Spring 2018 Ferris State University

Retention and Student Success

Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning 2018-19 JUNIOR FACULTY FELLOWS PROGRAM

In August 2018, will you be starting your second or third year at FSU?

Are you interested in developing a project to advance an aspect of your teaching, scholarship, or service?

Would you like support in completing such a project?

Do you desire the opportunity to build relationships with faculty at a similar point in their careers at Ferris?

Does the idea of sharing your expertise with the University community appeal to you?

Would recognition as an FCTL Junior Faculty Fellow and the opportunity to earn a Professional Develop-ment Incentive help you advance your professional goals?

If you answered “Yes!” to the above questions, then JFFP is a perfect opportunity for you! We invite all faculty members (both tenure- and non-tenure track) who will be in their second or third year of teaching at Ferris State University beginning in August 2018 to submit an application to participate in FCTL’s Junior Faculty Fellows Program (JFFP). JFFP has several goals, including helping Fellows identify and develop a project relevant to their teaching, scholarship, or service; supporting Fellows in their project work; facilitating the establishment and growth of relationships and rapport among Fellows; and providing Fellows with a venue for sharing their work with the University community. Fellows will be expected to attend meetings or workshops throughout the year, and to share their project work with the University community. Three to five sessions will be held each semester (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, and Summer 2019 as needed). Fellows who wish to begin working in Summer 2018 will be supported as well! We will accept up to 15 Fellows for the 2018-2019 Program. For more information or to request an application, please contact FCTL at fctl@ferris.edu or 231.591.3826. Applications (which require a signature from your department head or chair or school director) are due April 20, 2018.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Accessible Course Content

Workshop Series ................. 7

Academic Service-Learning.. 2

Course Design Institute ....... 4

Equity By Design Forum ...... 11

Flipping the Script ............... 10

Great Lakes Regional Student

Success Conference ............ 9

Institute on Inclusion and

Inclusive Classrooms .......... 3

Junior Faculty Fellows

Program ............................. 1

Making Group Work Work . 6

Mindful Eating .................... 8

Mindfulness-Based Stress

Reduction .......................... 13

Political Engagement Project

............................................ 2

Self-Compassion Practices .. 4

Small Group Instructional

Diagnosis ............................ 2

Social and Emotional Learning

............................................ 5

Staff Changes ...................... 12

Symphony of Destruction? . 6

Timme Travel Grants .......... 11

Faculty Center

for Teaching and Learning Retention and Student Success

Ferris State University 1010 Campus Dr., FLITE 408

Big Rapids, MI 49307

Phone: 231-591-3826

Fax: 231-591-2914

Email: fctl@ferris.edu

www.ferris.edu/fctl

The Political Engagement Project (PEP) invites all FSU faculty – non-tenure track, tenure-track, and tenured – to request funding of up to $400 per course section to develop new or enhance existing teaching and learning experiences so that students understand the political significance of what they learn in the course. Examples of uses of the funding include paying travel expenses, purchasing course materials, and providing an honorarium for a guest speaker. Support is also available to assist faculty in developing PEP-related teaching and learning experiences.

To request funding, please complete the application at: https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/academics/center/PEP/Faculty.htm. Please contact FCTL at 231-591-3826 or fctl@ferris.edu if you have any questions.

ACADEMIC SERVICE-LEARNING

POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

The Academic Service-Learning Program (ASL) invites all FSU faculty—non-tenure track, tenure-track, and tenured alike—to request support and funding of up to $500 per course for integrating ASL projects into one or more of your courses. Ferris State University’s Academic Service-Learning Program, its Steering Committee, and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning can provide assistance in the development of any aspect of your ASL project. About Academic Service-Learning Academic service-learning is a method of teaching that allows students to connect – and thus, learn more deeply – concepts, skills, and other course content with needs and goals of community organizations and agencies. While making this connection, students

learn from and provide meaningful service to the community partner. For assistance with any aspect of your ASL project, please contact FCTL at 231-591-3826 or fctl@ferris.edu. To participate in FSU’s ASL Program and/or request funding of up to $500 for your ASL project, please complete the application at: https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/academics/center/ASL/Faculty.htm

SMALL GROUP

INSTRUCTIONAL

DIAGNOSIS

A Small Group Instruc-tional Diagnosis (SGID) is a formative assessment of students’ learning and their overall learning experience in your class. SGIDs provide an opportunity to get candid feedback from your students, and to use that feedback to foster mean-ingful conversation with your students. It is not uncommon for students to express gratitude towards faculty for conducting an SGID. If you are interested in scheduling an SGID for any of your courses, please contact the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at 231-591-3826 or by e-mail to fctl@ferris.edu.

