Faculty Programming
Visiting Artist Program as a Curricular Tool
2/6/20 at 12 pm | Sharp 817
There's always so much happening on campus but how do you include it in your course curriculum? Learn more about the diverse roster of guests being brought through the Visiting Artists Program. You will also get an overview of the accompanying educational resources that you can use in the classroom. This luncheon will include a discussion with Andrea Pierro, Director of the Visiting Artists Program.
Korean & Chinese Student Culture
2/12/20 at 12 pm | Sharp 817
This workshop covers the education system and major historical socio-political events that have shaped the experiences of International students from Korea and China. This space will be lead by Cheeyon Cha, Director of Student Affairs for Chinese and Korean Student advising and as a group we will delve into discussing how to effectively engage Korean and Chinese International students in the classroom/studio.
Workshop: Conflict Mediation
2/24 at 4:15 pm | Sharp 310
Dr. Jacqueline Anderson, BSW Director and Assoc. Professor for the Social Work
Program at NEIU and Adjunct Professor at Loyola University of Chicago
This training will help attendees identify their Conflict Management Styles as well as learn how to recognize and appreciate the styles of others. Attendees will learn techniques to defuse potentially challenging situations, assess for danger and create safe environments for students.
Faculty Enrichment Lunch: Available Access & Inclusion Tools
3/11/20 at 12 pm | Sharp 817
We will review accessibility features and tools in Canvas to make your course materials available in a variety of formats. We'll also walk through best practices for making your PDF course materials accessible for students using screen readers. We’ll cover how to use Adobe Acrobat to create OCR text and guidelines for making good scans.
Becoming an Ally to Undocumented Students- Luvia Moreno, Undocumented Student Resources, NEIU
4/15 at 4:15 pm | Sharp 326
Participants will leave this training with increased awareness of the issues and concerns of undocumented students, gain knowledge of institutional policies and practices that can impact undocumented students, and learn how to cultivate an open and supportive campus environment for undocumented students and their families.
Faculty Enrichment Lunch: Facilitating Critiques
4/16/20 at 12 pm | Columbus 319
How does one facilitate an “equitable” critique? Join us for a discussion on how issues of identity and experience impact the Critique Space. Together, we will skillshare how to navigate a "Room of Silence"(an inability or fear to speak about identity within a work) and/or other concerns that have arisen within the Critique Space
Persons with disabilities requesting accommodations should visit saic.edu/access.
