- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Committee on Teaching and Development
- Teaching Circles Program
- Office of Instructional Technology
- Provost and the Dean of the Faculty Office
- Seeley G. Mudd Library
- Humanities Computing Lab/Moodle
- Office of the Dean of the Conservatory
- Freshman Studies Program
- Student Academic Services
- Honor Council and Honor Code
- Counseling Services
- Office of Engaged Learning
- Senior Year Experience
- Assessment Committee
- Fellows Committee
Center for Teaching and Learning (Briggs Hall 138)
Contact: Julie Haurykiewicz, Director, ext. 7022
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) supports students academically through peer tutoring and workshops in most courses offered at Lawrence University. Writing tutors are available on a walk-in basis; other types of tutoring and academic skills counseling are available via scheduled group sessions or by appointment. The CTL also supports faculty in their teaching. Any faculty member can request a tutor to be assigned to his/her course(s) to assist with student learning. Consultations on various concerns related to Lawrence University’s writing, quantitative, and speaking general education requirements are likewise available through the CTL and CTD (Committee on Teaching Development). A speaking studio and a quantitative computer lab, both of which may be reserved by faculty for use with courses, are housed within the CTL. Additionally, the CTL maintains a resource library including texts and paper files on topics such as: scholarly research on teaching, assisting students with disabilities, using discussion to develop students’ critical thinking skills, and writing improvement. Please go to the CTL website for more information, including an online calendar of workshops and other events.
Committee on Teaching Development
Contact: 2009-10 Chair TBA
The Committee on Teaching Development serves as the primary agency of the Faculty in promoting and supporting the development of teaching at Lawrence. The committee identifies priorities for improving teaching, seeks sources of funding, plans initiatives and events, and coordinates participation in external workshops. For more information, see the CTD website or the CTD Blog. If you have ideas for speakers, workshops, etc., please contact the committee chair.
The CTD promotes informal faculty conversations about teaching by sponsoring Teaching Development events on specific topics and by coordinating Teaching Circles, small groups who meet regularly to discuss pedagogical issues, share ideas about classroom practice, and address concerns particular to teaching at Lawrence. Information about current Teaching Circles is available in the CTL and below.
Contact: Julie Haurykiewicz, CTL Director, ext. 7022
Teaching circles are groups of LU faculty and staff members who meet regularly (yet informally, often over lunch, etc.) to discuss issues of commom interest to the members. Past teaching circle topics include: Effective Teaching, Freshman Studies, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, as well as Technology and Teaching. If you are interested in joining a teaching circle, please e-mail Julie Haurykiewicz for more information.
Office of Instructional Technology (Seeley G. Mudd Library)
Contact: David Berk, Director, ext. 6756
The Office of Instructional Technology assists faculty with integrating technology into teaching and learning. We listen to your pedagogical goals and objectives and will help you plan projects to make the most effective use of technology.
Provost and Dean of the Faculty Office (Sampson House)
Contact: Nancy Wall, Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of Biology, ext. 6742
The Provost and Dean of the Faculty Office offers support in the following areas: curricular development grants, travel grants, sabbaticals, ACM grants, faculty mentoring, and external grants. You may wish to consult the Provost and Dean of Faculty Office website which includes more useful information for faculty.
Contact: Pete Gilbert, Director, ext. 7353
The library supports teaching in a number of ways. Through instruction sessions, librarians work with faculty to develop students' skills in research, critical thinking, and resource evaluation related to particular courses and assignments. Guides for recent instruction sessions can be found on the library's website at http://www.lawrence.edu/library/guides/. Librarians help faculty identify resources for students and classes, and help locate, acquire, or determine the availability of those resources (for example, finding primary source material or data sets in our collections or in remote repositories). The librarians will assist faculty who want to explore the professional literature on education, including topics like the scholarship of teaching and learning, writings on best practices, educational statistics, and more. Librarians also provide information on Lawrence students' research skills and advice on assignment design in light of those skills. Please see the Library Services for Faculty and Staff webpage for more information.
Humanities Computing Lab/Moodle (Lawrence's web-based course management system) (Main Hall 108A)
Contact: Arno Damerow, Instructional Technologist, ext. 6710
The Humanities Computer Lab, located in Main Hall, is open to all students and faculty who wish to work on technology projects related to LU courses. As an extension of the Office of Instructional Technology, the lab works to support Moodle, electronic portfolios and other initiatives on campus. Instructors can reserve the lab, which houses special software, for use with their classes. In addition, the lab is open in the evenings, when it is staffed with a student monitor who can assist users with various computer and software questions. More information on the Humanities Computer Lab can be found at: http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/it/humlab/index.shtml
Office of the Dean of the Conservatory
Contact: Jeffrey Stannard, Associate Dean of the Conservatory, ext. 6614
The Office of the Dean of the Conservatory provides consultation and referral services. Although the conservatory provides no resources independent of those that are available to all faculty at Lawrence, the associate dean can assist conservatory faculty in determining what campus resources can best meet their needs and refer faculty to the appropriate offices/people to make use of those resources.
