CEE Fall 2008 Programs and Events

Preceptor Luncheon

Getting Started With your Preceptorial Workshop
Friday, August 29, 2008 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Kroc IPJ A
This workshop will provide preceptors with general information about the FYE program goals and roles, basic information they will need to interpret their student files for the first meeting on Tuesday, September 2nd at 9:00 a.m. The general process of working with a PA will be explained as well as how to apply for basic funding.

Finding and Using Campus Resources for your Students
Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:15 - 2:15 pm 
Location: Copley Library Seminar Room (downstairs)
This workshop discusses the role of preceptor as mentor, academic advisor, and guide. Network with representatives from offices on campus that provide services to first year students including Residence Life, Center for Health & Wellness, Counseling Center, Disability Services, Library, Math Center, Logic Center and Writing Center, Student Learning Initiatives, and the Multicultural Center. A resource contact list will be provided.

Special Campus Event this Fall

Meet the Dean:  Dinner with Mary Boyd
Tuesday, September 30, 2008  5:30-7:30pm
Location: Hahn UC Forum B
Mary K. Boyd is the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Prior to coming to USD she was Professor and Chair of Chemistry at Georgia Southern University from 2005-2008 and a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Loyola University Chicago from 1990-2005.
Dean Boyd received a B.Sc. in chemistry in 1984, and her Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1989 from the University of Toronto. Among her many accomplishments, she was an NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow at SUNY-Stony Brook from 1989-1990; she was a Faculty Fellow in the Center for Ethics and Social Justice at Loyola in 2004; and she received the Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola. Please come and meet Dean Boyd!

Lunch & Learn programs are an opportunity for members of the USD community to gather informally for one hour to discuss topics of relevance to teaching and learning in higher education.  Light lunch will be provided for the first 10 people who arrive.  Cookies and drinks will be served.  Everyone is welcome to bring their own lunch.  Come join us!  RSVP APPRECIATED, BUT NOT REQUIRED.

Fall 2008 Lunch & Learn Calendar:

Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright Issues
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:15pm-1:15pm   
Location: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Room 127
Kelly Douglas, USD’s General Counsel, and Steve Staninger, Associate USD Librarian, discuss the application and approach to copyright issues at USD.  This event is co-sponsored with Academic Technology Services.

Ending Your Research with EndNote
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:15pm-1:15pm   
Location: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Room 127
“From discovery to publishing” EndNote software helps organize and cite bibliographic data to help with
research and publishing. ITS has purchased a license making the “full version” available to all USD faculty, staff and students. Michael Epstein , Reference Librarian, Copley Library and other first adopters will share how easy it is to get started with this useful product.

Advising Students of Color II: Networking
Monday, October 13, 2008 12:15pm-1:15pm
Location: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Room 210

Jesse Mills, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, and Carlton Floyd, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English, will facilitate the continuation of a previous lunch & learn conversation about the cultural and social differences that impact students from marginalized populations at USD. This session will emphasize ways to collaborate with colleagues on campus to improve interactions and share best practices.

Gender Issues as Diversity Experiences
Monday, October 20, 2008 12:15pm-1:15pm
Location: Kroc IPJ H & I
Lori Watson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy, will discuss gender issues as diversity topics in
impacting teaching and learning.

Active Learning
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:15pm-1:15pm
Location: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Room 210
Active learning refers to the practice of creating dialogue with oneself as a reflective learner, and with others (faculty, students) in traditional and nontraditional contexts. This discussion will demonstrate how to engage learners through the processes of observation, reflection, and experience.

Undergraduate Goals Discussion Forum
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:15pm-1:15pm
Location: Degheri Room 120
Discussions of student learning goals will assist faculty in exploring these issues in undergraduate education.

New Faculty Fora
Topics may include course construction and assessment, philosophies of and strategies for teaching, liberal arts education, learning styles, research and funding opportunities, balancing professional and personal concerns.
Save these dates:
Thursday, November 6 3:30 – 5:00 pm Degheri Room 120
Tuesday, December 9 3:30 – 5:00 pm Hahn UC 107
Tuesday, April 7 3:30-5:00 pm Kroc IPJ Room C
Thursday, May 14 3:30 – 5:00 pm Degheri Room 120

Undergraduate Goals Discussions
These discussions are open to all faculty to explore undergraduate learning goals central to the College curriculum. There are mulitiple opportunities:

Thursday, September 18 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Hahn UC Room 103 A/B

Friday, October 3 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall Executive Classroom

Friday November 14 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Hahn UC Room 103 A/B

Wednesday December 3 12:15 – 1:30pm
Lunch & Learn in Degheri Room 120

To register for events, click on "Event Registration" or contact the Center for Educational Excellence at (619) 260-7402 or email cee@sandiego.edu.