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Thursday Lunch Presentations
Tuesday & Thursday Faculty Lunches: Carry-your-tray-lunch provided in the Dining Hall from 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 2024
February 1 – New, Visiting, and Pre-Tenure Faculty | End of Semester Evaluations – Huy Nguyen, Liz Preas
February 8 – Best Practices for Students with Disabilities – James Reed
February 15 – Research Spotlight Series – Bob Cape, Max Grober, Wayne Meyer
February 22 – Teaching with AI – Felix Harcourt, Andrea Overbay
February 29 – Research and Pedagogy Talk | The Day After Tomorrow: Inquiry-Based Learning of Global Climate and Extreme Weather – Dave Baker
March 7 – New, Visiting, Pre-tenure Faculty | How to Get the Most out your Annual Meeting with your Dean
March 14 – Spring Break
March 21 – Response to William M. Mann Lecture
March 28 – Research and Pedagogy Talk | Cate Bowman
April 4 – Posey Leadership Award Convocation-no programming
April 11 – Conquering Chemistry Collaboration with CSSAS
April 18 – Research Spotlight – Jeff Fontana, Aaron Harrison, Kerri-Anne Mitchell
Fall 2023
August 31 – Reflecting on the First Day of Class – Andrea Overbay
September 7 – New, Visiting, and Pre-Tenure Faculty | Getting Started at AC: Questions, Resources, and Opportunities – Huy Nguyen
September 14 – Cross Tal Panel | Justice – Lisa Brown, Mari Elise Ewing, Felix Harcourt, Julie Macpherson, Brian Watkins
September 21 – Response to A.J. Carlson Lecture on the Liberal Arts
September 28 – Supporting Student Success: Navigate from the Student’s Perspective – Traci Howard Moore
October 5 – New, Visiting, and Pre-Tenure Faculty | Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work at Austin College – Tom Blake, Liz Preas, Huy Nguyen
October 12 – Leveraging LinkedIn: How Faculty can Support Enrollment through Social Media – Cary Wacker, Baylee Kowert, and Heidi Rushing
October 19 – Faculty Panel on Large Language Model (AI) Tools – Brett Boessen, Michael Higgs, Lisha Daniels Storey, Brian Watkins
October 26 – Research and Pedagogy Talk | Teaching in Realtime: Elections, Protests, Coups, and Conflict– Rüçhan Kaya
November 2 – New, Visiting, and Pre-Tenure Faculty | Jan Term Course Proposals and Design – Bob Cape, Erin Copple Smith, Huy Nguyen, Liz Preas
November 9 – Reflecting on Four Years of the First-Year Experience – Erin Copple Smith
November 16 – No programming
November 30 – Research and Pedagogy Talk |The Dinosaurs are a Pedagogical Choice: Notes on Writing, Publishing, and Values – Meg Brandl