Faculty Affairs Newsletter
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May 18th, 2022
The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) will host an in-person conference from 8:00-noon on May 18th. Click on the title above or the graphic to the right to view the program. Click here to register for the conference!
Another celebratory series of events will be held later that day which will include a ceremony for the presentation of faculty awards from 2021 and 2022 and a keynote address. Immediately following that, the Provost will host a reception. Click here to register for these late afternoon events. We hope you will be able to join us!
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Faculty Workshop with Dr. Zakrajsek
From Striving to Thriving: Improving Motivation by Increasing the Joy of Teaching
Date: May 19
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: Administrative Center
Description: In March, 2020 education was transformed, and educators were asked to make that transformation happen. We re-imagined teaching with no advanced warning. As we now re-emerge from the pandemic, it is time to thrive once again. In this session, we will uncover what brought us to education, look for ways to rekindle the fire, and rethink how best to re-energize ourselves and advance our profession.
The first 20 registered participants to this workshop will receive a copy of the book:
Dynamic Lecturing
Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Lecture Effectiveness
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Apply for UMKC's Faculty Institute for Teaching Inclusive Curricula (FITIC) - DUE June 17, 2022
The Faculty Institute for Teaching Inclusive Curricula is an initiative that supports Pillar 4 of UMKC’s Strategic Plan by helping faculty to develop skills and strategies to create inclusive curricula and classroom cultures that reflect our campus-wide dedication to equity and the welcoming of the diverse and global perspectives represented in our surrounding communities.
The program is open to full or part-time UMKC faculty and begins fall 2022. Eligible participants are required to attend all four live Institute workshops in the 2022- 2023 academic year and to complete all asynchronous assignments outlined in the syllabus and housed within our Canvas platform. Faculty who complete all requirements receive a $500 stipend.
Eligibility Requirements: Full or Part-time faculty member at UMKC; Attend all four workshops and complete all course modules; Must submit syllabus of course to be revised in application; Must teach revised course spring semester 2023.
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Summer Faculty Writing Initiative Boot Camp
Looking to jump-start your writing experiences for the summer?
Apply by Friday, May 13 to take part in the first-ever Summer Faculty Writing Initiative Bootcamp. The Summer Faculty Writing Initiative Bootcamp will be held May 24-26, from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm in the Miller Nichols Library!
The summer writing bootcamp is a special extension of the highly successful Faculty Writing Initiative, which has just completed its fifth semester. Following the same philosophy of FWI, over the course of three days the bootcamp will offer 15 - 18 faculty from across all ranks and disciplines structured writing time to make progress on writing projects. Each day begins with goal setting and ends with progress check-ins. Discussions about writing strategies bring structure and a sense of community to the solitary work of writing.
Engage colleagues in ways that provide support and caring for writing anxiety or jitters and also spark creativity and a sense of playfulness. Gain a sense of camaraderie by writing in a group environment. The Summer FWI Bootcamp helps faculty build writing time consistently into their schedules. The Summer FWI Bootcamp encourages each other in building a writing practice, instead of reading and responding to writing.
Co-facilitators will invite guests with expertise in topics of interest to participants to lead lunch-and-learn workshops. Applicants are asked to indicate what topics they would like to learn more about when they register!
Interested? Complete an online application here by Friday, May 13, 2022. The FWI will select faculty to ensure that the initiative serves writers from all disciplines and across all ranks in the university.
If you have any questions, please email Dr. Byrd (antoniobyrd@umkc.edu) or Dr. Greer (greerj@umkc.edu).
