Events

Faculty workshops and other events are presented by UTB faculty and invited national experts. The workshops are all interactive with plenty of discussion and sharing of teaching strategies and classroom management and organizational techniques. Unless otherwise stated, most workshops present information that is applicable to all disciplines. The workshops are chosen for timely topics, innovative teaching techniques, and new perspectives on tried and true traditional teaching styles.
All events are open, and very welcome, to full time faculty, lecturers, part time faculty, adjuncts, and graduate students.

 Spring Faculty Workshops and Events:

Women's Faculty Network:  Lunch at Brownsville Campus at UTRGV


Join us for a discussion of issues you would like to see addressed as we move forward into UTRGV.
We also look forward to your feedback on the UTRGV WFN Bylaws!

Date:  Monday, February 2nd, 2015
Time:  12:00—1:00 p.m.
Location:  Salon Cassia, UTB

RSVP by Thursday, January 29th to ADVANCE@utpa.edu


Women's Faculty Network:  Breakfast at Edinburg Campus UTRGV

With Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Rodney Hero  President of the Political Science Association
Issues of Race/Ethnicity and Leadership in Academia

Date:  Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Time:  9:30—11:00 a.m.
Place:  Borderlands Room, Education (EDUC 3.204)

RSVP by Tuesday, February 3rd to ADVANCE@utpa.edu


Improving Hispanic Education through Experiential Learning

Thanks to a generous Title V grant, we have an opportunity to expand experiential learing and lab experiences at the Brownsville Campus.  For more information on this opportunity click here. 

Registration Deadline:  February 6th email danika@utpa.edu 
Location:  Meetings will be held at the Brownsville Campus
Dates and times:  TBA
Stipend:  $500
Registration limited:  10 faculty for service learning and 10 faculty for integrating research in a class Fall 2015.

To Register:  If you are interested, please email danika@utpa.edu,indicating your discipline, the course you plan to focus on, whether you are interested in service learning or undergraduate research, and a brief (100 word maximum) statement of what you hope to get out of participating in this program.

Book Club and Discussion Meetings

How Learning Works is the book that we will be reading and discussing.

We will be reading chapters in this book and having discussions at UTPA, UTB and jointly.  Our first meetings will be at the individual campuses.  We will then meet with them via Collaborate on Blackboard and a fun meeting together at the end of the semester.


Friday, February 20 at 3 pm at the Center for Teaching and Leaning Main 1.304

Friday, March 20 at 3 pm at the Center for Teaching and Learning Main 1.304

Friday, April 17 at 3 pm at the Center for Teaching and Learning Main 1.304


Write a Successful Syllabus

Your most important first step towards a stress free semester is the effectiveness of your syllabus.  The syllabus conveys a message to students that you are well organized, have their learning in mind and are professional and knowledgeable in your field.  They syllabus is an agreement between you and your students that provides a clear pathway for their success.  Join us to learn how to write a syllabus that works.  

Discussion leader:  Valarie Terry UTRGV Center for Teaching Excellence.
April TBD

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