Faculty Affairs Newsletter
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Thanks for a Great Year!
This is the last FAN for the 2021-2022 school year. We will be working on a new design for the August 2022 launch of the Faculty Affairs newsletter. We wish you a restful and happy summer and will see you before school starts in the fall!
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 | Todd Zakrajsek presented the keyote following the awards and recognitions ceremony
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| Highlights from the CAFE Conference and the Keynote Address
The first annual Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence Conference, held on May 18, 2022 in the UMKC School of Education, was well attended. Thank you to all of you who participated in the day: facilitators, presenters, panelists and attendees. It was wonderful to see and talk to colleagues that we've not seen in person for such a long time!
The keynote address for the conference was held following the awards and recognitions ceremony later in the day. Todd Zakrajsek, PhD, delivered the address titled, "Reimagine, Reinvest, and Reinvigorate: Finding the Strength to Teach so Others May Learn" and focused on multiple ways to capitalize on the strengths and new skills that both faculty and our students have gained during the pandemic.
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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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2021 & 2022 Faculty Award Winners
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Mark Johnson accepts Chancellor's Award for Career Contributions to the University from Provost Lundgren
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Please join us in celebrating our recent UMKC and UM System 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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Early Career Faculty Awards from the Emeritus College
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Antonio Byrd, Arts & Sciences, English, 2022
Joseph R. Hartman, Arts & Sciences, Art, Latinx and Latin American Studies, 2022
Zahra Niroobakhsh, Computing & Engineering, 2022
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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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Publications
Dr. Nancy Murdock ( murdockn@umkc.edu) published the book Theories of Couple and Family Therapy: A Case Approach (Pearson, 2022).
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Interview with Dr. Diane Mutti-Burke, Professor of History
1) Thinking back on the last few years as a faculty member at UMKC, what accomplishments are you most proud of?
Throughout my career at UMKC, I have focused my energies on generating new scholarship on the history and culture of this region and sharing it with broad audiences, which has led to published volumes of scholarship, websites, public conferences, and workshops for teachers. I also am extremely proud of the many UMKC students I have taught and mentored throughout the years, many of whom have pursued research topics focused on the history of this region.
2) Can you give one example of how your research informs your teaching and/or service?
I am fortunate to live and work in the place that has long been the focus of my research. My scholarship explores the history of slavery and the Civil War in Missouri. I regularly bring my research into the classroom because I have found that students are interested in learning about the community in which they live. I also am frequently asked to share my research with public audiences and consult with cultural institutions on projects and programs related to the history of this region.
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Interview with Professor Xanath Caraza, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
1) Thinking back on the last few years as a faculty member at UMKC, what accomplishments are you most proud of?
A significant accomplishment has been for me to promote the diversity of U.S. Latinx and Latin American cultures and the Spanish language at our University through my teaching. It has also been a pleasure to have my students publish original pieces of writing in Spanish in the Baladí, the literary journal housed in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
2) Can you give one example of how your research informs your teaching and/or service?
There are multiple ways in which my research has informed my teaching and service, which involve the many bilingual books of poetry and fiction I have published. I am the curator and co-organizer of the annual Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead Poetry Reading and Celebration at The Writers Place in Kansas City. In addition, I have recently been invited to present my most recent book of poetry La mariposa de Jackeline/Jackeline’s Butterfly at the 2022 Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival and The Humanities Research Center at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania.
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