coe-staff: The Weekly Vol. 3 #26

Wed Nov 9 12:23:24 PST 2022

Dear COE faculty and staff,

Happy Week 7, COE community! Today's edition of the Weekly is packed with info for faculty and staff, as well as resources for our students. I've been energized this past week by the many interactions I've had with our COE students. Thanks to Dianna Carrizales-Englemann's leadership, we have held two listening sessions for International students as well as a listening session for GEs. Yesterday, we held our Dean's Student Advisory Board (DSAB) meeting. It has been wonderful to have had so many meaningful discussions with students about their experiences.  One common theme that emerged is the struggle with basic needs some face - be it food insecurity, access to affordable and safe housing, and access to funding and scholarship opportunities. Our GE session focused on a variety of issues, including providing adequate work space and equitable work assignments. The discussion reflected a profound commitment to working together to address barriers that can interfere with our student success. I encourage each of you - faculty and staff - to reach out to students and create space for support. I recognize that not all problems and issues are immediately solvable, but some are. We won't make progress by treading water. Below is a select listing of campus and COE resources. Please review, discuss, and share broadly. I know our students appreciate the individual support and care.

Thank you for being a part of our community. Your contributions matter.

Warmly,
Laura Lee

Updates and Upcoming:

  *   Our tenure track search for the Petrone Professorship in Educational Data Science<https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529436/petrone-professorship-in-educational-data-science-associate-or-full-professor> has officially launched and our first finalist campus visit is occurring today (with a second finalist visit occurring next week 11/14). Keep an eye out for a link to our candidates' recorded presentations and surveys to provide feedback. The hiring of faculty is one of our greatest opportunities as a College. Thank you for engaging in this important process.

  *   College of Education End of Year Celebration: Please plan to join us as we celebrate the end of the term and the end of the year with a tropical themed lunch!  All faculty and staff are invited to participate as we take a breath and relax at a lunch with our colleagues on Wednesday, November 30, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, HEDCO 230T and HEDCO 220.

  *   Local / Eugene faculty and staff please RSVP to attend the luncheon here<https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_03ALV5CX7EIY5ZY>, by November 23rd.

     *   Faculty or staff who are employed remotely (i.e. remote employees) to their departments, units, or programs please RSVP here Remote Faculty/Staff RSVP<https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6tagtZz7VNEuRBY> by November 23rd for an alternate celebration option!

All RSVPs will be automatically signed up for a door prize.  The winning name will be drawn at the faculty and staff meeting on Friday, December 2!

  *   Financial Aid and Scholarship Opportunities for COE students: It's scholarship application season. This is an important time for students as they look to secure funding for their academic studies. Whether students are applying for their program or returning to continue on their graduation path, funding from private donors is a great opportunity to ease financial burden and eliminate stress. The process is competitive, so make sure to let the students you teach or advise know of the application process.

Andrea Olson, in collaboration with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship, will be holding two information sessions over Zoom. This is an opportunity for students to receive information on how to submit their applications and have any of their questions answered. Andrea is also available to meet with students by appointment and can be found in the Student Academic Services suite (130 HEDCO, andreao at uoregon.edu<mailto:andreao at uoregon.edu>).

COE Scholarship and UO Financial Aid Information sessions on Zoom:

o    November 16, 2022 @ 4pm - 5:30 pm (https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/93663226731)

o    January 10, 2023 @ 4pm - 5:30 pm (https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/94918480892)

At the College of Education the following financial assistance programs exist:

  *   COE Scholarship Awards<https://coe.uoregon.edu/scholarships/college-of-ed-scholarships/> (Various awards. Due date: February 10, 2023)
  *   COE Doctoral Research Awards<https://coe.uoregon.edu/scholarships/doctoral-research-awards-application/> (up to $3000 in funding for students with an approved dissertation. Due December 5, 2022 and March 6, 2023)
  *   COE Doctoral Student Conference Awards<https://coe.uoregon.edu/scholarships/college-of-education-travel-awards/> (up to $750. Rolling due date until Dec 31, 2022)

While not an exhaustive list, the UO offers the following resources and financial assistance opportunities:

  *   UO Basic Needs Resources<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/basicneeds/>
  *   Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship<https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/>
  *   Graduate Studies Funding and GE Employment<https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/funding>
  *   Graduate Student Assistance Fund<https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/assistance-fund>
  *   Gender-Affirming Support Fund<https://dos.uoregon.edu/lgbt-emergency-fund>
  *   UO Emergency Loan<https://ba.uoregon.edu/content/emergency-loans>
  *   International Student Financial Support<https://isss.uoregon.edu/financial-support>

  *   OVPRI Faculty Research Awards: The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation invites faculty members from all academic disciplines to apply for the 2023 Faculty Research Awards. <https://research.uoregon.edu/apply/apply-internal-funding/faculty-research-awards>  The program stimulates research by providing eligible faculty members with up to $10,000 in support for research expenses, including travel, summer stipends, equipment, supplies, contractual services, shared facility use, and graduate or undergraduate student research assistance. Summer stipends are allowed up to $7,000. An informational webinar on the Faculty Research Awards will be held Friday, Nov. 18, at noon, and can be accessed via Zoom<https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/92465651289?pwd=ZU82U0s4VlBYUEtoTi9aVThRNHh6QT09&from=addon>. The deadline to submit 2023 Faculty Research Award proposals is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

  *   CHC Call for Affiliated Faculty Proposals: The Robert D. Clark Honors College (CHC) invites proposals from University of Oregon career and tenure-related faculty to teach courses as affiliated faculty in 2023-24. The review of applications will begin on December 16, 2022, but we will accept applications until the CHC has concluded the appointment process for 2023-24. The majority of the schedule is expected to be set by April 2023, but teaching opportunities may arise throughout the year and interested faculty should reach out to inquire regarding openings.

