welcoming part-time faculty

Mon., Jul 27

The fourth annual Southern Connecticut State University Part-Time Faculty Reception and Orientation will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2009, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Engleman Hall Seminar Center, ENB 121. 

The event will celebrate the many contributions that part-time faculty make to the Southern community.  It will also provide valuable information about Southern and introduce the wide variety of resources available to support part-time faculty and their students.

The event begins with a reception with hors d'oeuvres and dinner hour snacks. The evening includes a welcome from our campus leaders, presentations on "What Outstanding Teachers Do: Best Practices," "Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Advice for Adjuncts," and "Introducing MySCSU and e-Learning VISTA," and an Interactive Resource Fair with representatives from Faculty Development, the Faculty Mentoring Program, AAUP, Human Resources, Buley Library, Student Supportive Services, and the Teaching/Learning Technologies Group.  The featured speaker is Diane Frankel-Gramelis, adjunct professor of public health (pictured at right), and recipient of the 2009 J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teaching Award.

RSVP to Ms. Jennifer Hudson, faculty development assistant, at (203) 392-5357 or facultydevel@southernct.edu by August 17, 2009.