As a reminder, all faculty will be using Faculty 180 to complete their annual activities reports. You can add activities to Faculty 180 at any time (rather than having to wait and complete everything after December 31). Those who would like training, including “open labs” where staff will be available to assist you, should note the upcoming sessions:
The call for nominations to CAS committees has been released, and I would encourage you all to consider these, as relevant. It can be valuable for our department to be well represented, and college-level committees are an important service contribution to be recognized in annual reviews and promotion consideration. From Renee Baernstein, via Nancy Burnside:
I write to invite you to volunteer for service on for the various standing committees of the College of Arts and Science. The committees listed below have expected vacancies for 2018-19. Before the Committee on Committees makes recommendations to fill the vacancies, you are invited to indicate your interest. You must have continuing faculty status to be eligible. Please email Nancy Burnside by Monday, November 27 if you are interested in serving on any of the committees listed below, and specify which committee(s) you are interested in.
Committee of Advisors: 4 year term. Reviews petitions from undergraduate students regarding exceptions to academic requirements of the CAS and University. Meets every other week, until the 9th week of the term when it becomes weekly; occasional (but not required) meetings during the summer and winter terms. Advising experience such as being CDA is helpful but not required. Eligibility: all continuing faculty.
Curriculum Committee: 3 year term. Reviews all new or changed courses and programs (majors, minors etc) in the CAS. Meets every two weeks during the fall and spring semester. Eligibility: all continuing faculty.
Governance Committee: 2 year term. Meets as needed to discuss revisions to the CAS Manual of Operations and other governance docs. Has not met in recent years. Eligibility: all continuing faculty.
Personnel Committee: 2 year term. Advises the Dean on recommendations for tenure and promotion of tenure-line faculty. Meets several times in the fall semester, including one long meeting. Eligibility: full professors.
Pre-health Advisory Committee AND Ecology Research Center Policy Committee. These two committees generally comprise faculty whose professional interests lie in these areas. Coordinate and set goals and policy for these programs. Eligibility: all continuing faculty.
From time to time there are also vacancies in the advisory committees for interdisciplinary programs. If you have a professional interest in any of these areas and would be interested in serving on the committee should a vacancy occur, please check below where appropriate. We will inform the appropriate chair(s) of your interest.
East Asian Studies Program Committee
European Area Studies Program
Medieval Studies Program Committee
Middle East and Islamic Studies
From the Diversity and Inclusion committee:
The Diversity and Inclusion committee is hoping to better highlight all the fantastic diversity and inclusion related work in which our faculty and graduate students are involved. In order to do this, we would like faculty and graduate students to provide a 400-600 word summary of any research/outreach/service they are engaged in related to diversity or inclusion. These summaries could describe an individual project, a set of studies, or a program of research/outreach/service. We welcome individual submissions and also lab-based submissions (i.e., Dr. X submits an entry summarizing all the relevant work in his/her lab across multiple investigators). Also, a given person can submit more than one entry (to describe separate projects) if desired. Feel free to tailor your submission(s) in whatever way you wish.
We envision displaying these summaries on a rotating basis on the Psychology webpage, Facebook, and Twitter. We hope that highlighting the work we do related to diversity and inclusion will encourage more diverse faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students to work in our department.
Please send your summary to April Smith ([email protected]) by December 15, 2017.
From eLearning Miami:
Plug-In + Reboot is an annual event at Miami that allows faculty and teaching staff to enjoy a day of learning and renewal. There will be interactive, hands-on workshops on teaching with technology as well as sessions to reinvigorate your body and spirit.
We are looking for faculty and staff who are interested in sharing their expertise by presenting at the Plug-In + Reboot event. This year the event will be held on Wednesday, January 24th 2018.
We are looking for presentations that will ignite passion for teaching, inspire innovation, and invigorate faculty. Sessions will include “best practice” examples of creativity in use of technology in teaching, research summaries, a showcase session of example courses, and a “technology test kitchen” to try out new approaches and tools. Please complete this form below by November 20, 2017. Your proposal will be reviewed and you will be notified of a decision by November 30, 2017.
