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The Academic Year of 2009-2010 concentrated on issues regarding sustainability and assessment. A featured event was the President’s Sustainable Luncheon made with all locally grown foods. The Book Talks focused on wide variety of topics related to diversity, workplace bullying, and living in a fast moving society. CETL introduced the first in a series of book talks authored by a SCSU campus member: Mumbi Mwangi presented her book addressing global feminism and higher education, especially in the African cultures.

This was also the year that CETL launched the Professional Development Learning Community, a leadership group of four faculty members working with the CETL Director to form Faculty Learning Communities across campus.

Keynote address for Fall Convocation by Robert Constanza on “Environmentally Sustainable Economic Development”

Spring Convocation Keynote Panel: “A Vision for Community Engagement”

Moderator: Nadinne Cruz

Panelists: President Earl H. Potter III, Mayor Dave Kleis, Brian Myres (ING Direct), Noreen Dunnells (United way), Dr. Tracy Ore.

 

The Academic Year of 2008-2009 focused on topics and issues related to the scholarship of teaching, and the learning environment. The Book Talks also reflected an ample range of topics on universal design for higher education institutions, online learning, and testing. Faculty were educated and informed on the new paradigm shifts embraced in the American higher education, and how to be more ingenious and inventive in classrooms.

 Keynote address for Fall Convocation by David Treuer, an Ojibwe Native American and author of  "The Translation of Dr. Appelles". 

Spring Convocation Keynote by Dr. Chuck Dziuban: “ The Net Generation and Leadership Styles”.

 

The Academic Year 2007-2008 established SCSU as a vital part of the local and global community. The Fall Convocation presented faculty with a citizenship building program called Public Achievement which organizes students and faculty to better their communities. Along with local programs, faculty were introduced to the university’s interaction with campuses around the world including study aboard programs. Faculty were also informed of the issues faced by returning veterans and approaches to re-involve them to the campus and the local community. Keynote addresses by Dennis Donovan and Wangari Maathai once again reflected the theme of community building.  

 

The Academic Year 2006-2007 introduced faculty to a more liberal and renewed form of pedagogy. The Fall Convocation engaged faculty to the benefits of service-learning and civic-engagement to combat problems outside of the classroom. Book Talks promoted reformed programs in universities with an emphasis on liberal and democratic values.  January Workshop presented an unconventional approach to stimulate discussions on pedagogy. The Workshop encouraged faculty to motivate and recognize student participation and ideas in classrooms. Faculty Forums implemented the use of social justice to aid disadvantaged students in universities. Keynote speakers addressed the use of critical thinking to renovate classroom curriculum and pedagogy. The 2006-2007 Academic Year presented faculty with innovative ideas and techniques to strengthen their teaching methods.     

 

The Academic Year 2005-2006 concentrated on helping students and faculty manage stressful situations in the university environment as well as in their lives. The Book Talks informed faculty on enhancing and maintaining learning communities. Faculty were educated on developing new teaching models such as critical theory and transformative learning to improve classroom curriculums. Faculty Forums focused on the various problems of race, gender and religion in the university. The negative effects of racial and cultural disputes were especially given importance to help faculty improve the learning environment. Along with cultural problems, the issues faced by underprivileged students were mentioned during the Fall Convocations. The January Workshop introduced faculty to the benefits of laughter in the working atmosphere. Along with developing coping mechanisms, prominent faculty members were celebrated for their achievements. The 2005-2006 Academic Year assisted faculty in solving the personal problems in the university. (Special Event/Scholarship and Reflection)   

 

The Academic Year 2004-2005 focused on the interaction of students in learning communities. The January Workshop educated faculty in stimulating class discussions and conquering challenges students face in universities. Solutions to race and cultural issues were given significance to aid faculty in helping students better cooperate with one another. Problems associated with first year students were specifically mentioned to prepare faculty for students in distress. Book Talks also reflected this theme by invigorating faculty to present new ideas and curriculums in their classrooms for future students. Cultural differences were once again mentioned to aid students in adjusting to a globalized world. The 2005 Miller Teaching and Service Award were also given to three accomplished faculty members. The 2004-2005 Academic Year helped faculty to better communicate with their students.  

 

The Academic Year 2003-2004 concentrated on bettering the learning process for the entire student body and preparing students for real world experiences. The Fall Book Talks informed faculty on the benefits of online learning. To help students navigate through the online learning process, faculty were educated on improving and adjusting their course work to fit the guidelines for online classes. Faculty were also informed of educating students on their roles as adult citizens of their society. The Spring Book Talks continued to educate faculty on enhancing the learning process in their classrooms by focusing on learning rather than on content. Faculty Forms briefed with the various methods of teaching to develop an educational environment for students with physical and learning disabilities. The 2003-2004 academic year introduced faculty to the different processes of learning.

 

The Academic Year 2002-2003 was initiated with the theme of improving higher education. Fall Book Talks were concentrated on developing new tools and methods of teaching and learning. Author Ernest Boyer once again expressed the positivity of enhancing scholarship while authors Barbara Gross Davis and Janet Gail Donald spoke of the different techniques of learning. Spring Book Talks took faculty on a deeper level to explore their teaching methods as life lessons. Spring Faculty Forum continued with this more personal idea by comparing good living to good teaching. Presenter Joe Melcher introduced a new form of student to student evaluation system as opposed to the traditional grading system called CPR to help students learn and reflect on the works of their peers. A similar approach was presented by Lynda Milne, Paul Wasko, Jim Berg, and John O'Brien called e-portfolios. The 2002-2003 academic year introduced faculty to better forms of learning.         

 

The Academic Year 2001-2002 assisted faculty in enhancing their teaching methods and resolving conflicts in classrooms. The Fall Book Talks focused on problem solving and preventing avoidable disputes among students and faculty. The Spring Book Talks delved further into classroom problems by discussing cultural differences and the various ways students learn. Technological advances in universities such as online learning were also given importance to strengthen learning processes. Fall Faculty Forums and Workshops also discussed problem solving methods in regards to cheating, classroom case studies, and technology. The ideas conveyed by CETL during the 2001-2002 academic year were also presented for new faculty through New Faculty Workshops to continue improvements in classrooms. 

 

 

The Academic Year 2000-2001 proved to be instrumental in strengthening the teaching process for faculty. The Fall Book Talks by authors Ernest Boyer, John Braxton and Alan Bayer helped to aid faculty in understanding their roles as educators. Author Ernest Boyer specifically stressed the use of scholarship rather than the traditional methods of research among faculty. Author Parker Palmer reconnected faculty with their passion for teaching by emphasizing the importance of dignity and integrity in the teaching profession.  The Spring Book Talks focused on the technicalities such as the grading system in classrooms. Along with Book Talks, Faculty Forums also assisted faculty in evaluating one another’s performance in the classroom through peer observations. Through CETL, faculty at SCSU developed skills to enhance their performance in classrooms.