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To: UMM Faculty
From: Samuel Schuman, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean
Erica Rosch, Coordinator
for Faculty Development
Subject: Fall Faculty
Workshop, September 16, 1997
The 1997 UMM Fall Faculty
Workshop is set for Tuesday, September 16 at the Arrowwood Radisson
Resort in Alexandria, Minnesota from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch
will be provided for all participants.
This year's workshop
is entitled Seeing the Forest as Well as the Trees: Assessment
to Improve Student Learning. In this interactive workshop,
faculty will consider various approaches to this topic, including
assessment of classroom teaching, of the major, and of a campus-wide
curriculum.
The facilitator for
our workshop is Dr. Dan Rice, Director of the Office of Instructional
Development at the University of North Dakota. A graduate of
Dakota Wesleyan University, Dr. Rice earned his Ph.D. in Educational
Administration from the University of North Dakota. He recently
co-authored an article entitled "Developing the Assessment
Plan at a State University: Strategy and Lessons," which
appeared in A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional
Improvement 1994, published by the Commision on Institutions
of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges
and Schools. A leader in the field of faculty development, he
chaired the Steering Committee of the Bush Regional Collaboration
in Faculty Development from 1994-1995, and has a strong interest
in college assessment programs aimed at achieving a higher quality
of student learning.
This year's one-day
workshop schedule allows ample opportunity for faculty to engage
in informal discussion and social activities. The Arrowwood Resort
is known for its spacious accommodations, excellent food, and
beautiful surroundings. Although the workshop officially ends
at 4:30, it is encouraged that you stay awhile at this beautiful
resort to continue informal discussions over the dinner hour,
either at the Lake Cafe or at Rafter's Lounge. Sports enthusiasts
may want to bring their golf clubs or tennis racket for a game
after the workshop, take a stroll on the walking path that encircles
the grounds, or go horseback riding.
We invite you to register
for the Workshop by completing and returning the enclosed registration
no later than August 29. Late registrants will be accommodated
as space is available. If you need transportation to and from
the Arrowwood, please indicate this on your registration card.
A van accommodating up to 15 people will be leaving Morris Tuesday
morning at 7:45 a.m., and returning from Alexandria in the evening.
To help our speaker tailor his workshop to our specific needs,
we also ask that you fill out and return the survey included in
this mailing. Confirmation of your registration will be sent
to you, along with more detailed information and directions to
the resort. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate
to call the Faculty Center for Learning and Teaching at (320)
589-6273.
New faculty are especially
encouraged to come to the Workshop. Do plan to join your colleagues
in September in the beautiful lakes region of Minnesota!
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