The conference is designed and intended for all associate faculty and lecturers, and
is open to any discipline area. Conference sessions will be pedagogically general
so that participants can focus on their common interests and concerns, and can share
their successful teaching strategies. Faculty who participate in this conference
will be asked to make a commitment to promote the enhancement of teaching among associate
faculty on their respective campuses. Together with members of campus FACET organizations,
the campus committee for teaching and learning or campus teaching center, and the Office
of Academic Affairs or Dean the Faculties, the participants of this year’s conference
are expected to be active in planning specific faculty development activities aimed
directly at their associate faculty colleagues.
As many campuses also have faculty designated as lecturers, we invite
them to be included as participants if the campus so decides. Although lecturers
make up only a small proportion of faculty on each campus, they hold a unique position
in the faculty structure. Some teach full time and often have responsibility for
coordinating the teaching of required introductory classes. In addition, we would
like to involve non-tenure track faculty on the Bloomington campus who are NOT T.A.’s
or Graduate Assistants. If any campus chooses to send more participants than their
allotment, then those additional participants’ entire costs for this conference
will need to be borne by the campus.
SELECTION of CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS:
In selecting participants, each campus may choose to recognize outstanding associate
faculty and/or provide opportunities for associate faculty who will benefit the most
from attendance at the conference. It is especially important that participants
be faculty who have taught for at least three years and who can provide leadership on
their own campus.
Each campus will determine the most appropriate method for choosing its
conference participants. FACET strongly recommends that the composition of the selection
process be broad-based and should included input from several levels: the vice chancellor
for academic affairs or other administrators in that office; the campus teaching center
or teaching and learning committee; FACET members on each campus; members of the campus
adjunct faculty advisory body if there is one; deans and/or department heads, faculty
members who coordinate or oversee associate faculty in the targeted disciplines, and
any other appropriate groups or individuals.
DEADLINE for RECEIVING NAMES of PARTICIPANTS:
Names of participants should be forwarded by the VCAA or FACET
Campus Contact to Kimberly Olivares, FACET Administrative Manager or Alison R Morris-Fitzgerald, Administrative Assistant at IUPUI, University Library 1180
on or before September 12, 2008. To expedite this, you may e-mail names and contact information to facet@iupui.edu. The process of contacting participants
and sending conference materials is much more efficient if each campus can send us their
participants’ e-mail addresses and contact numbers if possible.
The Chair for this conference is listed below. We welcome your comments, suggestions,
and requests for additional information about the conference.
Kate Thedwall , 2008 Conference Chair
School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
CA 307H
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317)-278-6480
E-mail: kthedwal@iupui.edu
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