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INSTITUTE ON INCLUSION AND

INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS

The conversations and work we do in the Institute on Inclusion and Inclusive Classrooms will lead to practical and useful skills, ideas, and knowledge, and enable us to:

1. Identify aspects of our identities and describe how they influence or shape our responses, interactions, and perceptions of others;

2. Describe and use with increasing ease words, phrases, and concepts relevant to diversity and inclusion; and

3. Integrate or enhance methods and approaches that create increasingly more inclusive learning environments and experiences for students and others.

The Institute on Inclusion and Inclusive Classrooms is a space for faculty—non-tenure track, tenure-track, and tenured alike— to explore inclusion- and diversity-related topics that impact us as educators and members of other communities. We will explore learning barriers encountered by students and other topics such as social identity, intersectionality, microaggression, stereotype threat, and power and privilege. We’ll have candid, respectful, and inspiring conversations on complex topics. Where: FLITE 405 (except for January 26 in FLITE 304) When: 12—3 PM; 5 sessions: January 19 and 26, and February 2, 16, and 23 How: Through readings, videos, and engaging with guest speakers and each other, we

will create more inclusive learning environments and experiences for our students and others.

There’s more! Faculty who participate fully and complete the work associate with the Institute

will be eligible to receive an $800 Professional Development Incentive (PDI). Facilitators: Kemi Fadayomi and Todd Stanislav To register for the Inclusion Institute, please contact FCTL at fctl@ferris.edu or 231-591-3826 by Monday, January 15, 2018.

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4TH ANNUAL COURSE DESIGN INSTITUTE

Why should I think about participating in the Course Design Institute? Have you thought about…

Having an opportunity to make some important changes or enhancements to your course?

Collaborating with colleagues on ways to increase student engagement, learning, and success?

Finding new ways to incorporate feedback from your students into your course?

Using a new instructional approach?

If so, the 2018 Course Design Institute can give you the time and supportive community that will help you achieve these and other goals. What is the Course Design Institute? FCTL's Course Design Institute (CDI) is a five-day, hands-on, interactive, and collaborative experience. The CDI will give you a focused, engaging, and collegial environment in which you will learn about course design and approaches to teaching, learning, assessment, and feedback that you can apply directly to one of your courses. The CDI will be based in part on Dee Fink’s book, Creating Significant Learning Experiences (2013), and will engage you in topics and work related to:

Backward design (Wiggins and McTighe, 2005);

Integrated course design (Fink, 2013);

Engaged learning;

Assessment and feedback; and

Research-based teaching and learning strategies and ideas. What should I expect to gain from the CDI? The goals of the Course Design Institute are for participants to:

Apply the Backward and Integrated Course Design models to developing or revising a course;

Design and develop inclusive, learner-centered environments and experiences for students;

Design and develop important elements of a course (e.g., learning outcomes, assessment and feedback practices, teaching and learning activities) that are aligned with each other;

Design and develop inclusive, learner-centered syllabi; and

Expand and enhance collegial networks and sense of community with others. What is expected of me? Be prepared to:

Immerse yourself in the experience of the 5-day CDI;

Engage in thought-provoking conversation with colleagues;

Ask questions of yourself and others;

Work on your own (outside of the CDI) to design your course;

Enhance your relationships with Ferris colleagues; and

Enjoy the collaborative learning environment. When is the CDI? The CDI is scheduled for Monday, May 14 through Friday, May 18, from 9 AM to 4 PM each day. The CDI will be located in FLITE 405. Participants will need to attend all five days. Is there a cost to attend? There is no cost to Ferris Faculty to participate! What’s more…

Faculty who fully participate will receive a $1,000 Professional development Incentive;

A full breakfast and lunch will be provided each day; and

For those faculty traveling more than 50 miles, FCTL will reimburse for lodging. Who can apply to participate in the CDI?

All Ferris faculty - tenured, tenure track, and non-tenure track (adjunct)

Ferris staff who teach a class (e.g., FSUS instructors) or who otherwise believe they could benefit from the CDI are also encouraged to apply.

We seek a diverse group of participants.

Space is limited to 24 people. How do I apply? Please complete the online application by Monday, March 19, 2018. The form is here: https://form.jotform.com/FerrisFCTL/2018-cdi-application. We will give notifications of acceptance by Friday, April 13, 2018.

