TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022

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UPCOMING CFE SESSIONS

If you are located outside of Bozeman and would like to attend via Webex, please request a link in the comments section and it will be sent to you before the session.

TODAY: Academic Advising: Tips for New Faculty & Those New to Advising

Tuesday, October 11 || 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM || SUB 235 || Register Here

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This workshop will help faculty explore the basics of academic advising on the MSU campus, how to connect to resources and use technology to facilitate work with students.

Faculty Excellence Grants – Information Session

Wednesday, October 12 || 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM || Romney 102 || Register Here

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Members of the Faculty Excellence Grant Committee will hold an informal session to talk about the Faculty Excellence Grants that are due Friday, November 4, 2022.

Early Career Faculty Session: Successfully Navigating Challenges in the Classroom

Wednesday, October 19 || 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM || SUB 168 || Register Here

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Learn about goals around student success, explore the challenges in the classroom and contextualize your teaching within other faculty commitments.  

Inclusive Pedagogy Series Workshop 2: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Wednesday, October 26 || 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM || Reid124 || Register Here
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Explore ways to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to design course instruction, content, activities, and assessments that engage students and remove barriers to learning.  For questions, contact Dr. Brazill at: shihuabrazill@montana.edu.

Common Threads Network of Indigenous Communities' Research Partners

Friday, October 28 || 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ||Webex link here

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Open-invitation network meets monthly for faculty, grad students & staff engaged off-campus with Indigenous communities to conduct research or provide service programming. The October meeting features discussion with Mr. Bob McAnally, Fort Peck Elder.

Two Workshops on navMSU

Wednesday, October 19 (3:10 PM - 4PM) & Thursday, October 20 (11AM-11:50 AM) ||  WebEx Meeting Link

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Online sessions on navMSU will be co-led with Dr. Mary Ann Cummings from the Gianforte School of Computing.  No RSVP needed.     

 

OTHER MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS

McNair Scholars Program Applications due Friday, October 28 

Info Sessions on October 12 at 10:00 AM & October 13 at 2:00 PM || Reid Hall 415

Recruitment efforts are underway for the 14th cohort of McNair Scholars at MSU. Faculty members are asked to encourage eligible students to apply to the program.
Priority application deadline for the McNair Scholars Program is Oct. 28

Two Documentary Screenings at MSU's Annual Indian Education for All Conference

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Wednesday, October 26 || First Documentary Screening 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM || Second Documentary Screening  2:30 PM - 4:00 PM || Procrastinator Theater 

Two documentary screenings and Q & A sessions will be held during MSU's 24th Annual Indian Education for All Conference.  This event is also featured in MSU News.   No RSVP is necessary.  For questions, please contact Jioanna Carjuzaa at carjuzaa@montana.edu or 406-994-4941.

Mandatory Principal Investigator (PI) Training

Tuesday, November 15 || 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM|| Byker Auditorium -Chemistry/Biochemistry building

The Office of Sponsored Programs will host PI training for new faculty members. This mandatory training provides information and tools that will assist with finding, applying for and managing extramural funding to support your scholarly activities.  Please RSVP with Maryalice Trage at maryalice.trage@montana.edu.

2023 NCUR Submission Portal Now Open

Submissions Due Wednesday, November 30||NCUR 2023 will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in April 

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is dedicated to undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in all disciplines.  MSU student participants will receive paid airfare and lodging.  Please encourage your students who are active in undergraduate research to apply.  For more information, contact usp@montana.edu.   

NCFDD WEBINARS

How to Engage in Healthy Conflict

Thursday, October 13 at 12:00 PM MDT || Sign-up here

Learn early in your career to master the SKILL of healthy conflicts so that you can effectively manage them as they arise.

Exposing the Hidden Curriculum: Cultivating Structural and Systemic Change for Mid-Career Faculty Advancement

Wednesday, October 19 at 12:00 PM MDT ||  Sign-up here

This webinar provides leaders with strategies to support mid-career faculty by demystifying and clarifying how to reach the next rung of the academic career ladder.

The Hidden Handbook - Mini Series

The Hidden Handbook is a new mini-series developed by NCFDD Academic Director Lisa Hanasono. In each webinar, Lisa will provide quick tips for success in a variety of academic areas.

 

You will need to log into your National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development (NCFDD) account and then click the link above to access the event. This online resource is available to the MSU community free of charge. Learn more about how to register.

 

MSU Center for Faculty Excellence
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http://www.montana.edu/facultyexcellence/ | cfe@montana.edu  | 406-994-4555