GSC Faculty E-News for April 2020
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Marching Forward with a Plan!
We all know that life gets busy and sometimes adding one more thing to our ever-growing to do list can seem incomprehensible at times. During this past month, our sense of normal has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this pandemic is being felt across the globe, including New Hampshire.
Granite State College has worked hard these past few weeks to compile and curate material designed to assist you during this time of tremendous disruption. The best place to check for up-to-date information on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the GSC community is at
https://www.granite.edu/coronavirus-info/
. There is specific information for students and faculty, along with general College COVID-19 announcements. We have also added a new resource to the
Online Teaching and Learning Collaborative
(O-TLC) site called the
Online Teaching First Aid Kit
. Here you will find resources for engaging students in online courses as well as some self-care tips and tricks for surviving the quarantine!
In order to maintain a sense of community, I encourage you to join one of our Faculty Fun Friday Virtual Coffee Chats. The next one is scheduled for this Friday, May 1 via zoom from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The chats have been very enlightening discussions and have proven to be a great avenue for maintaining faculty connections. You can learn more about the Faculty Fun Friday Virtual Coffee Chats at
https://faculty.granite.edu/index.php/faculty-training-development/
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Granite State College will continue as necessary to provide status updates to the College community concerning the pandemic. The status updates are emailed to the College Community and posted online at
https://www.granite.edu/coronavirus-info/
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Please be safe and be well.
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With regards,
Dr. Scott Stanley, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs
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Welcome to the GSC Neighborhood!
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Meet our Student Affairs, Disability Services and Reporting Team!
Find out more about this team by accessing the following URL:
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Granite State College Academic Affairs
Staff Updates
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A huge shout out to GSC's new Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Marilyn McGair, J.D. Marilyn was recently promoted this past February.
She will be working with the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Tamara Von George, PhD as well as other staff members on various projects to further the educational experience for our undergraduate students.
Congratulations on the new position Marilyn! We are excited to see all the great things you will do and wish you well in your new role!
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Teaching & Learning Online First Aid Kit
Although teaching and learning online is second nature for many of us, maintaining high levels of engagement during a global crisis is uncharted territory for us all. The College has developed a central website for our community that provides updates, key resources, FAQs for students, and tips about ways to care for family and remote work.
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Fun Friday Virtual Faculty Coffee Chat
Although teaching and learning online is second nature for many of us, maintaining high levels of engagement during a global crisis is uncharted territory for us all. A few weeks ago we started a Fun Friday Virtual Coffee Chat via Zoom to connect. Our next session is:
- Friday, May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m
Want to know what we chat about. check out this
post to learn more!
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Julie Moser, Ed.D.
Associate Dean Faculty Development & Academic Engagement
Email: julie.moser@granite.edu
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Shari Colby
Academic Engagement Program Manager
Email:shari.colby@granite.edu
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Multigenerational Management and Leadership Workshop Series:
With the help of a $12,500 grant from the Endowment for Health, Granite State College is excited to introduce an innovative training program focused on strengthening our state’s multigenerational workforce. A Respectful Approach to Multigenerational Management and Leadership Workforce Development Efforts in New Hampshire includes three in-person sessions, online components, and ongoing coaching. Workshop participants will learn about key issues in the multi generational workplace and nurture management and leadership skills that will foster a more engaged, collaborative community. For more information and/or to apply
visit:
https://www.granite.edu/multi-generational/
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Network4Health:
We’ve teamed up with Network4Health again to offer the
Foundations of Leadership
workshop series, this is the second iteration and we’re happy to host it at our new Manchester location, as well as online. The series has 30 participants and began the beginning of March. Participants will identify and
gain awareness of their personal leadership style, examine leadership concepts, models and practices that lead to effective team and organizational performance. Topics include Leadership Essentials and Strategies, Team Building, and Coaching and Mentoring.
Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association:
Granite State College and Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association (CRVNA) have partnered to offer their employees a reduced tuition price equal to 10% off that catalog year’s in-state tuition rate.
City of Manchester:
Granite State College and the City of Manchester have partnered to offer their employees a reduced tuition price equal to 10% off that catalog year’s in-state tuition rate.
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If you have questions about potential partnership opportunities or professional development for your business or community please reach out to
Rachael French
, GSC Business Partnership Manager.
