Faculty Invited to University Forum

Tue., Aug 28

Faculty are cordially invited to participate in Forum XLIX on "Advancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning."  The event will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, in Engleman C112, beginning with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and followed by a luncheon at 1 p.m. in Engleman B121.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Peter Felten (right), assistant provost, director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, and associate professor of history at Elon University. He has published widely on engaged learning and the scholarship of teaching and learning, and is co-author of forthcoming books on faculty peer mentoring and on student-faculty partnerships in teaching and learning. Dr. Felten recently served as president of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network, an international association for teaching and learning centers in higher education. His teaching at Elon aims to help students think critically and write clearly about the connections between the lives of individual people and larger themes in history. Dr. Felten earned a B.A. in history from Marquette University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin.

Those interested in attending the forum are asked to RSVP by Monday, August 20, 2012, using the online registration form. For more information, contact Michele Salamone at salamonem1@southernct.edu.