3rd Annual First-Year Experience Symposium
Undergraduate research, internships and experiential learning
This year the symposium will be held on Friday, October 5 in St. Cajetan's from 8:30am until 3:30pm. There will be three guest speakers this year, Eugene Alpert, Washington (DC) Center for Interns and Academic Services, Mary Crowe, Undergraduate Research at University of North Carolina - Greensboro, and Lynne Montrose, Experiential Education, Regis University. They will jointly be presenting strategies for implementing undergraduate research, internships, and experiential learning.
In addition to this year’s symposium, we are pleased to invite you to attend a pre-symposium welcome reception on Thursday, October 4 from 4:00pm-6:00pm – LSC 2nd Floor Teatro Terrace. This will give you an additional opportunity to meet and interact with our guest speakers and your colleagues, and enjoy some refreshments. We are very excited about this year’s three guest speakers, and know that you will enjoy spending some time with them.
Please RSVP for the Welcome Reception at the RSVP site, and if you haven’t already registered for the symposium please go here to register.
CLAS Dean's Office
Who do I contact?
With the addition of Associate Dean Brenda J. Allen and Assistant Dean Kuan-Yi Rose Chang, the leadership team of the college has juggled some of their responsibilities. Please see the organization chart and responsibilities chart to help you find the right person to answer your questions. Also for your reference, here is a contact list for the Dean’s Office staff.
Chancellor's Employee Development Program
UCDHSC Human Resources is pleased to announce the Chancellor’s Employee Development Program (EDP). The goal of the EDP is to increase job skills and opportunities for advancement by funding awards for professional development activities.
This program will be managed through Human Resources and is intended to supplement department/school resources. Mandatory training and/or certification programs should be covered by the department/school. The University tuition waiver program should be used for work-related courses. The award committee will consist of one classified and one exempt professional employee each from DDC, HSC and the consolidated administration for a total of six members, plus one representative from Human Resources.
University fiscal policies on business and education expenses apply.
Eligibility: Full or part-time classified and exempt professional employees.
Awards: Awards are limited to one award per employee per fiscal year. The award amount is limited to no more than $500 per award.
Type of Awards: Job-related and professionally enriching workshops, courses, seminars and conferences are permissible. Awards may cover travel (in- or out-of-state), registration fees, lodging, meals and materials.
Timing: Application must be received and approved before the employee professional development program occurs. Applications must be received by the end of each month. The committee will meet the second Tuesday of the following month to review applications received by the deadline. The form can be found here.
Payments: Payments for activity should be made by the department/school or employee. If the award is granted, expenses will be reimbursed through appropriate university process to the employee or the department/school.
Contact the Human Resources Office with questions at 303.315.2700.
REMINDER: Drop Transaction Charges
A drop transaction charge ($100 per class/section) applies to students who drop courses the second week of class through census date (August 28-September 5). Exceptions are made for faculty or administratively initiated course changes, processed as administrative drops through the student’s Dean's Office. The procedure is attached for Section or Course Level Changes. Please read this carefully; it will impact drop charges on students’ accounts. For late starting classes, please note the highlighted sections of the policy related to drop charges after the first week, including the highlighted section on late starting classes.
International Education
Travel study proposals due August 17
International Education is pleased to extend the travel study proposals deadline for the summer of 2008. The proposal guidelines and forms are available. Please note that there is a supplementary Course Instructor Approval form in this proposal application that requires departmental signatures.
Those interested in leading a Travel Study program next summer 2008 must prepare a Travel Study Proposal and have the proposal reviewed, approved, and signed by the department chair and dean. Please do not hesitate to call Stephanie Ronollo with any further questions.
College Teaching 101: A Workshop on College Teaching
August 17, 8:30-4:30, North Classroom 1603
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development and the office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and presented by Ellen Stevens and Joni Dunlap.
During this workshop, participants will create an action plan for an up-coming teaching assignment, and construct course components (such as sections of a syllabus, assessment tool, and so on). Lunch will be provided.
Topics
Session 1: Beliefs about student learning
Session 2: Writing the syllabus and learning objectives
Session 3: Selecting teaching methods and learning activities
Session 4: Assessing learning
Contact: Ellen Stevens
University Scholarship Team Grants
Call for proposals due September 28
The Office of Research Services and the Center for Faculty Development at the Downtown Campus of the University of Colorado Denver announce a new grant program, The University Scholarship Team Grants, with total funding up to $18,000. The purpose of the UST Grant program is to provide resources for collaborative, scholarly and creative work. Funding will support teams composed of faculty and students who identify scholarly or creative problems of mutual interest and who jointly seek solutions to these problems in informal environments outside of the classroom. Teams may be disciplinary or interdisciplinary and are encouraged to involve members from both campuses.
