Throughout the academic year, faculty committees at AASU host forums, workshops, and round tables on a variety of topics.  You will find news of these events posted to this web page.  

Committee chairs who wish to schedule forums in spring 2008 should contact Dick Nordquist at 921 5991 (or at nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu).  

Faculty Forums & Workshops:
Fall 2007

First Friday Faculty Forums (Fall 2007)
Forums are generally held from 12:15 to 1:15 in Solms 110 on the first Friday of the month.  All faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

Aug. 24 -- Executive Committee
"Constitution and Bylaws Proposed for the AASU Faculty Senate"

Aug. 29 -- Executive Committee
Graduate Faculty forum on "Constitution and Bylaws Proposed for the AASU Faculty Senate"

Sep. 6  --  Evaluation Commitee
"F.A.C.E. Forum"  

Oct. 5 --  Faculty Welfare Committee
"Faculty Workload & Compensation at AASU"

Nov. 2 -- Writing Committee
"Critical Thinking: What You Do Before You Write"

All faculty and university committees are welcome to reserve the noon period on a first Friday during the academic year to host a faculty forum in Solms 110.  First Fridays in February, March, and April 2007 are still available.  Please contact Dick Nordquist at nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu for more details or to reserve a date. 
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Faculty Workshops (Fall 2007)

September 7 (2:00-3:00 in Solms 110)
Executive Committee Workshop on "Constitution and Bylaws Proposed for the AASU Faculty Senate"

September 26 (12:15-1:15 in Solms 110)
"Integrating Information Retrieval into Undergraduate Curricula: An NSF Project Update and an Invitation to AASU Faculty"
(Dr. Lei Zhu, Principal Investigator)

October 22 (12:15-1:15 in UH 158)
The Nuts & Bolts of Effective Academic Advisement
(Greg Anderson, Director of Academic Orientation & Advisement)

October 23 (Noon to 1:15 in Solms 110)
AASU's Online Teaching Community--Fall Workshop
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PRISM Scholarship of Teaching Round Table
(Fall 2007) 
Unless otherwise indicated, round table sessions are facilitated by Dr. Sabrina Hessinger, Special Assistant to the Dean for PRISM, and are held from 12:15 to 1:15 in Solms 209 on the third Friday of the month.

September 14
"Trials & Rewards of Collaborative Learning in Higher Education"

October 26
"Using Student Learning Styles to Inform Instruction"