Freshman Studies Program (Main Hall 102)
Contact: Terry Gottfried, Freshman Studies Program Director and Professor of Psychology, ext. 6696
Freshman Studies (FRST) is a two term introduction to liberal learning required of all Lawrence freshmen. The director plans and coordinates a variety of programs and activities designed to help instructors meet the challenges of teaching in the course. Those activities include the annual Freshman Studies symposium, FRST lectures, luncheons, the collection and distribution of materials related to various aspects of the course, and consultation with individual FRST instructors. The director also assembles and chairs the FRST Works Committee, the FRST Reading Group, and coordinates opportunities for review of the FRST divisional works lists. Additional information may be found on the Freshman Studies webpage.
Student Academic Services (Briggs Hall 117)
Contact: Geoff Gajewski, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Student Academic Services, ext. 6530
Jere Wickens, Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Student Academic Services, ext. 6530
Julie Haurykiewicz, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, ext. 7022
Student Academic Services (SAS) can assist faculty who have questions, or need information, about students’ academic performance or skills. We work with your students and advisees through individual advising and through the Center for Teaching and Learning (see description above for CTL services). We coordinate the accommodation system for students with disabilities and are prepared to answer questions or to address concerns you have about working with students with disabilities.
In addition, Student Academic Services tracks students at risk in classes or for leaving the university. We respond to academic performance reports and other alerts by contacting students directly, by notifying and working with other offices when appropriate (for example, the Dean of Students Office, Financial Aid, Athletic Department, Financial Services, Health and Counseling Services), by talking with instructors and advisors, and by arranging for course and academic skills tutoring.
We also will provide faculty with resources and support in teaching and pedagogy. Our resource library and files contain ideas and “best practice” information in a number of areas. We will talk through initiatives with faculty members and help address problems or concerns about classes or difficult classroom situations. Finally, the deans of SAS serve as advisors to the Honor Council and can answer questions you have about the honor system at Lawrence. Additional information on the Honor Council and Honor Code can be found below.
Contact: Geoff Gajewski, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Student Academic Services and Advisor to the Honor Council, ext. 6530
The Honor Council is a group of ten Lawrence students who work on behalf of the faculty and students, to uphold the Honor Code and its policies, and to encourage fair academic work among our peers at Lawrence. Education is a priority for the Council, as we act primarily as an educational resource for the student body and faculty, informing them of the implications of the Honor Code and whether certain situations fall under the jurisdiction of the Council. As the need arises, the Council also functions as a judicial body and convenes hearings regarding alleged violations of the Honor Code. For more information on the Honor System or the role of the Honor Code, visit here. Additional information is also available on the Mudd Library site on plagiarism, citation, and academic honesty.
Counseling Services (Landis-Peabody 112)
Contact: Kathleen Fuchs, Director, ext. 6574
If you are unsure about how to proceed in responding to a student in distress, we encourage you to consult with a Counseling Services staff member by phone. A brief conversation may help you sort out the relevant issues, explore ways to approach the student, and determine the most appropriate way to facilitate the referral of a particular student. We are available to speak with you hypothetically without compromising a student’s confidentiality with you or us.
Counseling Services staff members (Kathleen Fuchs, Jerri Kahl, and Paul Valencic) are available to consult with faculty about students whose distress may be interfering with academic performance. With a student's permission, we often coordinate our services with those of Student Academic Services. Counseling staff members can provide faculty with written and web-based handouts and brochures about student development, mental health, and substance abuse topics. We would also be happy to visit your class by prior arrangement to discuss those topics with your students. We encourage you to visit the Counseling Center's faculty web page.
Contact: Alan Parks, Professor of Mathematics and Pieper Family Professor of Servant Leadership, ext.6738
Community Engagement describes the activities of Lawrence students, faculty, and staff that involve the local and global world outside the Lawrence campus for purposes that extend beyond the rubric of classroom learning. These activities proceed either from educational opportunities that involve the community or in response to compelling community needs. The community provides a lab-like context in which to apply knowledge, to benefit others, and to explore opportunities of service and career. The three campus offices directly involved in community engagement are the Career Center, the Volunteer Center, and the Office for Engaged Learning.
Community engagement involves a project (internship, volunteer opportunity, outreach activity, etc.), a community partner (an external entity: an agency, company, school, child being tutored, etc.) and a Lawrence participant. At Lawrence, community engagement projects will arise largely from individual initiative as students and faculty identify opportunities in the work of campus organizations, in courses and academic programs, and as motivated by personal interests.
Contact: Tom Ryckman, Faculty Associate to the President for the Senior Experience and Professor of Philosophy
Contact: Ruth Lanouette, Chair and Associate Professor of German, ext. 6675
In 2008-09 the Committee on Teaching Development "recommend[ed] an institutional plan for documenting the achievement of student learning outcomes for Lawrence students" which was endorsed by the faculty, and the importance of assessment was highlighted in the most recent NCA/HLC reaccreditation report. Guidance for LU academic assessment plan has now been assumed by the newly formed LU Assessment Committee. More information about assessment can be found on the Assessment of Student Learning website,which includes information, resources, and examples.
Fellows Committee (Sampson House)
Contact: David Burrows, Provost, ext. 6528
The Fellows Committee oversees the Lawrence Fellows in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, a post-doctoral fellows program that brings recent PhDs to campus on 2-year appointments. A central aim of the Fellows Program is to train the professoriate of the future by giving recent PhDs a chance to teach and do research in a liberal arts setting.
The Fellows Committee has created a mentoring and development program for fellows that can benefit Lawrence faculty members. A description of the program and a set of developmental tools (which faculty members are encouraged to use) are available at the Fellows Program website.
