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Programming

We offer a variety of programming to allow faculty, staff, and students across campus to network and support each other. 

Spring 2025 Events

Weekly Virtual Writing Accountability Groups (on Teams)
  • We have two sessions this semester
    • Tuesdays from 9-11am (CST) starting Tuesday 1/28 led by Dr. Crystal White (clyates1@memphis.edu)
      • Teams link
      • Teams meeting info: Meeting ID: 235 457 489 729 Passcode: Rq6NN7nT
    • Fridays from 10-12 (CSF) starting Friday 1/31 led by Dr. Davia Downey (dcdowney@memphis.edu)
      • Teams meeting info: Meeting ID: 251 096 882 369 Passcode: cW6r7md2
  • All faculty, staff, and students who are looking for writing (or task) accountability are invited to join us in our weekly virtual writing accountability group.
  • You can be working on ANY PROJECT during this time. We aren't exclusive to writing academic papers. We want to support you reaching your goals this semester, whatever those might be.
  • Please note that this group is not intended for students looking for feedback on their writing for a class assignment or research project. 
 
Session on Open Access Publishing/ Open Educational Resources publishing - February 13, 12-1 (location TBA)
  • This is a follow-up to our book publishing event last fall. 
  • Presenters include Trish Lange (Instructional Designer/University Library) and Carl Hess (OER librarian)

Publishing your OER at the UofM and Beyond! - February 25, 12-1 (virtual - register here by 2/24)
    • This is a follow-up to our book publishing event last fall 
    • Hear from UM3D and Library faculty and staff about open educational resources. Current presenters include Trish Lange (Instructional Designer/University Library), Carl Hess (OER librarian), Kenny Haggarty (Associate Dean for Innovation and Scholarly Engagement) 
    • Interact with panelists who have published open access books and syllabi, including Dr. Diana Ruggiero (World Languages) and Kelly Maust (Lambuth Library)
 
In-person book club - March 4, 12-1 pm (ERIC 306 - new bldg. at Central and Zach Curlin)
    • This is a second chance to read James Clear's Atomic Habits and discuss with other faculty, staff, students if you couldn't participate last fall. 
    • We will cap the book club at 15 participants. Please RSVP by February 28. [If you previously RSVPd, you are already on our list.]
    • The book is available for free as an e-book from the UofM library or paperback from various local libraries (Bartlett, Memphis, Collierville). We cannot purchase additional hard copies. 
 
Dances and Attires of India - March 18, 11:20 - 12:15 (location: McWherter library 2nd floor commons)
    • Co-sponsored event with International Faculty and Staff Association (IFSA) 
    • This interactive workshop will include an exhibit of Indian attires (and allow trying on attire) as well as Indian dance performance.

Spring social - April 1, 11:30 - 1pm, UC Fountain Room
    • Participate in lively conversation at themed discussion tables and assist in planning initiatives and events for next year for the UofM Mentorship Network.
    • Light hors d'oeuvres will be available.
    • Faculty, staff, post-docs and graduate students are welcome.
 
In conjunction with other faculty on campus interested in faculty recruitment, mentoring, retention, and promotion, we received a CoRS grant to study barriers and supports to promotion to full at the UofM. We will put out a call for focus group participants in February for faculty who are eligible for promotion to full or who recently went up (within the last two years). Focus groups are open to all faculty types (e.g., teaching, clinical, research, tenured). 
 
If you have other idea for programming this semester that you would like us to co-sponsor, please reach out to us.