The Office of Academic Affairs, the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Munday Library, and the Office of Instructional Technology of St. Edward’s University invite proposals from faculty for the 2017-18 Innovation Fellowship to be submitted by March 10, 2017. These fellowships will support faculty who need time, resources, and expertise to include pedagogical experimentation in their courses by providing a $1200 stipend, the opportunity to participate in the Summer 2017 Innovation Institute, May 15-26, 2017, and the opportunity to be part of a community of faculty fellows focused on pedagogical innovation. Continue reading
QEP Components to Focus on Advising, Mentorship, and Reflection
The QEP Development Committee has identified a number of components that contribute to the overall theme of “Vocation: Discovering One’s Purpose in a Changing World”. These components are areas where we will advance our identified student learning outcomes. Based on input from the campus community and data about student engagement, the QEP Development Committee has recommended that the QEP focus explicitly on the following areas:
Advising + Mentorship : Integrating curricular and co-curricular experiences to help students identify, explore, and achieve their vocational goals
Reflection : Structured exercises for students to make connections across experiences and to develop a personal narrative.
Efforts for the QEP will focus on advising & mentoring and student reflection.
QEP Presented to the Faculty Senate
Members of the QEP Development Committee presented to the faculty senate on Friday, November 18, 2016. Slides are available to the university community online in box: https://stedwards.box.com/s/eai3aggd5x78x22v1gs8j90tu0sijt2u
QEP Curriculum Development Mini-Grants CFP
Call for Proposals: Vocation: Discovering One’s Purpose in a Changing World, QEP Curriculum Development Mini-Grants
I. Eligibility
All full-time faculty. Full-time staff who work directly with students. All applicants must attend Helping Students Find Their Purpose: A QEP Workshop for Faculty & Staff (workshop dates are Friday, September 16 or Saturday, September 17).
II. Program Description
Competitive mini-grants will be awarded for curriculum development that incorporates vocational discovery into: (a) an existing course, (b) a new course, (c) a co-curricular activity, in order to advance the new QEP. Continue reading
Fall 2016 QEP Brainstorming Sessions
Prior to the start of fall semester 2016 several members of the QEP Topic Development Committee led a brainstorming session at the President’s Leadership Retreat that involved 85 members from across the campus community (director level to vice presidents) to identify ways in which they (1) see the goals of our QEP currently being enacted at St. Edward’s, and (2) envision ways in which their areas might develop new initiatives to realize the proposed goals. On August 23, an identical brainstorming session was held during the day-long, general faculty meeting. Both the administrative and faculty sessions were organized in round-table format where each table was assigned one goal and one student-learning outcome. Open-ended notes were taken by table leaders during the discussions. After brainstorming, each table reported out to the entire group. Results for these sessions are available online in box for members of the university community.
Leadership Retreat Brainstorming Session: https://stedwards.box.com/s/nmvwks6dvjtcb9q32tvnoep594894tiy
General Faculty Meeting Brainstorming Session: https://stedwards.box.com/s/bzvd6lczy5bezhpiy9ot2hzimnb65bvp
See other feedback on the QEP gathered from the university community on the Results page.
Helping Students Find Their Purpose: A QEP Workshop for Faculty & Staff
SAVE THE DATES!
Friday, September 16, 8:00-3:3 <OR> Saturday, September 17, 8:00-3:30
Helping Students Find Their Purpose: A QEP Workshop for Faculty & Staff
All full-time faculty, as well as staff who work directly with students, are invited. Please RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/R3cXsMTlPSnFcWk82 Continue reading
VOCATION? What does that mean?!
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What do you think of when you hear the word vocation?
- Maybe you associate it with a vo-tech school where students learn welding, hair styling, or some other specific job skill
- Perhaps, the word connotes the taking of religious vows
- Or, perhaps you think it only refers to ‘career’
However, the conversations we are having about vocation are not focused on the above points. Rather, the following illustration more accurately depicts how we are thinking of vocation and the significant role the St. Edward’s experience plays in shaping students’ vocation:
