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Thursday Lunch Topics

Thursday Lunch Topics | Reading Groups | Sabbatical Series | Events & Activities | Resources

You can find any additional resources from a Johnson Center Presentation, Panel, Talk, or Workshop below.  If you have given a presentation or workshop under the auspices of the Johnson Center and have additional resources to add, contact the Web Services Office. For more details, see the Johnson Center page on the Faculty Portal (login required).

Thursday Lunch Presentations

Tuesday & Thursday Faculty Lunches: we a have carry your tray lunch provided in the cafe 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and scheduled discussions led by colleagues on specific topics in WCC231. Topics may include evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning, diversity and inclusion, updates on faculty-driven initiatives, and other professional development issues in liberal arts and higher education. On the first Thursday of every month, separate lunch discussions are held for new faculty, faculty in their third to fifth years, and post-Tenure faculty. Lunch begins at 11 a.m., and discussion starts at 11:30 a.m.

Thursday Johnson Center Program

Spring 2022

February 3 – New, Visiting, and Re-tenure Faculty:  Teaching JanTerm for the First Time
February 10 – Decolonizing Syllabi –
Tom Blake, Cate Bowman, Elham Dehghanipour, Colin Foss
February 17 – Introducing the Mellon Grant: Pathways to a Just Society – Nate Bigelow, Lisa Emery, Jennifer Johnson-Cooper, Jeremy Posadas
February 24 – Research and Pedagogy:  Writing Education in Action – Lisha Daniels Storey
March 3 – New, Visiting, and Re-tenure Faculty: Getting Students Involved in Research Opportunities – Daniel Nuckols, David Whelan
March 10 – Balancing Flexibility and Accountability. – Aaron Block, Mindy Landeck
March 24 – Cross Talk Panel,  Risk:  The Weather – David Baker, Victoria Cummins, Kevin Simmons
March 31 – Supporting Student Community Building at Austin College –Michael Deen, David Norman, CeCe O’Day, Andrea Restrepo
April 7 – New, Visiting, and Re-tenure Faculty:  New Course Proposal Considerations – Colin Foss, Jim Hebda, Claire Wolnisty
April 14 – No Johnson Center Program: Posey Leadership Award Convocation
April 21 – Research and Pedagogy Talk:  Writing Education in Action –
Lisha Daniels Storey
April 28 – Celebrating our Successes – Roundtable Discussion
May 5 – New, Visiting, and Pre-tenure Faculty: Reflecting on the Year and Setting Goals for the Summer

Fall 2021

August 26 – Welcome Back: Considerations in Our Return to Campus – Cate
Bowman, Michael Deen, Andrea Overbay, and Kim Powell
September 2 – New, Visiting, and Pre-tenure Faculty: Questions, Opportunities, and Resources – Cate Bowman and Jim Hebda
September 9 – Supporting First-Gen Students – Danielle Franks, Ryan Felix, and Traci Howard Moore
September 16 –  Is Rigor a Barrier to Accomplishing Our Goals? – Lance Barton
September 23 – Supporting Students on the Spectrum through Accommodations and Awareness – Laura Marquez Ramsey
September 30 – Research and Pedagogy Talk – Liz Banks
October 7, WCC254 – 3rd to 5th Year Faculty: Finding Your Service Identity –  Tom Blake, Mari Elise Ewing, and Brian Watkins
October 7, WCC231 – 1st and 2nd Year Faculty:  Mid Semester Evaluations –  Kelli Carroll, Ruchan Kaya, and Claire Wolnisty
October 14 – Academic Bullying – Renee Countryman
October 14, Ida Green Theatre – A.J. Carlson Lecture at 5 p.m., Dr. Lori White
October 21 – Response to A.J. Carlson Lecture
October 28 – Research & Pedagogy Talk:  Numerical Partial Differential Equations: An Invitation to Undergraduate Research in Applied Mathematics – Huy Nguyen
November 4, WCC254  – New, Visiting, and Pre-tenure Faculty: Work-Life Balance –  Stephanie Gould, Jim Hebda, and Marty Wells
November 4, WCC231 – Post-tenure Faculty: Re-inventing Your Academic Life Post-tenure – Jeremy Posadas, Kelly Reed, and Pete Schulze
November 11 –  Cross Talk Panel, Risk: The Body – Mathias Akuoko, Saritha Bangara, and Colin Foss
 November 18 –  The Ins and Outs of Recommendation Letter Writing, Nate’s Thoughts – David Aiello and Nate Bigelow
December 2 – New, Visiting, and Pre-tenure Faculty: End of the Year Evaluations –  Cate Bowman, Lisa Brown, Michael Higgs and Greg Kinzer

