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2024 Black History Month Celebration

by Amy Boone | Feb 21, 2024 | Adams Blog, Adams Center Event, In Case You Missed It

In honor of Black History Month, the Adams Center hosted two sessions celebrating Black influence in a variety of areas. Faculty in various fields of study shared the significance of Black influence in that field.  The first session included art, music, and film....

Honors Colloquia and Honors Contracts: Fall 2023

by Amy Boone | Nov 30, 2023 | Adams Blog, Adams Center Event, In Case You Missed It

Dr. Trey Shirley provided information about applying for and developing an Honors Colloquium. These slides detail the new tracks for the Honors College and the process for creating a colloquium. For the 2024-2025 school year, applications are due January 12, 2024. In...

Supporting Students in College-level Reading: What We Know About Reading and Classroom Strategies for Academic Reading Success, part 2

by Amy Boone | Oct 11, 2023 | Adams Blog, Adams Center Event, In Case You Missed It, Lunch

Today the Adams Center hosted part 2 of the series on supporting students in college-level reading. The activities and ideas shared were directly from Dr. Jenae Cohn’s book Skim, Dive, Surface. Slides with these activities are on the second half of this slide...

Supporting Students in College-level Reading: What We Know About Reading and Classroom Strategies for Academic Reading Success, part 1

by Amy Boone | Sep 15, 2023 | Adams Blog, Adams Center Event, In Case You Missed It, Lunch

Faculty regularly express concern about the struggles many students encounter when reading and engaging with course reading materials. This weakness, combined with an unwillingness to read class materials, makes it even more difficult for students to engage your...

Attendance, Participation, Engagement… oh, my!

by Amy Boone | Sep 1, 2023 | Adams Blog, In Case You Missed It

A topic of frequent conversation at the Adams Center includes policies and classroom practices about attendance, participation, and engagement. Faculty often find themselves trying something new each semester or implementing a new, promising plan only to have it go...
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