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Fall 2012 TEACHING AND LEARNING Spring 2013 CENTER NEWSLETTER Workshops Early Service Faculty Learning Look for workshops and sessions In an effort to legally acclimatize and serve the teaching needs of SSU’s new faculty (within three about: years of service at SSU), the TLC held three informal meetings. The group of new faculty sat an agenda during the initial meeting, discussed methods of engaging students in class discussions The Faculty Role in Retention: during the second meeting, and shared ideas about how to entice students “to do the assigned Classroom Connections that readings” during the final meeting (held at the Portsmouth Brewery Arcade). Ten faculty members Make a Difference, presented have joined this group and the group is open for any other early service faculty members who wish by Dr. Aaron Thompson, from to join mid-year. Eastern Kentucky University on January 17, 2013 Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Working with student athletes “Handling the Emotionally Distressed Student” to improve their academic per- (Violent/Verbally Aggressive/Anxious/Depressed/ Suspicious/ Convergence Issues/Intervention/ formance, coordinated with SSU Poor Contact with Reality) Athletics Fourteen faculty and staff members attended this workshop, co-facilitated by Dr. Linda Koenig and The revival of the SSU Cybertrek Dr. Mike Hughes, which aided participants with methods for preventing and diffusing disruptive Learning Community: Online students. The potential negative effect from these behaviors can vary by degree, but each of these Education at SSU behaviors is disruptive to the work we do with and for our students--whether they test our patience, cross our boundaries, derail our work, or threaten our personal safety. What can be done to better Curriculum planning to create manage (or help students manage) these problems? and evaluate courses, coordi- nated with Jeradi Cohen, Direc- tor of Distance Learning and QM Wednesday, October 10, 2012 "Have you talked with your advisor yet?" Improving student writing across Like any relationship, those involving faculty members and students require nurturing. Faculty and the campus, coordinated with staff were invited to this workshop on advising to help them with this important role. Debbie Wat- Marc Scott, Director of the SSU son, Coordinator for Academic Advising; Dean Timothy Scheurer; Colleen Kozan, Academic Advisor, Writing Center and Cynthia Her- and Jennifer Hammonds, Associate Provost, addressed the following topics: advising for the GEP, manson use of current advising software and MySSU, and advising at the department level. Speakers also addressed concerns about faculty advising. Mentorships with adjunct com- position faculty and full-time English faculty, coordinated with Jennifer Pauley, SSU Director of Wednesday, October 24, 2012 Composition "Humans are People, Too” Part of our job as faculty is to model and use ethical research practices that ensure human re- Articles found in the Chronicle of search participants are protected. During this workshop, Sharon Eaves, the Chair of the Shawnee Higher Education State University Institutional Review Board (IRB), discussed a brief history of the IRB, current poli- cies and procedures of the SSU IRB as well as the Federal Guidelines, and described the most Sexual harassment on college recent applications researchers must submit. Dr. Eaves also discussed best practices for human campuses, coordinated with research participant protection. Faculty interested in performing research with human participants, SSU Personnel Dept. especially SSU students, with the goal of presenting or publishing the findings in a public setting, must submit an application to the SSU IRB before the beginning of data collection. Ten faculty members attended this session. Publishing in Academia: A work- shop designed to offer assis- tance to faculty wishing to pub- lish Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Promoting Promotion A panel of representatives from past promotion committees for the College of Arts and Sciences Topics of interested to Shawnee shared “Best Practices” and offered tips for preparing a portfolio and navigating the promotion State’s Early Service Faculty process. This committee addressed the needs of this year’s applicants. Workshops cont. page 3 NEW FACULTY I NTERVIEWS B Y A RIYA ARNOLD , SSU TLC S TUDENT A SSISTANT Page 2 Linda Hunt Linda Hunt was born in her life thus far is tutor Veterans. Schenectady, New York, near Hunt admires the brave Veterans Albany, in 1963. At the age of that have stood up for, and con- three, she moved to Wheel- she majored in Mathematics heard of.” Her newly-obtained tinue to stand up for, our country. ing, West Virginia. She attend- and received a Bachelor‘s EDS, along with her father’s Hunt decided to come and ed Wheeling Harp High