Advising Transfer Students Presented by Amy Keeling & Faculty (O-101)

Spring 2018 Workshop Descriptions

Monday, January 8 at 1:30 p.m.

Advising Transfer Students presented by Amy Keeling & Faculty (O-101)

Nearly half of Roane State’s student population plans to transfer to a 4 year college or university. This session will focus on strategies and tools a faculty advisor can use to encourage students to develop a strong academic plan that will satisfy requirements for both Roane State and their senior institution.

Advising Pre-Nursing Students presented by Mike Burtch & Faculty (O-106)

This session will focus on advising strategies for students who plan to enter the Roane State AAS Nursing program OR plan to transfer and pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

Advising Allied Health Science Students presented by Susan Pearson

& Faculty (O-205)

This session will focus on advising strategies for faculty working with students who plan to apply to a RSCC Health Science degree program. We will review admission information, typical “accepted” student qualifications, and ideas for working with those students who may not be accepted.

Advising AAS and Certificate (Non-Allied Health Sciences) Students presented by

Kathryn Rhodes & Faculty (O-203)

This session will focus on students who are earning a terminal degree or a certificate at Roane State. Will include the majors of Accounting, Business, Computer Information Technology, Contemporary Management, Criminal Justice, Environmental Health Technology, Financial Services, General Technology Geographic Information Systems, Mechatronics, Paralegal Studies, and Welding.

Advising Education Students presented by Stacie Bradshaw, Cody Villarreal,

& Saundra Stiles (O-216)

Helping students navigate their pathway towards teaching either in a public school setting, a pre-school or in secondary education can be somewhat difficult. Our expert education faculty will facilitate this session on the differences and opportunities in education that faculty advisors can share with their advisees.

Monday, January 8 at 2:30 p.m.

Accessibility Tools for Faculty presented by Dr. Susan Sutton, Bruce Botts, & Stephanie Shipley (O-101) A group discussion of the accessibility tools available on the CTAT website (http://ctat.roanestate.edu/accessibility/) while answering faculty questions regarding accessibility of MS Word, MS Excel, or MS PowerPoint documents, creating accessible videos with captions, creating HTML webpages in D2L / Momentum, SiteImprove, and Universal Design for Learning. CTAT Staff will answer questions and set-up appointments for individual faculty needing assistance.

FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Spring 2018

Thursday, January 4 – Friday, January 12

Thursday, January 4

Faculty Office Day

Friday, January 5

Faculty Office Day

Monday, January 8

Open House by Erika Stearly, Art Gallery

10:00 a.m.O’Brien Theatre

Musical Performance

Olivia Parker, soprano

Makayla Kyle, alto

Clayton Scarborough, baritone

Accompanied by Dr. Geol Greenlee

Welcome Back

College Address / Faculty Convocation

College Address - Dr. Chris Whaley, President

Student Learning Update - Dr. Diane Ward, VP of Student Learning

SACSCOC and ATD Update - Karen Brunner, VP of Institutional Effectiveness

12:00 p.m.LUNCH on your own

12:00 p.m.International Ed Committee Meeting (FDR)

1:30 p.m.Session Workshops (see back page)

2:30 p.m.Session Workshops (see back page)

Wednesday, January 10

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.DIVISION MEETING

Allied Health Sciences and Nursing DivisionsO-101

HumanitiesO-216

Mathematics & SciencesD-121

Social Sciences, Business & EducationO-203

(Peer Review Groups will take place at the end of each Division Meeting)

12:00 p.m.Lunch on your own

1:30 p.m.QEP Selection “Showdown” and Gen Ed MeetingStudent Lounge

3:00 p.m. Discipline Specific Gen Ed / Academic Meetings

Art Gen Ed Breakout O-112

Biology Gen Ed BreakoutD-123

Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, & Geology Gen Ed BreakoutD-203

College Algebra / Statistics Gen Ed BreakoutD-205

Computer Science / INFS BreakoutT-306B

Education BreakoutO-224

English Gen Ed BreakoutO-216

Foreign Language BreakoutO-201

History Gen Ed BreakoutO-203

Humanities Gen Ed BreakoutO-217

Music Gen Ed BreakoutO-128

Nursing Faculty MeetingT-313

Philosophy Gen Ed BreakoutO-106

Psychology Gen Ed BreakoutO-202

Speech / Theatre Gen Ed BreakoutO-211

Thursday, January 9Faculty Office Day

Friday, January 10Faculty Office Day