting LGBTQ scholarship, teaching, advocacy, and student services. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is a unit within the larger University of Wisconsin System Administration which supports two research universities, eleven comprehensive universities, thirteen two year colleges, and a statewide university extension. This position is located in Madison, WI. Find full description here: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/employment/announcements/2009083101.pdf
Open Position
Manager of Diversity Programs
UW-Parkside Center for Community Partnerships
Full consideration given to applications received by October 1, 2009
The Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside invites applications for a full time year round Manager of Diversity Programs. This individual works to align UW-Parkside and UW System cultural competency and inclusive excellence strategic goals with community priorities. This individual focuses on delivering Diversity Programs in the Kenosha and Racine communities and also supports diversity programming efforts on campus. A full job description and application instructions can be found at UWP Employment website at http://www.uwp.edu/departments/human.resources/unclassified.positions/
Let Me Learn: The Tipping Point to Student Success
How Will I Benefit from Attending “Let Me Learn: The Tipping Point”?
October 9-10
UW-Eau Claire and Let Me Learn are co-sponsoring a two-day workshop
This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about this advanced learning system that makes a measurable difference. At this regional workshop, you will learn how to use the Let Me Learn Process® to:
- understand your learners, advisees, counselees’ learning needs to a depth you have not reached before;
- understand how to improve your students’ persistence and achievement, and;
- build not just “classes” but learning communities and teams that achieve greater results
- To register or find out more, visit: http://www.letmelearn.org/events/he_regionals/
Spring 2010 OPID Conference Development Grants
Response Due: October 23, 2009
The Office of Professional and Instructional Development is pleased to announce that support will again be available for the development and sponsorship of local, regional, and systemwide workshops and conferences that promote cooperation and exchange among UW System faculty and instructional staff, are focused on effective and innovative teaching to enhance student learning, and promote academic quality throughout the University of Wisconsin System. OPIDís Conference Development Grants Program emphasizes collaboration among faculty, instructional staff, departments, and institutions. We typically fund workshops, seminars, and conferences that bring UW System faculty and staff together to work collaboratively on initiatives in undergraduate education. The grants are intended to support guest travel, materials, and some expenses incidental to the event. Additional instructions, application form and guidelines are available on the OPID website at: http://www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/.
Call for Proposals 2009-2010
The UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE)
Campus Reading Seminar
Due November 9, 2009
http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/grant_programs/reading_seminars.html
The intellectual joy of discussing a book or books with colleagues and community members in a seminar-like format is, for many, a rare experience. The Institute's Campus Reading Seminar grants support reading groups and scholarly exchanges on subjects dealing with race, ethnicity, diversity, equity, and inclusivity by making funds available for the purchase of books that focus on such themes. Participants in Campus Reading Seminars may include faculty members, academic and classified staff, students, and people from the community. A faculty or academic staff member must submit the proposal. The interdisciplinary composition and diversity of the participants foster intracampus and cross-disciplinary exchanges, stimulate curricular and pedagogical innovations, and encourage campus-community interaction. Over the years, the reading groups have proved to be most popular as well as valuable in spurring campus discussions on issues regarding race, ethnicity, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Funding: The maximum request is $400.00, which only can be used for book purchases. Seminar participants may keep the books. Depending upon the number of proposals the Institute receives, it may be that not all proposals will be funded. (Applicants are responsible for checking on individual campus procedures before sending a proposal directly to the Institute.)
IMPORTANT: This is the first year that the IRE is relying on "electronic" means only to distribute this call. There will be no "hard copy" announcements sent out. We encourage you to forward this e-mail to anyone on your campus who may be interested. Any questions? Please contact the IRE's associate director, Tom Tonnesen, at (414) 229-4700 or: tonnesen@uwm.edu
Announcing the UW System
Fifth Annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition
Submissions due: February 19, 2010
The scholarship recipients will be announced in spring 2010.
The Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition has become an important component of the UW System's LEAP Wisconsin initiative, which, in partnership with the Association of American Colleges & Universities, works to champion the value of a liberal education for individual students and for a nation dependent on economic creativity and democratic vitality. The initiative focuses campus practice on fostering essential learning outcomes for all students, whatever their chosen field of study. Participation in the Liberal Arts Scholarship Competition is one way UW institutions contribute to the effort with its emphasis on writing and critical thinking, as well as on helping students be intentional about the value and purpose of their pursuit of higher education. As in previous years, funding is once again available to support three scholarships for the three winning essayists, to be awarded in spring 2010 for use in academic year 2010-11: one $2,000 award for a student from the UW Colleges and two $2,000 awards for students at the comprehensive and doctoral institutions. Additional information can be found on the UW System Liberal Education Initiative website at: http://liberaleducation.uwsa.edu/.
Announcing
2nd annual ALLY Conference for Diversity
Noon-6:00 PM, October 24, 2009
UW-Green Bay
The conference is free for UW-Green Bay students. Community members can attend for $25.
Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Registration is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/aic/ally
The second annual ALLY Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will seek to empower its participants with the knowledge and enthusiasm to strive for change and allyship through its workshops and keynote speaker, organizers say. The conference emphasizes diversity and accessibility issues within all student populations, and also provides a safe environment to celebrate the diversity and talents of women, people of color, persons with disabilities and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning (LGBTQ) community. Conference participants will also learn how to become an ally, or advocate, for these communities. For more information: http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/index.php/log-news/headlines/08/06/ally_conference_0914/
Announcing
Student Retention Conference
Let Me Learn: The Tipping Point to Student Success
October 9-10, 2009
UW-Eau Claire
Registration Deadline October 2, 2009
Sponsored by UW-EC and LML, Inc.
The Issue: Colleges and Universities continue to grapple with high attrition rates. They have developed excellent resources ÖYet, the number of students who are unsuccessful, withdraw from college or just quietly fade away remains alarmingly high. (Fishman, S. and Decandia, L. (2006), SUCCESS@Seneca: Facilitating Student and Staff Success. College Quarterly, 9, 2). The factors affecting retention and student achievement are ultimately individual, and include (the learning issues of) attitude, coping, self-efficacy, and locus of control (Bean & Eaton, 2001, p. 73). Where to Begin: Across the US and EU in institutions of higher education, the Let Me Learn Process, an advanced learning system which focuses on the learner in the classroom, has proven to make a measurable difference. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus is accessible; the conference is affordable. This is an excellent opportunity to learn how this advanced learning system can makes a measurable difference on your campus. To register or find more, visit: http://www.letmelearn.org/events/he_regionals/uwec/
Announcing
Civic Engagement in the STEM disciplines across UW System Workshop
October 8-9, 2009
Wisconsin Dells, WI
(An Office of Professional and Instructional Development OPID grant supported workshop)
Opportunity to discuss common issues in implementing civic engagement in STEM classrooms Develop assessment strategies to assess learning goals and engagement with science when integrating civic engagement into curriculum. Collaborate on web resource for connecting faculty with each other and follow up on SENCER conferences. Many different assignments or activities could be considered civic engagement: working with election results and data in a mathematics class writing informative letters to legislators monitoring local watersheds for a chemistry lab designing playgrounds for local community assessing recycling habits of campus community. If you incorporate these activities or wish to infuse more civic engagement into your Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics courses, you are invited to attend this workshop. Contact Patricia Cleary at cleary@uwp.edu for more information, or register online http://uwp.edu/cgi/remark/3/rws3.pl?FORM=CEI_STEM_Fa09.
Announcing
3rd Annual Critical Thinking Conference
Critical Thinking: Performance Tasks
A conference open to all instructors within the UW-System
Friday, October 16, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Legacy Room of the Dreyfus University Center, UW-Stevens Point
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7th
Interested faculty who are unable to attend the entire conference are warmly invited to register and attend whatever part of the conference is consistent with their schedules. This conference is made possible by an OPID grant and support from UWSPís Center for Academic Excellence and Student Engagement. You may register for the conference at: http://www.uwsp.edu/admin/acadAffairs/caese/sites/Events/Conferences/ConfIndex.aspx
Announcing
WAICU All-Sector Meeting On Community Engagement
October 19, 2009
Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
At the suggestion of WAICU presidents, WAICU is organizing an all-sector meeting on community engagement on Monday, October 19 at Alverno College. People from colleges and universities throughout the state (public and private, 2-year and 4-year) who work in community engagement are invited to the meeting, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last until 3:00 p.m. The idea is to learn from each other and identify best practices at WAICU members, UW campuses, and technical colleges. Register today at www.waicu.org by clicking on quick link found at the bottom left hand side of the page. The registration fee is a mere $20 to cover the costs of the event.
Call for Presenters
Problem-Focused Learning
UW-Green Bay Faculty Development Conference
January 21, 2010
Deadline October 23, 2009
You are invited to submit a proposal to the 14th Annual Faculty Development Conference on the UW-Green Bay campus. The theme of the conference this year is ìProblem-Focused Learning.î If you are interested in presenting at the conference, please go to www.uwgb.edu/outreach/facultydev) to the UW-Green Bay Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (catl@uwgb.edu or fax to 920-465-2430). Presentations will be selected based on the strength of the abstract, the relationship to the conference theme, and the need to provide a well-balanced conference which includes a variety of topics. Presenters will be notified early in November.
Call for Presenters
2010 Midwest Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Allied College Conference (MBLTACC)
Feb 19-21, 2009
Proposals are due November 15th, 2009
Presenters will be notified by December 15th
UW-Madison
This is the second largest queer conference in the country, attracting students from across the Midwest to engage in honest discussions, challenging dialogues, and life changing connections. Our goal is for students to learn about change from a grassroots level, absorbing valuable skills that they can then bring back to their respective campuses and hometowns. In order to put on the most successful conference possible we are looking for unique and powerful workshops to push the participants to move outside of their comfort zones and learn new things both within the LGBT community and other social justice issues. We have specific workshop tracks that participants can choose from during the conference in order to tailor their learning experience for their own needs and goals.