School degree with her studies. Her comment, propelled Hunt to teach here at Shawnee State and the school’s mascot was Master’s degree is in Educa- get her doctorate degree. The University because the university the Patriots. She remembers tion with a concentration in EDS is in between her Mas- “gave her an offer that she could this because the school first Mathematics. During her time ter’s and Doctorate’s degrees; not refuse.” But there are other opened in 1976, making her as an undergraduate, there she was missing her disserta- reasons as well. Hunt felt as a member of its first graduat- was a shortage of math teach- tion which is why, as she puts though she was ready for some- ing class. ers as well as computer sci- it, she was in the middle. She thing different and more chal- Hunt decided to stay in ence teachers, so she was is proud of receiving her Doc- lenging. the state when she chose a able to add Computer Science toral degree because it was If she were not teaching, university, a decision which as her second Education con- very difficult, and she remem- Hunt says she would try to do led her to attend Bethany centration. After obtaining her bers doubting her ability to something with cooking, since College in Bethany, West Vir- Master’s degree, she received successfully obtain her Doc- she loves to cook. If you were to ginia. She started graduate an Educational Specialist torate’s degree. look for Linda Hunt outside of the school early, during the last Degree (EDS) or, as her father The most memorable and classroom, you would most likely semester of her undergradu- has once dully noted, “the meaningful thing that Hunt find her ballroom dancing or mak- ate year. At Bethany College, degree that no one has ever says she has done throughout ing prayer quilts for others. Jennifer Napper Jennifer Napper was born try at Ohio University. Her never forget the good times at SSU for a couple of years before in Marietta, Ohio on January major was Chemistry, but she she had while attending Ohio attending graduate school. While 23; however, she did not stay also took many mathematics University and likewise, the things have changed since she in Marietta for long. She lived and psychology courses. Nap- fun she had while raising her was an undergraduate here, Nap- in Marietta for approximately per would have like to ob- children. Although she en- per likes the small environment nine years, and then moved tained a minor in Psychology, joyed graduate school as well, that SSU has to offer and the fact to a new city where she spent but could not due to the ex- Napper admits that it was still that it is very close to home. She nearly half of her life before tensive course requirements stressful. loves that SSU offers small classes moving once again. She went of her major in Chemistry. Napper and her hus- because she can interact with to Hawkings High School in Napper is very proud of band moved to Portsmouth students one-on-one. Athens, Ohio and attended finishing her Ph. D. because it about ten years ago. Her hus- If Napper were not currently Ohio University, also located was a long process for her. band took a position at Shaw- teaching, she says she would most in Athens, for her undergradu- Napper is also extremely nee State University as a likely be spending her days read- ate years. She received her proud of her children. Chemistry professor. She ing and going on walks. Bachelor’s degree in Chemis- Napper claims she will took undergraduate courses Marc Scott Marc Scott was born on November Scott will never forget the time he 27, 1974, in Lakewood, California, Scott then attended San Francisco State spent in the United States Army as it which is located just outside of Los University to receive his Bachelor’s degree. was a great life experience. Scott also Angeles. However, not long after birth, Upon obtaining his Bachelor’s degree, Scott says he will never forget finally finishing Scott moved to Morgantown, West began attending the University of California his Ph.D. Scott decided to teach at Virginia. From Morgantown, Scott later in San Marcos to complete his Master’s Shawnee State University because he moved to Portsmouth. When Scott was degree. Scott went on to study at New Mexi- knew a little about the university and nine years old, he and his family co State University for his Ph.D. in Composi- has relatives close by. He likes that the moved back to California where he tion Studies. university is small and had an estab- attended Mount Miguel High School in Of all the things Scott has to be proud lished way of doing things. Spring Valley. After graduating high of, he is most proud of his marriage married When Scott is not teaching, one school, Scott studied for a time at Jun- because he believes he has the best wife, would most likely to find him fishing, ior Community College in San Diego.

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