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Faculty Flash Flipgrid Series
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In season 3, episode 1 of Rick & Morty, the cartoon character Rick Sanchez says his character's arc is to find McDonald's Szcehuan dipping sauce, even if takes him 9 seasons to get there - that's dedication from a cartoon character! So we wondered: what's your arc when it comes to teaching?
Respond via
Flipgrid (you will need a Microsoft or Google account) by May 15, 2020 for your chance to receive one of four Rick & Morty Szechuan Dipping Sauce cups filled with fun!
Tip: What do you most want to help learners achieve?
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Dr. Kathy Hipp started at GSC as an adjunct faculty teaching psychology in the Spring of 2018 and became the Director of Undergraduate Behavioral Sciences and Human Services in September of 2018. She received her master’s and doctorate in Social Psychology from Bowling Green State University and her bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. In graduate school, her research interests included social cognition, judgment and decision making, and how people think about the role of chance in attributing causes for outcomes. Prior to coming to GSC, she served as the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Daniel Webster College in Nashua.
The behavioral science, psychology, and human services programs are in the first year of a redesign that incorporates concentrations to allow students to focus more specifically on one or more aspects of the broader area they are interested in. This transition introduced new courses in Addictions Studies and Human Services. We are also working on validating trainings and certifications for students in psychology and human services fields, such as the Certified Recovery Support Worker, in order to provide students with a leg up on their degree progress when they enroll at GSC! There are three new minors/concentrations in the works for the upcoming academic year that we hope will further serve the needs of our students and the workforce in New England and beyond, so keep an eye out for news about these exciting new offerings in upcoming months!
In her free time, Kathy enjoys watching Notre Dame football and basketball, Red Sox games (her husband is a baseball widower all summer, as movies and TV shows on his “must watch” list are put on hold!), completing midweek-level NY Times crossword puzzles, and playing Words with Friends. She and the baseball widower were married in October of 2019 and live in Merrimack, NH.
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Tiffany Doherty has served as the College’s Director of Student Affairs since 2016. The Director is the principal point-of-contact for all student-related services and advises the senior administration on enhancing and improving the student experience at Granite State College.
Tiffany is the College’s Title IX Coordinator, charged with ensuring that GSC honors all obligations under Title IX of the Educational Amendment, as well as the American Disabilities Act. She works closely with student-services colleagues at the University of New Hampshire, Keene State College, and Plymouth State University to incorporate best-practices and services. She has been especially active in training faculty and staff of their obligations to report any notice of sexual harassment or misconduct.
She has also been instrumental in establishing relationships with the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, as well as local crisis centers and healthcare providers.
As a member of the Conduct Team, Tiffany works with students and faculty to promote a safe and respectful learning environment and – when necessary – investigates reported conduct issues and initiates appropriate actions.
Recently, Tiffany led the effort to collect more reliable student satisfaction data by engaging Ruffalo Noel Levitz to administer the Priorities Survey for Online Learners. This survey is designed specifically for adult, online students and is bench marked against hundreds of similar institutions nationwide. The data gathered will guide continuous improvement efforts across the College.
Also, realizing the online students are not immune to the challenges faced by traditional College students, Tiffany has been developing a Community Resources page on the College’s website. Here, students can find assistance with issues such as food insecurity, domestic violence, homelessness, and mental health issues.
Tiffany recently relocated to her hometown of Kennebunk, Maine, with her husband Sean and daughter Ava.
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Announcing a New Service from the Granite State College Library!
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Expanded library assistance is now available after hours and on weekends. Chat with a professional librarian from the library’s homepage or inside the discovery service.
Chat is now available during the following hours:
Monday-Friday: midnight-9am & 5pm-midnight
Saturday-Sunday : all day
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Feedback Forum from our Faculty!
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As our faculty share high-impact teaching practices, we share them with our teaching community. Stay tuned this summer for a repository of shared teaching strategies on the Online Teaching & Learning Collaborative website. In the meantime, here is one strategy to help students understand course resources and expectations:
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From my experience, it is important to let the students know they are the "Masters" of their own education. Giving students the opportunities to explore different technologies and produce evidence of their learning in a meaningful way to them is powerful. I encourage my students to use their unique abilities to produce artifacts that demonstrate their learning. My students are given the choice to decide what topics they want to do their projects on. This strategy has given me a wealth of knowledge about topics I would have never have considered learning about. And learning from my students has given me so much joy."
-Tracy Smith, Adjunct GSC Faculty
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"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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