Applications must be received by the Research Services Office, Lawrence Street Center 300 (Campus Box 120) by 5 pm, Sept. 28.
Prehistoric Tour with Dr. Martin Lockley
September 22
Join us for a walk through prehistoric history with acclaimed CLAS paleontologist and dinosaur tracker Dr. Martin Lockley. Either meet us at Dinosaur Ridge to participate in the free tour only or come early to campus for a tour of the UCDHSC Dinosaur Tracks Museum, a chartered bus to Dinosaur Ridge and a picnic lunch. The bus will return to campus following the tour. Parking passes for campus will be provided if you take the bus. For full appreciation of Dinosaur Ridge, we suggest walking about a ½ mile. The hike is not strenuous, but there are moderate short inclines to negotiate. Please wear hiking boots or comfortable walking shoes. The event is rain or shine. No refunds will be given. This event is sponsored by the Alumni Association and is open to all university faculty, staff, alumni and students.
Dinosaur Tracks museum tour (10:00 am): FREE
Bus Ride to Dinosaur Ridge (11:00 am) and Lunch (11:30-12:30): $10 for adults; $5 for children
Dinosaur Ridge Walking Tour (12:30-3:30pm): FREE
Please RSVP by September 7. Contact Katy Brown with questions about how to RSVP.
Faculty News
Professor Brenda J. Allen of the department of Communication was elected as an At-Large Delegate for the Legislative Assembly of the National Communication Association in Washington, D.C.
Additionally, she conducted a presentation on “Diversity and Inclusion” for Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance on August 7.
Reminders & Events
CLAS course syllabus requirements
The syllabus inclusion information for Fall 2007 is now posted on the Faculty Resources web page. If you have any questions, please contact Charlie Ferguson.
Social Justice, Civic Engagement and Critical Consumption
CLAS Interdisciplinary Signature Area Planning Retreat: Aug. 17
CLAS faculty and students interested in working on the new interdisciplinary initiative, Social Justice, Civic Engagement and Critical Consumption, are invited to participate in the planning retreat to be held Friday, August 17 in KC 503 from 9am to 3pm. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Jana Everett 303.556.3513.
Lunch, Learn & Link lecture: Aug. 21 (resheduled from Aug. 14)
Mary Coussons-Read, Ph.D., Psychology
Stress & Health: This is Your Brain on Stress
Skyline Park off the 16th Street Mall by the Clock Tower
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Mixed Taste: Tag Team Lectures on Unrelated Topics
August 23: Philip Joseph of the English Department will speak on Zora Neale Hurston. He is paired with a lecture on Japanese Anime.
August 30: Gillian Silverman of the English Department will speak on Marxism. She is paired with a lecture on “Kittens, Kittens, Kittens”.
6:00 pm, $10/$5 members
The Lab at Belmar
404 S. Upham St., Lakewood
Contact: Jake Adam York
Colorado Center for Public Humanities Lecture Series
Thursday, Sept. 6
Michael Berube, Paterno Family Chair in Literature at Penn State University
“Intellectuals and Publics”
Tivoli Turnhalle
12:00 noon &
“What Happened to Cultural Studies”
The Laboratory of Art & Ideas, Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
6:30pm
Thursday, Oct. 4
Stephen Prothero, the chair of the Department of Religion at Boston University
“Religious Literacy: What Americans Need to Know”
Tivoli Turnhalle
12:00 noon &
The Laboratory of Art and Ideas, Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
6:30pm
Poetry Festival -- Hosted by the Copper Nickel
Thursday, Oct. 18
King Center Recital Hall
5-9pm
Friday, Oct. 19
King Center Concert Hall
12-5pm
Final Exhibition
Friday, Oct. 19
The Lab at Belmar
4004 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
7-10pm
More event details to come. Contact Jake Adam York with questions.
UCDHSC Fall Open House
Sun., October 28
11:30-2:30pm
PE/Event Center
IN THIS ISSUE:
3rd Annual First Year Experience Symposium
CLAS Dean's Office
Chancellor's Employee Development Program
Drop transaction charges
International Education
College Teaching 101
University Scholarship Team Grants
Prehistoric Tour
Faculty News
Reminders & Events
ARCHIVES:
Past issues since Jan 21, 2007.
USEFUL LINKS:
Campus News (PostExpress archives)
The CLAS Deans' Notes is a weekly newsletter
for department chairs and staff.
EDITORS:
Rick Wilson
303.556.2557
Rick.Wilson @cudenver.edu
Katy Brown
303.556.6663
Katy.Brown @cudenver.edu