Crowdfunding on HawksNest workshop – Thursday, December 7, 10:00-11:30am, AIS (134 King Library)HawksNest is a crowdfunding site that allows alumni, family, and friends of the university to directly support the research and scholarship of Miami University. It’s a great opportunity for Miami students, faculty, and staff to get up to $6000 to fund their research, art, or service projects.To be successful, crowdfunding through HawksNest requires active engagement. This hands-on workshop offers practical advice for maximizing crowdfunding success by outlining what to do before, during, and after a HawksNest campaign. We will also share worksheets and other materials to help you execute a successful crowdfunding campaign.After attending this workshop, participants will be able to: List the three keys to a successful crowdfunding campaign; Describe features of clear and compelling crowdfunding stories; Explain the importance of images and video to a crowdfunding campaign; Identify specific strategies for targeting crowdfunding donors.This workshop is open to faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students interested in using HawksNest to fund a project.*****Proposal development for early career programs workshop – Friday, December 15, 9:00-10:30am, AIS (134 King Library)A number of Federal agencies and private foundations offer early career awards. These programs differ depending upon the sponsor, but they feature a number of common elements that are useful to master for these and other grant applications. The workshop presenter, Professor Carl A. Batt, has over 30 years of experience in grant proposals from the perspective of a successful PI, reviewer, and panel manager. He has successfully obtained more than $70M in external funding from federal agencies — including NSF, NIH, DOJ, DOD, USDA, and NASA — and private foundations and industry sponsors. The workshop will cover the array of sponsors and the basic elements of grant writing, taking reviewers, panels and program managers into consideration. The focus will be on the NSF CAREER program as a prototypical opportunity that stresses the applicant’s plan for advancing as a teacher-scholar. Grant components, including specific aims, research plans, and the NSF-specific sections on education and broader impact, will be addressed.*****Getting funded by any entity, either public or private, is no longer a matter of having a great idea. Proposals that get funded today tell a story with a compelling outcome that addresses a gap in the current body of knowledge. The workshop presenter, Professor Carl A. Batt, has over 30 years of experience in grant proposals from the perspective of a successful PI, reviewer, and panel manager. He has successfully obtained more than $70M in external funding from federal agencies — including NSF, NIH, DOJ, DOD, USDA and NASA — and private foundations and industry sponsors. The workshop will cover the array of sponsors and the basic elements of grant writing, taking reviewers, panels, and program managers into consideration. Basic elements of a compelling grant narrative — from gap analysis, to the “art” of specific aims to research plans and measurable outcomes — will be covered. The workshop is intended for both novice and experienced PIs and is offered from the perspective of the presenter’s experiences and observations.
Some random but useful notes from Jay, addressing common advising points:
Next week (Nov. 13-17) is International Education Week. In conjunction, Karla Guinigundo would like to remind you of several ways that Fulbright programs can enhance the international dimension of what we do:
International Education Week 2017 is right around the corner – November 13-17. This is a great time to think about your departmental and divisional goals for internationalization and consider how the Fulbright Scholar Program can help you achieve those goals.
Global Initiatives will host a breakfast on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8am in Armstrong Student Center 1082 to share information on these and other opportunities with the Fulbright Scholar Program.
The Provost has asked me to remind those who have not yet completed the accessibility training to please do so. You should be getting reminder emails from the Provost’s Office, including another one Monday. Carolyn Haynes writes:
We have many excellent and innovative instructors, both faculty and grad students, in the department who should consider applying for the STP teaching awards:
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) announces its 2018 program of awards for outstanding teachers of psychology. Teaching awards of $1500 and a plaque will be bestowed for outstanding performance in each of six categories: 4-year college or university (Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award), … first 10 years of full-time teaching at any level (Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award), graduate student (Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Excellence Award), and the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. STP encourages applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2018. For more information on specific criteria, what materials to submit, and guidelines for electronic submission visit the web site or contact: Krisztina Jakobsen, Chair of the STP Teaching Excellence Committee ([email protected]).
The ninth annual Graduate Research Forum will be held this Friday, November 3, 1:30 – 5:00 in Armstrong Student Center. Our department is represented by two oral presentations and five posters, and the complete program can be found here. If you have time, stop by and support our graduate students.