The Clark Honors College provides opportunities for faculty across the curriculum to teach innovative and engaging small-format (maximum 19 students) seminars on topics of their choosing. In the context of the CHC learning community, faculty can translate their research to the classroom, bring an interdisciplinary perspective to their fields, or experiment with a new pedagogical approach that might inform and enhance their teaching in their home unit.

Our liberal arts core education curriculum emphasizes critical thinking and analysis, engaged discussion, and written and oral communication skills. It incorporates 200-level and 400-level disciplinary courses alongside interdisciplinary first-year seminars and 300-level research courses. Attention to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion--in course design and/or content-is a priority. For more information about the CHC curriculum please see the CHC Teaching site on the community.uoregon.edu<https://community.uoregon.edu/> platform (if you do not have access, please complete this form<https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_50TaWT1XtRrdEBo> and you will be added).

Please direct questions about teaching in the CHC to Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Daphne Gallagher (daphne at uoregon.edu<mailto:daphne at uoregon.edu>).

Application Instructions and Submission Materials

Applicants should plan on teaching the proposed course themselves, and must hold a terminal degree in their field of study prior to the start of the 2023-24 academic year. All proposals will undergo a competitive review process by the CHC Curriculum Committee. The committee will consider the following criteria:

  *   The applicant's track-record of successful and innovative teaching and/or innovative pedagogical practices
  *   The course's contributions to equity and inclusion, either through course content or inclusive pedagogical approach
  *   The disciplinary grounding and interdisciplinary approaches utilized in the course and its contributions to the balance of the CHC curriculum
  *   The incorporation of active learning strategies that take advantage of the opportunities presented by a small class format
  *   The commitment to developing students' written and oral communication and critical reading and thinking skills

Please be aware that preference will be given to TTF applicants.

Course proposals must be submitted via the Clark Honors College Affiliated Faculty Course Proposal online form<https://forms.uoregon.edu/forms/list/Clark%20Honors%20College>. Along with the application, please upload the following documents as a single combined PDF file:

  *   Academic CV
  *   Description of the Proposed Course following the guidelines for Option A or B below

Course Proposal Option A: If a version of the course has previously been taught either in the CHC or a different context, please attach the full syllabus, note the preferred/possible course level(s), and include a brief statement on how the course might be adapted to the CHC context.

Course Proposal Option B: If you are proposing a new class, please write a brief 1-2 page proposal that includes the following information:

  *   Course title and preferred/possible course level(s), flexibility encouraged!
  *   Course description (250 words max)
  *   Summary list of topics to be covered (if not included in course description)
  *   1-2 examples each of the kinds of readings and graded work that might be assigned
  *   Brief discussion (250 words max) of how the course will take advantage of the small CHC class size (e.g., classroom pedagogies, writing-intensive assignments, types of projects and presentations, etc.)
  *   In addition to the course proposal, an example of a full syllabus and/or an assignment from a class you have taught previously to help the committee get a sense of your pedagogical approach (not included in page count)

Faculty with questions about the online submission process should contact Daphne Gallagher at daphne at uoregon.edu<mailto:daphne at uoregon.edu>. Please note that there will be a separate call for pro-tempore faculty (including emeritus and visiting faculty) in late Winter 2023.

Reminders:

  *   Survey of COE Professional Resources for course content: As you may recall from our October faculty and staff meeting, the COE is hoping to identify ways to expand certain student content offerings across the college by considering pooling access to resources and offering content to students across departments and programs. While there are several content areas that are likely to have cross-college appeal for COE students, at this time our focus is on content in the area of either (a) equity and inclusion or (b) higher education professional preparation (CV writing, developing concept papers, research skills). The Survey of COE Professional Resources (2022)<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3PpxjRMcX333Nky__;!!C5qS4YX3!B5Q5-JJMrJ8Ljf8vP08A4wmyjpwFn6urH51FojNg3dlT7MThtQUgIDj7N4B_P3Eba8A1RmINdyneWfvvubszBtM$> located here is intended as an inventory of resources and interest, and does not obligate any faculty or staff at this time. Once an inventory of COE resources is compiled, we will use the information to identify a way forward -- with interest in considering opportunities for future quarters and to having a partially implemented option by Fall 2023. Interested faculty and staff, please complete by Monday November 14th, 2022.

Laura Lee McIntyre | Interim Dean & Castle-McIntosh-Knight Professor (she/her)
University of Oregon | College of Education
230 Hedco Education Building | Eugene, OR 97403-1215
llmcinty at uoregon.edu<mailto:email at uoregon.edu> |  https://education.uoregon.edu
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