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2021 and 2022 Faculty Award Winners
UMKC Campus Awards
Chancellor's Award for Career Contributions to the University
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Mark Johnson, Dentistry, 2021-2022
Patricia Marken, Pharmacy, 2021-2022
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Chancellor's Award for Embracing Diversity
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Tyler Smith, Medicine, 2021-2022
Student National Dental Association / Hispanic Dental Association, 2021-2022
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Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Community Engagement
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Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections Department, Libraries, 2021-2022
Brent Never, Bloch, 2021-2022
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Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
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Tanya Villalpando-Mitchell, Dentistry, 2021-2022
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Chancellor's Award for Exellence in Teaching
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Mikah Thompson, Law, 2021-2022
Thiagarajan Ganesh, Computing and Engineering, 2021-2022
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Chancellor's Early Career Award for Exellence in Teaching
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Tiffani Riggers-Piehl, Education, 2021-2022
Christopher Madden, Conservatory, 2021-2022
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Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Lena Hoober-Burkhardt, Biological & Chemical Sciences, 2021-2022
Diana Tamer, Pharmacy, 2021-2022
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Pierson Good Teaching Award
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Larry Wigger, Bloch, 2022
Jeff Johnson, Bloch, 2021
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Pierson Good Teaching Award
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Narayanan Sreenivasan, Dentistry, 2022
Simon MacNeill, Dentistry, 2021
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Pierson Good Teaching Award
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Mary Kay O'Malley, Law, 2022
Allen Rostron, Law, 2021
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Pierson Good Teaching Award
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Theodore Cole III, Medicine, 2022
Lance Carter, Medicine, 2021
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Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers, Scholars and Artists
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Virginia Blanton, Arts & Sciences, English, 2022
Majid Bani-Yaghoub, Arts & Sciences, Math, 2022
Amanda Grimes, Nursing & Health Studies, 2022
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Veatch Award for Distinguished Research and Creativity
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Sean O'Brien, Law, 2022
Gary Sutkin, Medicine, 2021
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Trustees Faculty Scholar Award
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Antonio Byrd, Arts & Sciences, English, 2022
Alison Graettinger, Arts & Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2021
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Trustees Faculty Fellow Award
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Jennifer Huberman, Arts & Sciences, Sociology, 2021
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UMSystem Presidential Engagement Fellows|
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Hadara Bar-Nadav, Arts & Sciences, English
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Joan McDowd, Arts & Sciences, Psychology
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Amanda Grimes, Nursing & Health Studies
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Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Law
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Yotam Haber, Conservatory
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Joey Lightner, Nursing & Health Studies
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UMSystem Presidential Awards
Presidential Faculty Award for Cross-Cultural Engagement
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Andrew Bergerson, Arts & Sciences, History, 2021
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Presidential Faculty Award for Economic Development
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Reza Derakhshani, Computing & Engineering, 2021
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Presidential Faculty Award for Innovative Teaching
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Presidential Faculty Award for University Citizenship - Service
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LaVerne Berkel, Education, 2021
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State Level Recognition
Governor's Award for Teaching
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Michael Wacker, Medicine, 2021
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Roos Rock!
Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our talented faculty
NEW! We will continue to share faculty accomplishments in a new Roos Rock! online collection that allows for search functionality and many other features. Please visit Roos Rock! at its online home.
Shows and Presentations
Faculty with awards are listed below. Visit the RoosRock! page for all of the details.
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Dr. Edith Gwendolyn Nally
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Awards
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Dr. Edith Gwendolyn Nally
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Faculty, do you have more good news to share? Your FAN Team wants to know! Email news of your recent (since August 2021) awards, grants, major publications and promotions to: meadmo@umkc.edu.
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Interview with Dr. Donna Davis, Professor of Educational Foundations
1) Thinking back on the last few years as a faculty member at UMKC, what accomplishments are you most proud of?
During the past few years, I’ve had a chance to become really involved in the Organization of Educational Historians and served as their president in 2020. I was proud to lead this organization during a time of great challenge and change. When I gave my presidential address, I spoke about the importance of historians during the era of Black Lives Matter and how critical it is for us to have a solid grasp of history as we address tensions around race and social justice today. The other accomplishment I am most proud of is the documentary film I produced about education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Class of Covid-19 includes the voices of students, teachers and policymakers sharing their stories. I’m excited that it’s been accepted for the Kansas City Film Festival.
2) Can you give one example of how your research informs your teaching and/or service?
I actually never separate my teaching, research and service; they are all intertwined. For example, I produced a film on the work of teachers during the pandemic. While that has been a creative outlet that provided a real service to the community, I also conducted a qualitative study using the interview data and published the findings. In turn, this information informs what I do in the classroom with my own students who are learning to be educational leaders.
The other area of service I truly enjoy is working with local community arts organizations, such as the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey and the Arts Council of Johnson County. I also write about the importance of arts education. It’s great that I can learn from arts organizations first-hand about what they do and promote this way of learning in my research.
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Interview with Dr. Ricky Allman, Professor of Art and Art History
1) Thinking back on the last few years as a faculty member at UMKC, what accomplishments are you most proud of?
In 2019 right before Covid, I took a semester off and did an art residency in Beijing, China. The things I saw changed my life, especially how ancient their art and culture is. I saw 1,500 year old fractal buddhist cave sculptures carved by thousands of people, and visited contemporary galleries and the studios of brilliant artists working today. I also created brand new artwork: a stop motion animation and an accompanying improvisational soundtrack I made with portable synthesizers, which were featured at two different venues in Beijing, which was amazing.
2) Can you give one example of how your research informs your teaching and/or service?
My residency in China has broadened my view of the world and my own practice. This experience has been invaluable in the classroom, as I’ve been able to share new insights as well as my own work. My time in China and subsequent awareness of US-China tensions and related propaganda helped me engage more fully in global issues. I believe these experiences have influenced the type and amount of service I do, as I'm even more interested in gaining new perspectives from different viewpoints.
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