The Committee for Innovative Teaching and Learning in the Liberal Arts and Sciences is soliciting proposals for small grants ($500-$1,500) to aimed at supporting innovative teaching at the College of Charleston. All continuing roster and adjunct faculty are eligible for the program. No faculty member will receive more than one grant per academic year. Please visit http://academicaffairs.cofc.edu/research/research/#ilas to download the application and for additional information. Submit applications and any requests for additional information to the Jason Vance, ILAS Committee Chair (vancejt@cofc.edu).

The College is hosting representatives from the Educational Advisory Board (EAB) on campus Wednesday, November 6^th, to facilitate discussion on regional economic development. You are invited to register for either the morning (9:00 – 11:30am) or afternoon (1:00 – 3:30pm) session by emailing Michelle McGrew at mmcgrew@cofc.edu.

Please encourage your fellow Deans, Senior Team Members, and Department Chairs to take advantage of this unique, professional development opportunity.

Thank you,

Fran

The Board of Trustees and President Hsu invite faculty to attend the Faculty Drop-in on Thursday, October 17, from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. in the courtyard of 6 Glebe Street (the President’s House). The rain location will be the Hill Exhibition Gallery.

This is the second of three campus meet-and-greet receptions that will take place at each quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees. The first reception was in August for staff. Each reception is for a different campus constituency so that all members of our campus community have the opportunity to engage with the Board of Trustees and the College’s senior leadership team. At each reception, we will introduce new senior staff and faculty or recognize individuals and student organizations. We hope as many of you will join us as possible. If you have a nametag, please wear it.

Questions? Please contact the Office of the President.

The Student Retention and Success Committee is hosting a workshop for deans and department chairs on Tuesday, November 12^th, from 2:00 – 3:30pm in the EHHP Alumni Center (86 Wentworth Street). In addition to a general data overview, you will also receive questions prior to the workshop that will help facilitate the discussion. Provost Welch looks forward to a productive conversation with all of you. Please check your email for any additional details.

Do you have an ongoing writing project or plans to initiate a new one? This fall we offer two opportunities for ALL INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY to participate in the 9^th Annual Writers Retreat:

Fall Break: October 14-15.  Applications due NOON Friday, October 4. Click here to complete and submit the online application form.
December: 12-13 and 16-18. Applications due COB NOON Monday, November 25 (applications available in late October)

 Writers Retreats provide:

• a private room in Addlestone Library (or Education Center during construction) for one’s exclusive use away from the distractions of one’s office.
• a key for your private room for the duration of the retreat.
• snacks and beverages in a common room throughout the retreat.
• group lunch at noon on each day of the retreat.
• available reference staff for assistance.
• a supportive collegial environment to focus exclusively on one’s writing.

In return, each selected participant agrees to write, but not grade, check email or social media, or leave the retreat for other meetings. As past participants have concurred, arriving at the retreat with very specific writing tasks, whether conceptualizing and drafting a new manuscript or completing final revisions to a long-standing work, will allow one to maximize this opportunity.

Selected participants must bring all materials needed for the writing project, to include one’s laptop as no computers are provided.  Participants sign in by 8:30am to begin their work. If one has a collaborator on campus, both may apply separately, or one may apply and invite their collaborator to join them for a portion of the retreat. Each participant is expected to focus only on writing for at least 6 hours daily.

Interested in the October 2019 Writer’s Retreat?
Click here to complete and submit the online application by NOON Friday, October 4 .  Applicants will be notified by Tuesday, October 8 in order to plan accordingly. Past participants are welcome to apply again.  Preference will be given to faculty preparing for a major review (tenure or promotion), new faculty establishing a writing program, and faculty in transition.

Please let me know if you have related questions.

Best,

Mark

Mark P. Del Mastro, Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR CURRICULUM & ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

PROFESSOR OF HISPANIC STUDIES

RANDOLPH HALL ROOM 210A | 843.953.6748

COLLEGE of CHARLESTON

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

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It is time again to start working on a new course schedule for Term 202110.  The Registrar’s Office has rolled the course sections from the Fall 2019 term to Spring 2020. You can review your course scheduling spreadsheets in Cognos. Please follow the course scheduling’s approved meeting pattern times and Cognos report instructions emailed to your from the Kristen Hua in the RO.

You will input your schedule using SZADSEC in Banner. After the deadline has passed, all changes can be emailed to scheduling@cofc.edu. You have access to delete CRNs on SZADSEC, but you do NOT have access to add new CRNs. If you need a new section added to your schedule, these will be requested in a month (November 2019). Please see the email sent on October 7, 2019 for full instructions.

Departmental Scheduling Deadline for Fall 2020: January 15, 2020

Questions? Email scheduling@cofc.edu.

In conjunction with the President’s Office, the First Year Experience is calling for new courses related to the theme of HISTORY. Made. Here.

The storied history of the College can be interpreted from many angles and disciplines. FYE encourages proposals that are innovative, creative, theme-based, or place-based and that enable students to create something lasting. If possible FYE invites faculty to also make the new course community-based that involves some type of outreach. In short, the theme of “history made here” can be interpreted broadly and FYE welcomes proposals from all disciplines and departments (not just History or the Humanities). All courses should include a final project where students will showcase some aspect of the College’s diverse history. These projects should be made public to celebrate the anniversary. Options could include but are not limited to: a performance, poster session, online videos, or websites.

Electronic copies of proposals must be submitted by faculty to Sarah Owens (owenss@cofc.edu) by Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Copies of the first page of the proposal with required signatures can be sent by campus mail or scanned and sent by email to Sarah Owens in Lightsey B64 by the same date. Five $1,000 stipends will be awarded for new FYE courses related to the theme of HISTORY. Made. Here. Stipends will be awarded only for new Seminar or Learning Community courses.  Applicants need to be Roster faculty. Forms were emailed to all faculty and are online at: http://fye.cofc.edu/fye-proposals/index.php.

“Under Attack: The Rights of Children and Families Subject to Immigration Enforcement”

This year’s Constitution Day event will feature keynote speaker Jennifer Nagda, Policy Director of the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights on September 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM in Rita Auditorium 101. This event is open to campus and the public. This event is sponsored by the Office of Provost and Academic Affairs, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Office of Academic Experience, Hispanic Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Political Science, and Women’s and Gender Studies.

Please remember that tomorrow at NOON, Wednesday, September 18 is the deadline for two important activities:

Attendance Verification (for undergraduate and graduate students). Click here for instructions with screenshots.

Addition to the Grade Roll (for students attending class but not appearing on the class roll). Log into MyCharleston, and find “addition” forms here:

Any student appearing on the class roll but determined not to have attended the class even once will be removed.  A student attending class but not appearing on the official class roll must be added to the class no later than the close of the Attendance Verification period.

Please contact me with related questions, and thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Mark P. Del Mastro, Ph.D.

ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR CURRICULUM & ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

PROFESSOR OF HISPANIC STUDIES

RANDOLPH HALL ROOM 210A | 843.953.6748

Our annual Faculty-led & Exchange Study Abroad Fair is coming to George Street this week!

Please join Center of International Education on September 11, 2019 from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM to learn more about Faculty-led & Exchange Study Abroad programs offered at The College.