Centering Mentoring
Don’t miss the “Centering Mentoring” events this week (December 3-5, 2024) sponsored by VHS Faculty Affairs and Professional Development in collaboration with the Division of Academic Affairs. Events include a networking reception, a guest lecture, and panel discussions.
“Centering Mentoring” focuses on community building, mentorship practices, and insights from Dr. Wendy Ward, Professor, Associate Provost for Faculty, Director of Interprofessional Faculty Development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Dr. Ward will discuss “Coaching, Mentoring, & Sponsorship: Unique Roles for Professional Development.” Join the Networking event Tuesday, December 3 in the Barry Art Museum from 4:00-6:00 PM; hear Dr. Ward speak on Wednesday, December 4 in Waitzer Hall, Room 131 from 12:00-1:00 PM; and connect with panelists at a virtual symposium on Thursday, December 5 from 12:00-4:00 PM. More details to come.
Convey Appreciation
Our fall semester 2024 is ending, and it’s time once again to think about who has come into your life and made a positive difference. At the Center for Faculty Development, we have a method of conveying appreciation to faculty, advisors, and staff. If you are interested and would like to thank someone who you admire and has been helpful to you, please follow the link below. You can remain anonymous or include your name. After review, the Center for Faculty Development will add the message to a formal letter and send it to the faculty, advisor, or staff member to convey your thanks.
/facultydevelopment/convey-appreciation
You can read more about the “Convey Appreciation” project below in an article published in Inside Higher Ed.
CUREs---Course-based Undergraduate Research
Are you looking for new ways to invigorate your teaching and bring more research opportunities to all of your students? Why not consider infusing research methodologies into course assignments and set your course up using a CURE model—or Course-based Undergraduate Research? CUREs engage students in research or creative experiences to produce new knowledge.
CUREs also promote HIPs---or High Impact Practices that enhance student learning and promote student success. By integrating Course-based Undergraduate Research into your classes, you also help level the playing field by giving all students a research experience, not just those admitted to specialized programs.
At 鶹AV, the Office of Academic Affairs is once again offering funding to develop CUREs. Ideally faculty can receive $1000 to $2000 for course development, but matching funds from chairs and deans are encouraged.
Applications will be due January 24, 2025. Awards will be announced on February 27, 2025, and award monies must be spent by June 15, 2025. Award winners must also agree to offer their newly designed CURE course in either Fall 2025 or Spring 2026.
The CURE application website is now open where you can find forms and guidelines. Please use this link: /facultydevelopment/grant-opportunities.
In the meantime, we hope you will be thinking about how you can infuse a course with Course-based Undergraduate Research and consider submitting a proposal, and not just if you are in a STEM discipline. CURE funding is open to faculty in all disciplines. 鶹AV's full-time teaching and research faculty, tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure track are eligible to apply. We particularly welcome proposals from faculty in the humanities.
Please contact Dr. Annette Finley-Croswhite or Dr. M'hammed Abdous at the Center for Faculty Development if you have questions: (acroswhi@odu.edu) or (mabdous@odu.edu).
For information on the winners of our last round of CURE grants see the link here: /facultydevelopment/article/angela-wilson-robert-strozak-katie-rafferty-and-margaret-mulholland-are.
