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Faculty Affairs Newsletter

28 January 2021 | volume 3 issue 1

We hope you take a break and enjoy this issue of the Faculty Affairs Newsletter.

- Faculty Affairs Team

Provost's Video Message

still image of Provost Lundgren from video

UMKC Resources

UMKC Academic Support and Mentoring

Information sheet

Office of Student Success Guides for Starfish

UMKC Connect (Starfish) Faculty Desktop Reference Guide

UMKC Connect (Starfish) How to Issue a Kudo or Flag

Events, Workshops & Opportunities

Virtual Premiere Celebrating Faculty Accomplishments
5 p.m., FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 2021
We’ll celebrate the 2020 achievements of our distinguished UMKC faculty, including our endowed faculty, Curators’ Distinguished Professors, those who have received outstanding recognition in their fields and those who have earned promotion or tenure. No RSVP is required. A link to the YouTube premiere will be sent via email Feb. 11.

13th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Series - Ibram X. Kendi
February 15, 2021, 6 p.m. - virtual event

About the MLK Jr Lecture Series

Critical Conversations Series
UMKC Division of Diversity and Inclusion

Politics and the State of Black and Brown America

Watch from 3-5 p.m. Feb. 18

UMKC Libraries

African American Read-In 2021
February 15, 2021 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Online

More information

Data Visualization with R
February 13 and February 20 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm $275 (40% discount for faculty and staff with code UMKCDATA)

More information

Roos For Mental Health

Lunch-n-Learns for Faculty & Students

Roos For Mental Health is hosting nine lunch-n-learns scheduled between January 26th and March 17th. Topics include substance use, yoga, meditation, disability services, virtual exhaustion, and self-care, supporting trans and GNC people, burnout prevention, healthy relationships, and more.

For more information visit the website

Integrating STEM + KC virtual event

The Promise of Prosperity for KC: Data Review from KC Rising

Presented by Sheri Gonzales, VP Civic Council
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 9:00 - 11:00 am

Agenda

Teaching Resources

Education and Action with Earthday

EARTHDAY.ORG, in conjunction with George Mason University’s Office of Sustainability, released the first-ever Earth Challenge Higher Education Toolkit. The toolkit comes with an app (available on Apple App Store and Goole Play Store) for students and faculty that provides active learning and engagement opportunities - contribute data and use data to answer questions at local, regional, and global scales.

Earth Challenge Toolkit

Reading

"Planning a Great Online Class Through Roundabout Design" by Flower Darby

Read the blog post in Faculty Focus

Book review: Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes

How Structural Racism Works — Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities from New England Journal of Medicine

Read the journal article

Stop Feeling Guilty About Your To-Do List by Rebecca Knight

Read the article in Harvard Business Review

Professors can make a difference for students during the pandemic by simply showing they care by Jaida Sloan and Austin Catania
Consistent deadlines, regular check-ins, and efforts to inspire curiosity help students feel supported and valued

Read the opinion piece

Networked Improvement Communities - Now Forming

Congratulations to the STEM + KC UMKC NIC Champions.

The STEM + KC NICs will provide structure and support for individuals interested in improving the completion rate of STEM degrees and employment rates of STEM graduates, especially for students who are historically underserved.

NIC 1: Urban Pre-STEM Programs to Increase Underrepresented STEM Graduates

NIC Champion: Cory Beard

NIC 2: Pathways to Equitable and Accessible Careers in Computing and Engineering (PEACE): Guiding and Supporting Community College Students on their Journey into the Technology Workforce
NIC Champion: Darrin Cairns

NIC 3: Strengthening Pathways from High School to 4-yr STEM Degree Attainment: Broadening Student Success
NIC Champion: Daniel McIntosh

NIC 4: STEM Regional College Fair
NIC Champion: Doug Swink

*Interested in learning more about the NIC or being a part of a NIC team? Click the name of the NIC Champion to send them an email.

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