Thursday, January 16, 12-1 in the CFE (Gannett 316).
Light lunch will be provided.
To keep the conversation manageable, space is limited to 10 participants each session.
RSVP to Mack Rovenolt at mrovenolt@ithaca.edu
As an instructor, have you had the experience of being stuck in a difficult moment in the classroom, where you aren’t sure what the next right move would be? Particularly, as we prepare for the new US presidential administration, are you wondering how to navigate national politics as they may arise in your classroom and in your field? You may benefit from this dialogue with colleagues, facilitated by Belisa González.
If these questions are on your mind, we invite you to join in discussing these and related teaching dilemmas. We can support one another by asking important questions, together.
The Center for Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (CEIB) and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) are continuing a series designed to create a place for faculty conversations about emergent topics that affect us as educators. We use the concept of holding space to strive to create a place that allows people with a range of expertise and relationships to a given topic to have conversations on subjects we are uncertain about, but nonetheless affect us and our work as educators. The space invites uncomfortable conversations with the goal of building skills and language to navigate challenges and change in educational spaces. Ideally, this is a space to ask honest questions, grapple with uncertainty, and learn from one another about how different topics show up in the classroom, rehearsal spaces, labs, etc. It is not a space intended for argumentation or reaching collective consensus. Rather, it’s a facilitated dialogue and exploration around our experiences as educators. Consider joining your colleagues in this conversation.
All are welcome. We hope you'll join us!
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Mack Rovenolt at eib@ithaca.edu or 607-274-7011. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.