Aug 21, 2015
Welcome back from what I hope was a relaxing summer! As we head into the 2015-2016 school year, I’m excited to get started in my new role as CIE Director. One thing I’m particularly happy about is the revival of the CIE Newsletter. I hope that this monthly searchable...
Aug 20, 2015
CIE’s books were previously located in the stacks area of the library, but they were a little out of the way there. They were not in a place where faculty could easily just pause and browse and maybe find something of interest. So we moved them to a much more central,...
Aug 20, 2015
Each year the CIE Board selects a book which has connections to the classroom but that also has ties to our personal and professional lives. The book for 2015-2016 is How We Learn. In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow, comes a practical,...
Aug 20, 2015
In addition to continuing to offer popular programs such as Friday Forums (the first Friday of every month from 12:00-1:30 with lunch provided!), and the 20 Minute Mentor Coffee Club (the third Friday of every month at 10 am with coffee and pastries!), we are also...
Nov 17, 2014
My students are starting to feel overwhelmed right now. They have math tests and English papers and lots of hours at work–two even told me today that they just picked up second jobs. It’s easy for them to give up in the face of so much to do. So it is always at...