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Fridays, 3—5 PM

January 26, February 9,

March 2 and 23, April 13

and 27

FLITE 405

Facilitator: Julie Rowan

What is SEL? How is it similar to and distinct

from notions of grit, resilience, mindset, and

cognitive and identity development? Why is

it important to students’ academic success?

Psychologist Colleen Conley writes of SEL,

“The social and emotional skills that are

most relevant to higher education students

are those that can promote their personal

and interpersonal awareness and compe-

tence, and therefore help them navigate

new and challenging academic, social, and

emotional terrain” (2015, p. 198). In this

learning

community, we’ll challenge ourselves and

each other to explore emerging research on

social and emotional learning in higher

education. We’ll seek answers to the

questions noted above, discuss additional

issues, engage in written reflection, and

develop and implement strategies for using

SEL to enhance students’ learning.

This learning community is open to all

employees. Faculty (non-tenure track,

tenure track, and tenured) who fully

participate in this learning community will

be eligible for a Professional Development

Incentive (PDI) of $400. Registration is

required; to register, email fctl@ferris.edu

or call 231-591-3826.

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING

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SELF-COMPASSION PRACTICES

FOR LIVING LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS

Wednesdays, beginning January 24 12:05—12:40 PM FLITE 304 Facilitator: George Nagel Built on a foundation of mindfulness, we will learn how to apply specific self-compassion principles and practices throughout each day of our personal and professional lives. We will develop a calm mind and an attitude of kindness towards ourselves and others. Each session starts with mindful self-compassion activity before delving into the topic of the day. While specific mindfulness practices have been selected, each session will also be built upon the interests and needs of those present. We will apply mindfulness and self-compassion to workplace and relationship issues raised by those in attendance. Drop in for whatever sessions meet your interest or schedule, and join us for a time of calm and kindness. Learn how to be kind to yourself. No registration is required. Please join us when you can.

January 24: Mindfulness Practice: Inten-tion, Attitude, and Attention January 31: Self-Compassion Practice: Acknowledgment, Release, and Kindness February 7: Acknowledgment: Witnessing my Experience of Thoughts, Feelings, and Body February 14: Release: Observing and Letting Go of Judging my Thoughts, Feelings, and Body February 21: Kindness: Bringing Good Will to My Thoughts, Feelings, and Body February 28: Practicing Self-Compassion Styles March 14: Practicing Self-Compassion Styles March 21:

Practicing Self-Compassion

Styles

MAKING GROUP WORK WORK

Wednesday, January 31 4—5 PM: Theories and Benefits of Group Learning FLITE 405 Friday, February 23 3:30—5 PM: Strategies for Group Learning FLITE 405 Thursday, March 22 3:30—5 PM: Assessment in Group Learning FLITE 405 Facilitator: Julie Rowan Johnson, Johnson, and Smith (2014) write, “Cooperative learning is the instructional procedure of choice whenever faculty wish to maximize student learning, ensure that highly complex or difficult material is understood and mastered, and maximize long-term retention.” This bold statement

appeared in a 2014 article in a special-focus issue of the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. In this workshop series, we’ll draw on this journal issue and other resources to discuss questions such as:

What do I think about group work, and what does the evidence suggest about it?

What strategies can help ensure my students actually learn from group work?

I know group work can let students learn from each other and develop teamwork skills. Are there other benefits? And if so, what do my students have to do to get them?

How can I create an inclusive and equitable context for group learning?

What are some ways to assess group work?

Please join us for as many sessions as you are able! To RSVP, email fctl@ferris.edu or call 231-591-3826.

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SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION? UNDERSTANDING THE NUCLEAR STANDOFF ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA February 8, 2018 6—8 PM, UC 203 Founders Room Speakers: Christian Peterson and William M. Knoblauch, Assistant Professor of History at Finlandia University

U.S. bombers and fighters combine with South Korean and

Japanese aircraft in a show of force over the Korean Peninsula on 9/17/17. (Photo: Getty Images)

While often seen as a time to celebrate peace and the common bonds of humanity, the coming of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea raises a much more somber question: Will the recent disputes about North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile devel-opment programs set off a chain of events that lead to nuclear war? To answer this question, the panelists will place the recent disputes about the behavior of North Korea within the context of Korean history and international efforts to stop the spread of nu-clear weapons. Besides exploring the significance of the recent heated rhetoric between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the subject on nuclear weapons, they will also outline how the United States has worked—and not worked—with the international community to prevent North Korea from developing a nuclear arsenal. Instead of privileging the U.S. perspective, the panelists will explain why North Korea has placed so much importance on becoming a nuclear power and how South Koreans tend to view the behavior of the North Korean government. To RSVP, email fctl@ferris.edu or call 231-591-3826.

ACCESSIBLE COURSE CONTENT WORKSHOP SERIES

March 5 through March 9, 2018 This Spring workshop series will allow you to transform the content of a course so that it is accessible to all students, thereby meeting the expectations of ADA. Each day will focus on a certain aspect of accessibility and include instructional time and work time. The objective is to help you, through guidance, repetition, and collaboration, to become comfortable making course content accessible. By the end of the week, you will walk away from these workshops with one course that has been made completely accessible.

Day 1—Make Your Documents Accessible in Blackboard Monday, March 5, 2018 10 AM—4 PM FLITE 405 Learn Lab Jody Gardei and Jackie Hughes In this session, you will make all Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and Excel spreadsheets accessible for their chosen course. Day 2—Make Your Blackboard Course Layout Accessible Tuesday, March 6, 2018 10 AM—4 PM FLITE 405 Learn Lab Tracy Amalfitano and Jackie Hughes In this session, you will learn about and apply Universal Design for Learning guidelines to your Blackboard course design layout. Day 3—Make Your PDF Files Accessible Wednesday, March 7, 2018 10:00 AM—4 PM FLITE 405 Learn Lab Jody Gardei, Jackie Hughes, and David Scott In this session, you will put the final touches on your courses by adding alt-text on all images and links. You will also be able to use this time to complete any work that did not get finished earlier in the week. Day 4—Make Your Video and Audio Files Accessible Thursday, March 8, 2018 10 AM—4 PM FLITE 405 Learn Lab Jeff Gabalis, Jackie Hughes, Fran Rosen In this session, you will identify all the video or audio files in your course, and learn about and apply various ways to make them accessible. Day 5—Make Your Blackboard Course Materials Accessible Friday, March 9, 2018 10 AM—4 PM FLITE 405 Learn Lab Jackie Hughes In this session, you will work on PDF files. While some PDF files may easily be made accessible, other files may be a scanned image and a little more challenging. You will learn how to use Adobe’s accessibility feature to make PDF files accessible. A Professional Development Incentive (PDI) of $600 will be awarded for full participation in all sessions and confirmation that your course is fully accessible. RSVP to 231-591-3826 or fctl@ferris.edu.

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MINDFUL EATING: A PATH TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

WITH LYNN ROSSY, PHD

March 16 & 17, 2018

Vegetarian lunch included Watermark Country Club, 5500 Cascade Rd. Grand Rapids, MI

Up to 12 CEs Approved for Psychologists, Social Workers, Mental Health Professionals, and Dietitians (Nurses Pending)

We eat for many reasons besides physical hunger. We eat when we are sad, lonely, angry, stressed, or bored. We eat at the computer and watching TV. We eat to entertain ourselves, because it’s time, and just because the food is there. Our world is filled with distraction, so we eat mindlessly and engage in behavior that leads to a less than ideal relationship to our bodies. And, in a culture that idolizes the perfect body, self-criticism and self-judgment prevail.

Challenges with how to eat and how to treat our bodies often result in emotional distress, obesity, and other eating-related health problems. Diets that focus on weight loss have not been shown to be effective in the long term and may even contribute to weight gain and greater despair. Taking a more holistic approach, mindful eating can help people end overeating and make friends with their bodies, use awareness to manage their emotions, and guide their behavior.

In day one of the workshop, learn about mindfulness and how it relates to mindful eating. Understand the evidence from current research in the field of mindful eating, including the research conducted by the presenter on her program entitled, Eat for Life. Learn simple but powerful practices to change how you eat and view your body forever.

In day two, both professionals and the general public can benefit from understanding the barriers and challenges in learning and practicing mindful eating. Drawing from her experience of teaching mindful eating for a decade, Dr. Rossy will describe real-life problems that people encounter in practicing mindful eating and discuss the methods for overcoming them. There will be a combination of presentation, mindful eating, and guided meditations. Suitable for professionals and the general public.

Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. is a health psychologist, author, and researcher specializing in

mindfulness-based interventions for eating, stress, and workplace wellness. She combined

her decades long personal practice of mindfulness with her love of eating and scientific

investigation to produce the program called Eat for Life. This program is scientifically

proven to help people to be more mindful, love their bodies, and end overeating. She

published the book, The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution (2016), to bring these concepts

to the public. Her book was named in the Top Ten Mindfulness Books of 2016 by

Mindful.org. She is the Vice President of The Center for Mindful Eating—an international

non-profit organization training professionals in the field of mindful eating. She is always

on the move, giving workshops and presentations on the topic of mindfulness and mindful

eating to everyone from small businesses to international scientific conferences.

FCTL will cover the registration costs for up to 10 people (faculty, staff, and students). To register for this two-day workshop, please contact FCTL at fctl@ferris.edu or 231-591-3826.

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To RSVP for any FCTL

events, please call

231-591-3826 or email

fctl@ferris.edu

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Great Lakes Regional Student Success Conference

Hosted by Oakland University

February 15-16, 2018

Conference Theme: Closing the Gap

Closing the gap between college access and college completion for all students is the number one priority of higher education for this decade. Post-secondary institutions are facing significant challenges to achieving this goal. Colleges are enrolling a larger and more diverse population that is less prepared. The diversity of our student populations has increased with underrepresented minorities, first generation students, students with disabilities, and immigrant students seeking college degrees at higher rates but completing with less success. Many of these students come from backgrounds that make college more challenging on many levels and completion is less successful. The demand for college education to compete in current and future labor markets has spread to all segments of our society while public budgetary support for higher education has declined. This year’s conference brings together experts and practitioners to focus on how we can close the gap and provide all students with the opportunity for social mobility through education. FCTL will provide support for 12 faculty (non-tenure track, tenure-track, and tenured) to participate in the conference. If interested, please contact FCTL at 231-591-3826 or fctl@ferris.edu. Priority will be given to those who are first-time attendees and willing to participate in a post-conference faculty learning community in Spring 2018 that focuses on aspects of closing the gap.

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FLIPPING THE SCRIPT: STUDENTS TEACHING FACULTY HOW TO CREATE

AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM

Participants in this faculty learning community will use feedback and insights gleaned from Black students at Ferris State to develop best practices in teaching and learning that can contribute to creating and sustaining equitable and inclusive classrooms. The best practices could, for example, address topics such as designing and facilitating group work, building classroom community, facilitating in-class discussions, responding to microaggressions, and reducing and eliminating stereotype threat. Students will provide critical feedback to assist faculty in developing the best practices documents that can be shared by FCTL with others at Ferris State.

Faculty participants may work in small groups or individually and focus on topics that interest them. The first session will provide an overview of the learning community’s goals and answer questions from faculty. Additionally, we ask the faculty participants come to the first session with at least two topics or issues they would like to explore during subsequent sessions.

Flickr photo from Topher McCulloch, CC BY-SA 2.0

When: Tuesdays, January 23, February 20, March 20, and April 17 Time: 11 AM—12 PM

Where: FLITE 405

Facilitators: Angela K. Guy-Lee and Rita Walters

Professional Development Incentive (PDI): Faculty who fully participate and successfully complete the best practices document will receive a $400 PDI.

Travel grant: Faculty who fully participate and successfully complete the best practices document will be eligible to receive a $1,200 travel grant to present their work from this learning community at a conference, symposium, etc.

To register for this Faculty Learning Community, please contact FCTL at fctl@ferris.edu or 231-591-3826.

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TIMME TRAVEL

GRANT

APPLICATIONS

ARE NOW BEING

ACCEPTED!

Applications are now be-

ing accepted for the Facul-

ty Center for Teaching and

Learning's Timme Travel

Grant Program. The sub-

mission deadline is 5 PM

(EST), Thursday, February

8, 2018. You will receive

notification of award sta-

tus by Friday, March 9,

2018.

Travel grants are for facul-

ty travel to conferences,

symposia, etc. occurring

during the months of June

and November 2018. All

faculty – non-tenure track,

tenure-track, and tenured

– are invited to apply.

The Timme Travel Grant

Program application pro-

cedures, form, and guide-

lines are available online

at: https://ferris.edu/

HTMLS/academics/

center/funding.htm.

HOW TO PREPARE A SUCCESSFUL

TIMME TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION

Monday, January 22, 9-10 AM, FLITE 135 or by conference call

Tuesday, January 23, 3:30-4:30 PM, FLITE 405 or by conference call

Each session is designed to assist faculty who wish to prepare a Timme Travel Grant application. We’ll focus our attention on the rubric as a means for knowing how to best prepare your application. Each of the two sessions will be essentially identical, so you need only attend one. That said, you’re welcome to attend both if you wish! No RSVP necessary.

