Faculty Affairs Newsletter
- AccessRoo: AccessibilityA new column where we talk about disability and share our thoughts on what we need access to as professors, researchers … Read more
- An Interview with Travis Fields
- FLC: Transition from High School to CollegeFacilitated by Arthur “Gus” Jacob Want to connect with urban high school teachers to share insights and reflect on the transition from … Read more
- FLC: Improving Student Belonging
Underserved and marginalized students may face unique difficulties (isolation, marginalization, discrimination, racism, ableism) that cause them to change majors early in … Read more - FLC:Threshold Concepts for Writing Intensive Faculty This faculty learning community (FLC) will focus on (1) how and why faculty write differently … Read more
- If I were a UMKC professor teaching online, I would….
by Teri Orr, UMKC Undergraduate in French and Owner, Orr Marketing Consultant Services Create an on-line experience that is as good … Read more - Advice for Adding Active Zoom Sessions in Face-to-Face ClassesLast week we emailed and encouraged all of you who are scheduled to teach on campus this fall to confirm the … Read more
- The 15-Minute Mentor
Do you have 15 minutes? Could you find 15 minutes a month to reach out to a student if you knew … Read more - 5 Effective, Efficient Ways to Help Your Students SucceedAs we finalize preparations for a semester unlike any we have ever experienced, we want to highlight five strategies to consider … Read more
- The Long Summer Issue
As I have been walking each morning, I sense changes in the air and light that ordinarily make me want new … Read more - Student Success
by Kristi Holsinger, Ph.D., Interim Senior Vice Provost for Student Success I joined the Criminal Justice & Criminology faculty in 1999 … Read more - Creative Works by African-American Writers: A Reading List
Imaginative storytelling has the narrative power to build greater empathy within and among readers. In support of the African-American community in … Read more - Student Input on Spring SemesterThe Teaching Evaluation and Teaching Enhancement Task Force asked students and they told us how faculty communicated, offered support, continued to … Read more
- Taking Active Learning Online
In higher education, our first responders are the faculty. With a day (and a weekend … and spring break) you moved … Read more - Summer Professional Learning
As we prepare for fall, uncertainty brings with it many considerations. Faculty Affairs will help you navigate. PROFF Courses will provide … Read more - We Did It!
- Early Results of Undergrad You
With 25% of our hoped-for response rate, here are some preliminary results of Undergrad You. 48% identified as first generation 97% … Read more
