By David Simpson
How can 51情报站 build a culture that stimulates innovation and improvement across campus?
Get ready to explore the topic in detail as the 51情报站 community reads and discusses 鈥淏ecoming Great Universities: Small Steps for Sustained Excellence鈥 (Princeton, 2022) by Richard J. Light and Allison Jegla.
The book anchors the spring 2023 Monday Meet Up series starting at noon Feb. 20 in the SGA Senate Chambers in Webb University Center. The series runs through April 17; sessions will also be .
51情报站 President Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., and members of the president鈥檚 cabinet will kick off the Feb. 20 session as the panel discusses chapters 1 and 4 with undergraduate student Hali Sanders. Other panels will delve into the book in coming weeks.
"Monday Meet Ups are a great opportunity for the whole campus to come together as an academic community, read a book and then brainstorm about ways to work towards continuous improvement," said Professor Annette Finley-Croswhite, director of the Center for Faculty Development, which is coordinating the series.聽聽
鈥淏ecoming Great Universities鈥 is based on the premise that every college or university can work collegially for sustained improvement, Finley-Croswhite said. The authors maintain that the changes they suggest can be implemented quickly, for little or no money.
The panel discussions last from noon to 1 p.m. The lineup is as follows:
- Feb. 20: 鈥淏uilding a Culture of Systemic Innovation, Sharing Responsibility, & Attracting Students鈥 聽
- Feb. 27: 鈥淗elping Students Succeed while Encouraging Them to Balance Risks & Talents鈥
- March 13: 鈥淗onoring Faculty Commitment to Teaching Innovation, Mentoring, & Assessment鈥
- March 20: 鈥淪tudent Learning Experiences and Acting on Their Advice鈥
- March 27: 鈥淧romoting Positive Interactions Among Students of All Backgrounds鈥
- April 3: 鈥淏uilding Opportunities for Lifelong Learning and Engagement鈥澛犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅犅
- April 10: 鈥淚nspiring Students to Think Globally鈥
- April 17: 鈥淲orking Together to Advance Sustained Excellence鈥