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Many jobs, especially academic positions, ask students to submit a “diversity statement” with their application materials. Many job seekers, unfortunately, treat such a document as an afterthought, when in fact it is a powerful opportunity to think about and articulate our goals, values, and the kind of faculty member or academic leader we aspire to be. In this workshop, we will walk you through the process of recognizing your identities and positionality, and the role of DEI in your teaching, research, service, and community efforts. At the end of this session, you will have a working draft to tailor according to your respective needs and to continue your efforts toward DEI. * This is part three (3) of a 3-part workshop series.   Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Dr. Stefanie Baier  is the Director of Instructional Development for Graduate Students and Postdocs at the Graduate School at Michigan State University. In her role she is in charge of the curriculum for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) preparation, manages teaching professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and (co-)facilitates workshops on various topics including Teaching Philosophy Statement and DEI Statement workshops. Dr. Hima Rawal  is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at The Graduate School. She completed  her doctoral work in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University (MSU). Her research interests include trauma-informed teaching and research, pedagogy of care, learner and teacher emotions, critical multilingual awareness, and humanizing research and pedagogy in linguistically diverse classroom settings. Currently, she is serving on MSU’s International Studies and Program’s Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) task force and Trauma Services and Training Network’s (TSTN) steering committee. She is also an Affiliate with CTLI (and past CTLI graduate fellow)! Please register for this event and add the details to your calendar. The Graduate School will send a reminder with Zoom connection information a few days before the session. Additionally, slides and any other related materials after the session will be distributed to all registered participants after the fact. 

10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Friday, November 17, 2023  Location: Main Library, Beaumont West Instruction Room Information literacy (IL) impacts the way that people interact with information sources on both personal and academic levels, and is necessary for effective citizenship as well as effective scholarship. IL is much more than just fact checking, evaluating sources, learning to use the library, or proper citation; it is a transdisciplinary set of concepts, skills, and practices which manifest differently across disciplinary contexts. While not traditionally taught in a standalone context, IL instruction largely falls to disciplinary faculty and librarians within the context of individual courses, workshops, and assignments. A deeper knowledge of the theories behind IL can promote sustainable learning for students.  This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to the theories which undergird information literacy, explore your own experiences with IL learning in your discipline, and use the Decoding the Disciplines paradigm to take an in-depth look at trouble spots which your students experience.  Participants will have the opportunity to workshop an existing assignment or curricular plan to dynamically address a specific information literacy need within their courses.  Facilitator: Sara Miller (she/her) is a a teaching and learning librarian, holds a liaison role with the Integrative Studies Centers, and works closely with the First Year Writing program. She is also an Affiliate with CTLI! She has worked extensively with undergraduates, graduate students, and teaching faculty to foster information literacy concepts and skills through teaching, workshops, and learning object and curricular design. Her scholarly interests include critical information literacy and its relationship to disciplinary cultures; spirituality and affective dimensions of information literacy learning; collaborative interdisciplinary partnerships; and professional development for teaching faculty and librarians. Please NOTE: this is an in-person program. Photo by Elisa Calvet B. on Unsplash

The MSU GIS Users Symposium is a one-day primarily in person event with presentations and demonstrations from academic researchers and GIS professionals. It is open to anyone, including those from outside of MSU with any level of GIS experience. The conference will also be an opportunity to develop potential collaborations and network with GIS users. The schedule for the event can be found here: https://msugisug-msugis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/gis-day This registration is for the link to the online streamed version of the event. 

The MSU GIS Users Symposium is a one-day primarily in person event with presentations and demonstrations from academic researchers and GIS professionals. It is open to anyone, including those from outside of MSU with any level of GIS experience. The conference will also be an opportunity to develop potential collaborations and network with GIS users. The schedule for the event can be found here: https://msugisug-msugis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/gis-day

Google ‘student success’ and ‘faculty success’ and you’ll find that there are about two times as many ‘student success’ results as ‘faculty success’ results. To say student success is a hot topic and central to our work as educators is clear and evident. Some, however, would argue that higher education cannot increase student success without focusing on faculty success, including equitable, engaged, active learning strategies that are successful for students and instructors. In other words, we need to focus on instructor and student success together. During this session you will have an opportunity to learn about strategies, resources, tools [including those suggested by students and some created by instructors] that GTAs can easily, and with minimal time, integrate into their teaching practices. Presenter(s)/Facilitator(s): Mary Beth Heeder (Sr. Consultant and Project Manager for Student Learning and Success; Instructor, Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures Department, College of Arts and Letters) has held a variety of roles during her 40 years working at MSU, all of which have been linked to her passion to help all students be successful as they navigate the exciting but often overwhelming college experience. Her current work in the College of Arts and Letters focuses on facilitating the integration of academic and student affairs in the College of Arts & Letters to create a seamless student experience across curricular and co-curricular opportunities. In addition to her student learning, student success, and faculty success work, Mary Beth enjoys teaching First Year Writing for the Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures Department. Her research interests include how students learn; curriculum and purpose development; mindset science; social psychological interventions and student achievement; how dignity and empathy impact teaching, Please register for this event and add the details to your calendar. The Graduate School will send a reminder with Zoom connection information a few days before the session. Additionally, slides and any other related materials after the session will be distributed to all registered participants after the fact.