Mike, Thanks for the double catch. Yes the next TB is Feb 7 NOT Feb 2. I also provided an updated link for the report. It can be had at: http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/teachingbreakfast/links.html See the first link on this page. Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 blog: The 32nd Square at http://aristotle.oneonta.edu/37_the_32nd_square email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3081 IM: oneontatltc "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever" > From: "Michael H. Siegel" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Teaching Breakfast List <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:44:19 -0500 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Conversation: Agenda for Feb. 7 Teaching Breakfast > Subject: Re: Agenda for Feb. 7 Teaching Breakfast > > Hello Jim, > > Thanks for sending your note concerning the proposed topic for the next > Teaching Breakfast which, I think is February 7th as it appears in your > subject header and not February 2nd. The reason for this note is to report > that the site for former Provost Salin's paper is no longer active and the > paper cannot be viewed there. If you know of an alternative place where it > can be viewed let us know. I believe, along with yourself and members of our > past and current administration that faculty professional development is > critically important to the health of the faculty and to the success of the > institution. I look forward to attending the Teaching Breakfast. > > Mike > > ________________________________ > > From: Teaching Breakfast List on behalf of Jim Greenberg > Sent: Wed 1/30/2008 12:32 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Agenda for Feb. 7 Teaching Breakfast > > > Back in December of 2004 the Advisory Task Force on Faculty Development, > formed by then Provost of SUNY Peter Salins, published a Faculty Development > Initiative paper for SUNY (see > http://www.suny.edu/provost/FacultyDevelopmentReportdist10-26-05.doc). Since > that time, a slow but steady ground swell has started in various places within > SUNY trying to address that report's recommendations. For example, the > University Faculty Senate of SUNY recently announced a Faculty Professional > Development Conference - (see copy/paste below from their website at: > http://www.suny.edu/facultySenate/. <http://www.suny.edu/facultySenate/> ) > > If you have time, please look over the report and conference agenda. I am very > interested in your thoughts about this initiative and would like to have a > discussion about it over coffee at our next TB on Feb. 2 at 8 am in Morris > Hall. Thanks for your time and hope to see you then. > > Jim Greenberg > > > **** > ProfessionalDevelopmentCallforPapers > Call for Presentation and Poster Proposals > > Faculty Professional Development: > Advancing Excellence in the SUNY Academy > March 13-14, 2008 > Renaissance Syracuse Hotel > > The Provost's Office of SUNY System Administration, the University Faculty > Senate, and the Faculty Council of Community Colleges are pleased to host a > major event on "Faculty Professional Development: Advancing Excellence in the > SUNY Academy" which will explore the various strategies, elements and > challenges of offering professional development opportunities for faculty. > You are invited to participate in this gathering of campus representatives, > which will include administrators, faculty, and staff responsible for and/or > interested in faculty development, joined by presenters who will offer their > expertise. > > This is a SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS for the > Faculty Professional Development Conference. Faculty and staff are invited to > submit an ABSTRACT FOR A PRESENTATION OR A POSTER on faculty professional > development. > > Your proposed presentation or poster should be about an aspect of interest > related to faculty professional development, such as but not limited to the > following: > > * Examples of model strategies or programs > * Design and operation of Faculty Development Centers > * Assessing effectiveness of activities > * Mentoring > * Promotion and tenure > * Recruitment and orientation > * Recognition > * Funding > * Keeping senior faculty invigorated > * Support for new faculty or historically underrepresented groups > * Supporting research: on pedagogy, in disciplines, or in the classroom > * Developing excellent adjuncts > * Service learning > > > Please send an abstract of 250 words or less - NO LATER THAN Friday, February > 1, 2008 > > * Email your Abstract (as a Word or PDF document) to Denise Bukovan at > [log in to unmask] > * Include a title, the topical area, a brief description of the > presentation or poster, and your contact information (address, phone, fax, > email). > > > Presentation time blocks and exhibition space for poster viewing is limited. > Not all proposals may be selected. Those whose proposals have been selected > will receive notification by February 15, with further information, including > location and time(s). Questions regarding this solicitation may be directed to > Denise Bukovan (conference planning committee member) at 518.443.5143 or the > email address above. > > > Mr. James B. Greenberg > Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center > Milne Library > SUNY College at Oneonta > Oneonta, New York 13820 > > blog: The 32nd Square at http://aristotle.oneonta.edu/37_the_32nd_square > email: [log in to unmask] > phone: 607-436-2701 > fax: 607-436-3081 > IM: oneontatltc > > "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever"