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The Creighton University Department of English and Creative Writing Program will present a reading by award-winning fiction writers Robert Boswell and Antonya Nelson on November 14. Antonya Nelson is the author of eight novels and story collections and is the winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and her books have often been chosen as New York Times notable books. For more information, see: www.creighton.edu www.facebook.com www.twitter.com
TLISI Focuses on Innovations in the Classroom As most of Georgetown’s students leave for the summer, university faculty, staff and graduate scholars will head back to class. Georgetown’s annual Teaching, Learning and Innovation Summer Institute (TLISI) is taking place the week of May 21 to 25. TLISI is an opportunity for the university community to explore issues of teaching and learning. The institute, which is free to the Georgetown community, is designed so participants can take part either the entire time or only for certain sessions. “It’s the chance to explore something new and to meet new colleagues that you might not interact with outside of your discipline,” said Mindy McWilliams, assistant director for assessment at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS), which organizes the event. TLISI will offer two new half-day workshops this year in conjunction with the Office of International Programs. The first day of “Classrooms Without Borders” will feature faculty members sharing ongoing projects that bring coursework into the world. Participants will look at the projects and have opportunities to ask questions and learn about funding. On the second day, the focus moves to students learning in a foreign environment. Instructors will present results from two studies: one nationwide survey that assessed student learning abroad and another that focused specifically on experiences of Georgetown graduates who studied abroad. CNDLS administers the …
As most of Georgetown’s students leave for the summer, university faculty, staff and graduate scholars will head back to class. Georgetown’s annual Teaching, Learning and Innovation Summer Institute (TLISI) is taking place the week of May 21 to 25. TLISI is an opportunity for the university community to explore issues of teaching and learning. The institute, which is free to the Georgetown community, is designed so participants can take part either the entire time or only for certain sessions. “It’s the chance to explore something new and to meet new colleagues that you might not interact with outside of your discipline,” said Mindy McWilliams, assistant director for assessment at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS), which organizes the event. TLISI will offer two new half-day workshops this year in conjunction with the Office of International Programs. The first day of “Classrooms Without Borders” will feature faculty members sharing ongoing projects that bring coursework into the world. Participants will look at the projects and have opportunities to ask questions and learn about funding. On the second day, the focus moves to students learning in a foreign environment. Instructors will present results from two studies: one nationwide survey that assessed student learning abroad and another that focused specifically on experiences of Georgetown graduates who studied abroad. CNDLS administers the planning and execution of the summer institute …
Edward Fenner, a recent graduate of York University’s Professional Writing program and president of the York University Mature Students Organization (YUMSO), talks about why, as a student, giving back to the University is so important. ———————————————————— Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies York University: Redefine the Possible
Danielle is in her 3rd year of the Arts and Business program at the University of Waterloo. She is currently in her 3rd co-op work term, working in the Arts Undergraduate Office as the Communications Associate, where she is able to work on many interesting projects (just like these videos!). She recently switched her major from Psychology to the English Rhetoric and Professional Writing program. She is also completeing a specialization in Digital Arts Communication. Watch as she speaks about her co-op experiences, professors and classes within Arts.