Understanding LGBTQ+ students is one thing. Being an effective ally is another. Strategies for supporting our LGBTQ+ community were the focus of a productive discussion at the January Coffee Club led by Christine Mac and Denny Nguyen. Christine and Denny, advisors for...
Have you already done your faculty service work? Has your January service been pushed over into February? Are you still waiting for the right opportunity to show up on the United Way app? It’s all good! That is, it’s all good in our opinion. We want to know what...
I stepped away from my formal responsibilities at the college in 2018-2019 and took a year’s sabbatical. Doing so provided an opportunity to immerse myself in a period of planned reading, researching, thinking, and writing. The experience was invaluable. What did I...
Days before the holiday break, my news and listserv feeds blew up with headlines about a new service from OpenAI called ChatGPT. If you are unfamiliar with OpenAI this New York Time article gives you some background information about ChatGPT. For those without access...
POLICY MAP. This is a teaser for all of you looking for ways to integrate data in an easy and meaningful way into your classroom activities and assignments. Check out the next issue of Owl Pellets for Three Ways to Use Policy Map from Nicco, coming to your inbox...
Curiosities returns this semester with a star-studded cast of guest facilitators and a mix of in-person and virtual programs. As always, we’ll explore each topic for four consecutive weeks, meeting weekly for a freewheeling discussion on a curated set of...