Applications are now being accepted for faculty travel to conferences, symposia, etc. occurring during the months June through November 2018. The submission deadline is 5 PM (EST), Thursday, February 8, 2018. Notification of award status will occur by Fri-day, March 9, 2018. The Timme Travel Grant Program application procedures, form, and guidelines are available online at: https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/academics/center/funding.htm.

2ND ANNUAL EQUITY BY DESIGN FORUM

FEBRUARY 28 AND MARCH 1, 2018—SAVE THE DATES!

“Inclusive Excellence in the Classroom and Beyond” Workshop on Wednesday, February 28

“Inclusive Excellence in the Age of Exclusion” Keynote address on Thursday, March 1

More details forthcoming!

The Equity By Design Forum is an annual event at Ferris State University that provides an opportunity for members of the FSU community to integrate or enhance methods and approaches that create increasingly more inclusive learning environments and experiences for students and others. We are delighted to announce the 2017-2018 Keynote Speak-er and Workshop Facilitator will be Dr. Tasha Souza. Dr. Souza is the Associate Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning and Professor of Communication at Boise State University. Most recently, Dr. Souza was the Faculty Associate for Inclusive Excellence for Humboldt State University (HSU) and a Fulbright scholar at the University of the West Indies in Barbados. Previously, she was the founding Faculty Develop-ment Coordinator for HSU’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and also served as an Instructional Consultant at the Center for Instructional Development and Research at the University of Wash-ington. Dr. Souza is a consultant on communication, inclusive excellence, and peda-gogy, and has published in such areas as difficult dialogues in the classroom, trans-forming classroom conflict, confronting microaggressions with microresistance, in-structional communication, and intercultural conflict.

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION

Heart and Sole Yoga Studio March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, and 18 8 Weeks April 21 (Saturday): All-day Silent Retreat Wednesdays, 7—8:30 PM April 25, and May 2 March 7: Informational Meeting Facilitator: George Nagel

Dr. George Nagel will lead an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course at Heart and Sole Yoga in downtown Big Rapids. The course will meet on Wednesdays from 7-8:30 PM from March 7 to May 2 (the first session on March 7 is an introductory and informational session). An all-day (9 AM to 4 PM) Silent Retreat will be held on Saturday, April 21. For faculty who have not previously received this support, the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning will reimburse half the cost for up to 10 faculty members to fully participate in the course. The full cost of the course is $300. Reimbursement of $150 should be requested through Concur after the course is finished. The remaining cost of $150 is to be paid by the faculty mem-ber her- or himself. About the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course Life is stressful, with nearly 75% of Americans reporting moderate to high stress. There are healthy ways to experience and reduce stress and experience the fullness of life. The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course will help with this. Three decades of published research indicates that the majority of people who complete the 8-Week MBSR course report:

The ability to cope more effectively with both short- and long-term stress Lasting improvements in physical and psychological health An increased ability to calm and relax Reductions in pain levels and the ability to cope with long-term pain An enhanced sense of well-being An improved outlook and enthusiasm for life.

Mindfulness practices cultivate a new relationship between you and the things that stress you out. Drawing on your own inner resources, mindfulness devel-ops self-care, patience, awareness, and attentiveness. You can learn to stay present, open to your inner and outer experience, and become less judgmental and more understanding. You can develop clarity and the ability to remain fo-cused. During the course, you will become familiar with a range of formal mindfulness meditation practices including the body scan, sitting meditation, walking medi-tation, eating meditation, and gentle yoga. Each of these can be used to im-prove and maintain quality of life. During the course, you will have an oppor-tunity to find the practice that is right for you and your lifestyle. To register for the MBSR Course, please contact George Nagel at 616.481.1182 or doctormindfull@gmail.com.

Faculty Center

for Teaching and Learning Retention and Student Success

Ferris State University 1010 Campus Dr., FLITE 408

Big Rapids, MI 49307

Phone: 231-591-3826

Fax: 231-591-2914

Email: fctl@ferris.edu

www.ferris.edu/fctl

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WELCOME

BACK,

BROOKE! We are excited to welcome back to FCTL Dr. Brooke Moore!

Prior to serving as Coordina-tor of First-Year Seminars, Brooke was a Faculty-in-Residence in FCTL and Vis-iting Assistant Professor of Communication in the Hu-manities Department. In 2013, Brooke was the recipi-ent of the Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award.

Brooke will serve as FCTL’s Faculty Coordinator of Spe-cial Projects beginning in January 2018.