Thursday, January 26 - 12:30
Book Talk (bring a bag lunch)
Title
“Building Faculty Learning Communities” New Directions for Teaching and Learning
Editors
Milton D Cox and Laurie Richlin
Using a practitioner’s perspective, this journal describes the history, development, implementation, and results of faculty learning communities throughout various institutions and purposes. Addressing institutional challenges, preparing future faculty, and reinvigorating senior faculty to implement new courses, curricula, and campus initiatives on diversity and technology are a few of the focuses found in this journal.
Wednesday, February 1 - 12:00
Book Talk (bring a bag lunch)
Title
Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College
Authors
Betsy O Barefoot, John N. Gardner, Marc Cutright, Libby V. Morris,
Charles C.Schroeder, Stephen W. Schwartz, Michael J. Siegel, and Randy L. Swing
This book outlines the theories and practices of 13 institutions which were recognized as ‘Institutions of Excellence’ for their first-year-experience designs. Specifically, this book focuses on the colleges’ best practices in teaching, assessing and retaining first year students.
Thursday, February 16 - 12:30
Book Talk (bring a bag lunch)
Title
Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution
Author
Bernard S. Mayer
The focus of this book is that in order to be more effective, conflict resolution professionals must become ‘conflict engagement specialists.’ Thus, becoming a powerful force for changing the way conflict is conducted. By building from old roles, specialists can drastically expand what they offer people for conflict resolutions.
Wednesday, March 1 - 12:00
Book Talk (bring a bag lunch)
Title
Big Questions Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith
Author
Sharon Daloz Parks
Derived from her personal research, Parks describes the tools educators may use to advise students on questions of meaning, faith, and purpose in our changing worl
Thursday, March 30 - 12:30
Book Talk (bring a bag lunch)
Title
The World is a Ghetto: Race and Democracy Since World WarII.
Author
Howard Winant
This is a “comprehensive account of the meaning of race from the mercantilist economy of the 16th century to the global capitalism of today, drawing upon five centuries of global history to explain current dynamics of racism in the United States, Brazil, Europe, and South Africa.”
