The Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development hosts three annual lectures open to the public including The Day of Common Learning, C. May Marston Lecture, and Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award Lecture. The Center also hosts a variety of student and faculty dinners, workshops, and conferences. Below, we list current and recent events.
Winter 2012
March 15, 2012
Is Grad School for You?
1 p.m. -1:50 p.m.
Demaray Hall 356
Led by Margaret Diddams
This Seminar for SPU undergraduate students will cover the basics of a grad school application, the GRE, obtaining recommendations, writing your personal statement, and more.
March 5, 2012
Winter Faculty Mentoring Tea
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Upper Gwinn Queen Anne Room
SPU faculty mentoring pairs are invited to the Winter Faculty Mentoring Tea. Please RSVP to Anna Miller.
February 7, 2012
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Demaray Hall 150
"Real Beauty in Plato?: Sifting the Hippias Major"
Dr. Owen M. Ewald, C. May Marston Professor of Classics.
February 11, 2012
Teaching Essentials II
9 a.m.. - 2 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
This workshop will focus on student assessment and course evaluation. It is limited to 20 participants who will receive a $100 honorarium, morning refreshments, and lunch. Please RSVP to Anna Miller if you would like to attend.
January 28, 2012
Teaching Essentials I
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
This workshop will focus on course development and classroom management. It is limited to 20 participants who will receive a $100 honorarium, morning refreshments, and lunch. Please RSVP to Anna Miller if you would like to attend.
January 5 - March 8, 2012
New Faculty Seminar
10:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
The Winter 2010 New Faculty Seminar will meet in the Library Seminar Room from 10:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. every Thursday starting January 5 and ending March 8. Books and lunch are provided. Registration is closed.
Autumn 2011
November 22, 2011
Fall Faculty Mentoring Tea
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
FFMC Fine Center
October 25, 2011
Nuts and Bolts of Applying to Graduate School
1 p.m. -1:50 p.m.
DH 261
Led by Margaret Diddams
This Seminar for SPU undergraduate students will cover the basics of a grad school application, the GRE, obtaining recommendations, writing your personal statement, and more.
October 19, 2011
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Royal Brougham Pavilion
Featuring Dr. Jennifer Wiseman
October 1 , 2011
Teaching Essentials II
9 a.m.. - 2 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
This workshop will focus on student assessment and course evaluation. It is limited to 20 participants who will receive a $100 honorarium, morning refreshments, and lunch. Please RSVP to Anna Miller if you would like to attend
Summer 2011
September 22, 2010
Writing Faith Statements
9 a.m. - 3pm
Bertona 3
Led by Rick Steele
A workshop on the crafting of writing faith statements for all SPU faculty members who will be submitting tenure, promotion or third-year review files in the next two years. Space is limited to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP to Anna Miller by September 16
September 17, 2010
Teaching Essentials 1 Workshop
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
Led by Margaret Diddams
This workshop will focus on course development and classroom management. It is limited to 20 participants who will receive a $100 honorarium, morning refreshments, and lunch. Please RSVP to Anna Miller if you would like to attend.
June 2011 and September 2011
Faculty & Staff Summer Mini-Courses
The CSFD, in collaboration with the CBTE, is again offering a variety of faculty & staff mini-courses this summer. Full-time, adjunct, and part-time faculty are eligible to enroll for all sessions; staff are eligible to enroll (with supervisor’s permission) in all but the 'Responding to Student Writing' course. Each mini-course will be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. with morning refreshments and lunch provided. Faculty who are present for the entirety of a mini-course will also receive a $100 honorarium. Contact Anna Miller to reserve your spot now as each workshop is limited to 20 participants. Registration for the June offerings closes June 13. Registration for the September offerings closes on August 29.
June 21 or September 6
Responding to Student Writing: Reading and Grading Techniques to Keep Everyone Sane
Bertona 6
Led by Tom Amorose
June 24 or September 9
UFDN 2000: Christian Scripture
Bertona 1 (June) Bertona 6 (Sept)
Led by Nijay Gupta (June) & Sara Koenig (Sept)
September 8 (only one offering)
Wesleyan Theology
Crawford 201
Led by Doug Strong
September 7 (only one offering)
Fall Lectio Review: Joshua & Judges
Bertona 6
Led by Nijay Gupta
Spring 2011
June 3, 2011
Spring Faculty Mentoring Tea
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Upper Gwinn Queen Anne Room
May 24, 2011
Rhodes Informational Meeting
1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Demaray Hall 354
Informational meeting led by Dr. Margaret Diddams about opportunities to study at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
May 17, 2011
Fulbright Informational Meeting
1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Demaray Hall 354
Informational meeting led by Dr. Margaret Diddams about opportunities to live, study, or teach in over 140 countries through the U.S. Fulbright program. Fulbright offers programs both for graduate students and for post B.A. students.
April 18, 2011
Winifred E. Weter Lecture
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Upper Gwinn
"A Two-talent Servant in a Five-talent World: Christian vs. Secular Views of Human Potential"
Dr. Paul R. Yost, Associate Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Director of Applied Learning and Development
April 8, 2011
Mini-Workshop for Beginning Grant Writing
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Library Instructional Classroom, Main Floor
Hosted by Assistant Director for Grants Laura Lundahl, this workshop will focus on writing about your research in ways that connect with and inspire grant makers. This hands-on workshop will provide time and space to work on your ideas so bring a zip drive or have your files available on the network. Register online by April 1, 2011. Participants will receive a $50 stipend.