The tracks include: History and Politics, International Issues, Health and Wellness, Dating and Relationships, Academic and Career, Allyship, Faith and Spirituality, Residence Life
Organizing and Activism: We need knowledgeable and excited workshop presenters to make this conference the best that it can be. If you are interested in changing the lives of LGBT and allied youth from across the Midwest, please fill out the following form. Feel free to fill out as many proposals as you would like, as we encourage presenters to put on more than one workshop.
Proposals are due via email to breakout@mblgtacc.gmail.com. Selection priority will be given to workshops that consciously include queer people of color and transgender students, as we believe these populations are vastly underrepresented.
From the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
SUPPORT GRANTS FOR
RACIAL AND ETHNIC STUDIES
The firm due date is APRIL 9, 2010.
Four categories of grant support are being made available by the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity for implementation during the 2010-11 fiscal year (i.e., July 1, 2010—June 30, 2011). Approximately $135,000 will be distributed across the four categories (Research, Curriculum Development, Campus Activities, and Faculty Development Research Awards). They invite you to go directly to their website at for a longer description:
http://www4.uwm.edu/ire/grant_programs/support_grants.html
Grants up to $5000 in the following categories:
CATEGORY A (Research): grants are for the support of scholarly research on race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity, and/or equity b y University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff. Such research with the intention of publication and/or seeking other sources of extramural support is highly encouraged, as is including both undergraduate and graduate students in your research plans in order to stimulate interest in racial/ethnic topics. (Faculty and academic staff should not submit a proposal as a surrogate for what is actually the research of graduate students.) Those applicants chosen for funding may also be contacted by the Institute to write a scholarly article for publication consideration in our newsletter, Kaleidoscope II .
Special consideration will be given to the following themes:
(i) student learning outcomes in racial/ethnic studies courses taught by the applicant;
(ii) use of the curriculum and pedagogy to encourage equity and inclusivity ;
(iii) outcomes from pre-college programs, including the mentoring of K-12 students; and
(iv) successful STEM (science, technology; engineering; math) preparation and competency programs , especially for a more diverse student cohort.
CATEGORY B (Curriculum Development) : grants are to support the development and teaching of new courses pertaining to race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity, and/or equity. The courses may be from any discipline or profession, and may be either undergraduate or graduate. If possible, we encourage you to include student collaboration in your course development plans. Those applicants chosen for funding may also be contacted by the Institute in order to write an article about the course for publication in our newsletter, Kaleidoscope II . Special consideration will be given to courses that incorporate the “Inclusive Excellence” planning process for greater diversity.
Grants up to $2000 in the following category:
CATEGORY C (Campus Activities): grants are for the support of miscellaneous campus activities and events that contribute to the understanding of race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity, and/or equity. Such activities may include workshops, guest speakers, cultural exhibits, fine arts performances, curricular infusion and instructional innovations, professional development, and materials acquisitions. The proposed activity must directly serve a UW System constituency (faculty, staff, and/or students). If possible, we encourage you to include student collaboration in your planning. Those applicants chosen for funding may also be contacted by the Institute in order to write an article on their project for publication consideration in our newsletter, Kaleidoscope II .
Special consideration will be given to activities that:
(i) support pre-college programs, including the mentoring of K-12 students;
(ii) support STEM (science; technology; engineering; math) preparation and competency, especially for a more diverse student cohort; and
(iii) incorporate the “Inclusive Excellence” planning process for greater diversity.
For more information contact the IRE's associate director, Tom Tonnesen at (414) 229-4700 or via e-mail at: tonnesen@uwm.edu We look forward to receiving your proposals. Tom Tonnesen, Associate Director UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE) c/o UW-Milwaukee--Mitchell 225 P.O. Box 413' Milwaukee, WI 53201 (414) 229-4700 (414) 229-4581 (fax) tonnesen@uwm.edu http://www4.uwm.edu/ire
Announcing
Reaching-At-Risk Students website available
Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies Holly Hassel and English Lecturer, Joanne Giordano, UW-Marathon County, presented an OPID funded conference in June 2009 called Reaching-At-Risk Students. Their website offers information on the conference and will also serve as an ongoing resource for faculty and staff across the state of Wisconsin who work with students who are at-risk of not succeeding academically. Please check it out at http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/rars/index.htm
Announcing
UWSA now has a domestic partner benefit website online: http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/dpbenefits.html. The page will be updated as information becomes available so please check back for changes, so ch3ck back
Announcing
Liberal Education and America's Promise
Wisconsin Advocacy and Campus Action Initiative
Wisconsin was designated the first official partner state in the LEAP campaign in March 2005. In collaboration with AAC&U, leaders in Wisconsin have piloted a series of campus action and advocacy efforts that champion the value of a liberal education for all college students. An initiative of the University of Wisconsin System, LEAP in Wisconsin seeks to increase understanding of the value and purpose of liberal education for UW System students and Wisconsin citizens. Go here for more information: http://www.aacu.org/leap/wisconsin_initiative.cfm
Announcing
On-line Journal devoted to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Check out the UW System's "Teaching Forum: A Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" that is now on line at: http://www.uwosh.edu/programs/teachingforum/public_html/ which includes several articles of interest to faculty in Women’s Studies and using feminist pedagogical approaches in their teaching.
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