New Faculty Teaching Portfolio Authors Recognized
Dr. Molly Rapert presents information to new faculty members in a program for the TFSC's Teaching Portfolio Program.
In the 2023-24 academic year, new faculty, classified as those in their first two years at the U of A, voluntarily completed a teaching portfolio project that involved attending four to five new faculty luncheons sponsored by the Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center, then responding to a variety of prompts.
Presentations throughout the year were led by Molly Rapert, marketing; Lorraine Brewer, chemistry/biochemistry; Amalie Holland, Camie Wood and Alex Dowell, all from the Global Campus; Neil Allison, chemistry/biochemistry; Kate Walker, biology; Faith Lessner, biology; and Don Johnson, agricultural education, communications and technology.
The portfolios were then reviewed by members of the Teaching Academy and feedback provided. Special thanks to Teaching Academy members Susan Bristow, Deb Korth, Samantha Robinson and Carole Shook.
Shook, also a TFSC co-director, said, "The Teaching Portfolio is a way for new faculty to document their improvements over the past year. Most faculty members discussed what was working well for them and what should be done to improve teaching in the future. This type of critical self-reflection can aid the new faculty member in their path for improvement, recognition and potential promotion. This program was part of an initiative by the TFSC to aid new faculty members in having recognition in the early years of their career at the University of Arkansas. The TFSC is delighted by the quality of work submitted by each of these inspiring faculty members."
The following faculty members successfully completed the Teaching Portfolio and will be recognized at the Fall Teaching Awards ceremony hosted by the Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center and the Teaching Academy. Reviewers spoke of the high quality of the writing and ideas shared by the faculty who participated in this program.
Alexia Angton, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Christa Bentley, Department of Music
Ginger Blackstone, School of Journalism and Strategic Media
Morgan Denzer, Department of Food Science
Natalie Edwards, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Robert "Bob" Foster, Department of Management
Rachel Frederikson, Department of Music
Sarah Grace, Department of Marketing
Kenny Grifno, Department of Information Systems
Sarah Hixson, School of Human Environmental Sciences
Marshall Jones, Department of Music
Brian McGowan, Department of History
Angela Mensah, Department of Communication
Jacob Monroe, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering
David Reavis, Information Systems
James Roddy, Mathematical Sciences
Wyann Stanton, Curriculum and Instruction
Susannah Swearingen, School of Journalism
Grace Vehige, Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology
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Contacts
Carole Shook, co-director
Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center
479-575-6096,
shook@uark.edu
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