As the year winds down and we get ready to part for break, the Faculty Center wishes you Happy Holidays and may you enjoy a well-deserved rest with family and friends.

Before we break for the year, take a look at what we have planned for you starting in January. and sign up for our events!

Inspired Teaching: Teaching with Passion and Skill.

January 6, 2023

8:00am-2:30pm

Nesmith-Lane Ball Room, Statesboro

A professional development event for GS faculty and official pinning ceremony for faculty who successfully completed ACUE and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation course on Effective Teaching.

Register for the opportunity to join fellow faculty in an informational event covering topics such as Effective Teaching Practices, Inclusive Teaching, and more! Start the year with information, motivation, and fellowship.

Featuring Dr. Peter Felten, author of Relationship-Rich Education - How Human Connections Drive Success in College, a Johns Hopkins University Press publication.

AWED Theater - On the Line:

An Interactive Workshop on Inclusive Practices in Promotion & Tenure Evaluations.

January 6, 2023

3-5pm

Nesmith-Lane Ball Room, Statesboro

For Senior and Principal Lecturers and Associate and Full Professors only.

“On the Line” is a performance workshop based on a living case study that engages participants on the topic of mitigating bias and promoting equity in tenure and promotion practices. The workshop is facilitated by the Advance Women, Equity, and Diversity (AWED) Theater based out of Florida International University’s NSF-funded ADVANCE program.

The next SoTL Commons conference is coming up!

February 15-17, 2023

Savannah-GA

Registration is now open for the 2023 SoTL Commons Conference. GS faculty may register at a reduced rate of $225.

Consider submitting a Faculty Senate Faculty Development Proposal for assistance with conference expenses. Full conference details can be found on the SoTL Commons Conference webpage.