Faculty Learning Communities
Join one of our Faculty Learning Communities:
- Contemplative Pedagogy Leadership Seminar
The Seton Hall University Contemplative Community initiative seeks to advance the
use of contemplative pedagogy on our campuses.
The goal of the Digital Humanities Faculty Learning Community is to bring together
faculty interested in DH for conversation and mutual support.
The Experiential Learning Fellows program aims to promote and sustain the delivery
of impactful experiential learning at the university. This collaborative, workshop-style
program will equip faculty members with the knowledge, skill, and strategy to produce
experiential learning activities that align with the unique needs and goals of their
respective school or college.
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Faculty Parents Learning Community
- Faculty with children and other care giving responsibilities face unique challenges
as they try to achieve work-life balance and manage the rigors of academia. This group
provides a space for support, information sharing, and action. Some areas of interest
to this group include: identifying affordable childcare options; greater information
transparency around Seton Hall policies on maternity and paternity benefits; enhancing
understanding across the university of the challenges faced by caregivers; identifying
best practices and providing information that supports faculty parents and caregivers.
- For additional information about participating in this group, contact Dan (Brian)
Nichols (daniel.nichols@shu.edu).
- Faculty Seminar on Challenging Racism and Teaching for Inclusivity
The purpose of this faculty seminar is four-fold:
- for participants to become agents for change in their departments, schools/colleges,
and/or discipline;
- to familiarize participants with major theoretical frameworks employed by social/behavioral
scientists and other academics/intellectuals/pundits involved in these discussions
in analyzing and addressing racism/exclusion, interpreting current controversies,
and advancing productive dialogue on such sensitive and polarizing issues;
- for participants to reflect on the implications of racial disparities and racial injustice
on higher education curricula, pedagogical strategies, and classroom management;
- to provide participants with an opportunity to develop a new course, or revise one
that has been offered in the past, in a way that demonstrates a more acute sensitivity
and commitment to teaching for inclusivity in their disciplines.
The Faculty Learning Community for Pedagogy is intended to be a collaborative, supportive
community of peers where we reflect on teaching practices, share challenges and celebrate
successes.
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International Faculty Learning Community
- The goal of the International Faculty Learning Community is to bring together both
international faculty and those interested in their issues and challenges in order
to share information and provide support. The group hosts speakers from both within
and outside the university who can assist international faculty as they balance the
rigors of academic life and the intricacies of the systems relating to their life
and work in the country.
- Those interested in joining this group are asked to contact Muhammad Farooq (muhammad.farooq2@shu.edu) and Golbarg Rekabtalaei (golbarg.rekabtalaei@shu.edu).
- SHe WILL - Seton Hall Elevating Women in Learning and Leadership
SHe WILL - Seton Hall Elevating Women in Learning and Leadership - is a new mentoring
program and faculty learning community for faculty who identify as female to learn
and share how we navigate academia.
The goal of the Study Abroad Faculty Learning Community is to bring together faculty
interested in study abroad for conversation and mutual support, regardless of whether
you are a study abroad veteran or have never taught a course internationally before.
- University Teaching Fellows Program
The purpose of the University Teaching Fellows Program is threefold: to promote excellence
in teaching and learning; to provide support for faculty in the tenure, promotion,
and renewal process; and to cultivate faculty to assume leadership positions within
the university community.
