“The Engaged Scholar”: A Series for Faculty

Faculty, Students, and a Passion for Learning

Join your colleagues for our year-long series on the connections between faculty passion for their scholarly and creative work and students’ engagement in the classroom and in the field, addressing questions such as “How do we structure our courses so that faculty passion engenders student passion?” and “How should our campus culture help sustain this passion and engagement?”  At each session, faculty panelists share their experiences and facilitate the afternoon’s conversation.

 WINTER 2013

Wednesday, February 13, 4:15

“Can We Teach the Creative Process?”
Facilitators: Rob Farnsworth (English), Pamela Johnson (Art and Visual Culture), Bill
Matthews (Music), Robert Strong (English)

Thursday, March 7, 4:15

“Engaging Students in Lab Research and Fieldwork”
Facilitators: Rachel Austin (Chemistry), Gerry Bigelow and Michael Jones (History), Emily
Kane (Sociology), Nathan Lundblad (Physics)

FALL 2012

Monday, October 22, 4:15—Ladd Library 148

“Faculty, Students, and a Passion for Learning”
Facilitators: Nancy Koven (Psychology), Ruth Lexton (English), Kirk Read (French)