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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Amy Boone | Apr 12, 2023 | Adams Blog, Adams Center Event, Lunch
Two Adams Center Student Fellows – Connor Mullins and Nate Wade – led a discussion in How To Effectively Use Technology in the Classroom on April 3. In the discussion, faculty were asked to discuss with their groups about the way they see students use technology...