Spring 2021

January 28 – Safeguarding Our Virtual Spaces – Garrett Hubbard
February 4 –  New, visiting & pre-tenure faculty only: Teaching JanTerm for the First time – Jessica Healy & Claire Wolnisty
February 11 – Getting to Know Students at the Beginning of the Semester –Syed Kamal
February 18 – Wellbeing in the Spring Semester – Matt Findley & Melanie Oelfke
February 25 – Thinking through Hard Conversations with Mentees Who Need to Change Academic Directions – Karla McCain
March 4 – New, Visiting, & Pre-Tenure Faculty Only: Ways to Grow your Research – Lisa Emery, Kevin Simmons & Virginia Wood
March 4 – Post-tenure Faculty Only: Building a professional Network Post-tenure – Renee Countryman, Dan Dominick, & Karla McCain
March 11 – CREATE@AC: Getting the most out of a Virtual Conference – CREATE Committee
February 18 – Research and Pedagogy: Forward thinking through Past play – Felix Harcourt
March 25 – First Year Experience as a High Impact Practice – Erin Copple Smith
April 1 – First & Second Year Faculty: New Course Proposal Considerations – Mindy Landeck, Audrey Flemming, & Brian Watkins
April 1 – Third & Fourth Year Faculty: Thinking about Tenure – Tom Blake, Loriann Garcia, Ashley Tharayil, Lisa Brown, Steve Goldsmith, & Greg Kinzer
April 8 – Working with Mentees Struggling with Probation, Suspension, or Satisfactory Academic Progress – Karla McCain
April 15 – The Final Countdown: Making it to the End of the Semester
April 22 – Research and Pedagogy: It Was Never Normal: Blended Learning Tools You Don’t Have to Shelve When We’re “Back” – Brett Boessen
April 29 – Planning for an In-Person Fall – Johnson Center Committee
May 5 – New, Visiting, and Pre-tenure Faculty: Reflecting in the Year and Setting Goals for the Summer – Jessica Healy & Claire Wolnisty

Fall 2020

August 27 – Self-Care during the Time of COVID – Renee Countryman
September 3 – New, Visiting, and Pre-Tenure Faculty: Questions, Resources, Opportunities – Jim Hebda & Jessica Healy
September 10 – Taking Stock of HyFlex – Kevin Gannon
September 17 – Nonviolent Communication – Greg Kinzer
September 24 – CREATE @AC: Mentoring Research Students Effectively in a Pandemic – Lance Barton, David Baker, Tom Blake, and Renee Countryman
October 1 – New, Visiting, and Pre-tenure Faculty: Mid-Semester Evaluations  – Jim Hebda & Jessica Healy
October 1 – 3-5 Year Faculty: Sabbaticals: Proposals, Budgets, and Making the Most of It – Lisa Brown, Steve Goldsmith, Greg Kinzer
October 8 – Supporting Our Students During an Uncertain Semester  – Teresa Moore, Traci Howard Moore, Laura Ramsey
October 15 – Research & Pedagogy: Integrating Research into Teaching: A Tale of Three Approaches  – Mikidadu Mohammed
Teaching RoboticsOctober 22 – Teaching the Election – Nate Bigelow, Mari Elise Ewing, & Jeremy Posadas
October 29 – Teaching the Pandemic – Mathias Akuoko, McKenna Cosottile, & Felix Harcourt
November 5 – New, Visiting, & Pre-Tenure Faculty Only: What’s Working and What’s Not – Jessica Healy & Jim Hebda
November 5 – 3-5 Year faculty: Mentoring Junior Colleagues during the Pandemic –  Greg Kinzer, Peter Schulze & Brian Watkins
November 12 – Thinking about JanTerm 2021: Challenges and Opportunities – Bob Cape
November 19 – Teaching Robotics: An Opportunity to Inspire and Connect to Students Across Campus – Andra Petrean
December 3 – New, Visiting, & Pre-Tenure Faculty Only: End of the Year Reports


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