Recently Added
Below is the list of our most recently added classes and events.
Who am I?: Identity in Teaching and Evaluation
- Monday, February 22nd, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Added: 11/6
- Identity-racial, sexual, gendered, ethnic-matters in our personal lives, but it also shapes our professional lives in important ways. It often influences, consciously and unconsciously, how we present ourselves in the classroom and raises important questions for our consideration. For example, . . .
- Location: ZSR Library 204
Empowered Aging
- Monday, November 23rd, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Added: 11/4
- You are invited to this free program - sponsored by The Elder Law Clinic of Wake Forest University School of Law Community Resources you should know about that can help you age successfully. Participating Organizations Include: *Long Term Care Ombudsman *Senior . . .
- Location: WFUBMC, Sticht Center Auditorium
The Challenges Of Major And Pre-Major Advising And Mentoring
- Thursday, February 25th, 2010 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Added: 11/4
- Have you ever wondered how to help students better as they struggle with the need to choose and/or change a major? Have you ever wondered if lower division and major advisers should know more about the developmental needs of their students beyond the curriculum? Would you like a chance for some . . .
- Location: ZSR Library 204
Getting to Know the Wake Forest Judicial System
- Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Added: 11/3
- Everyone knows that Wake Forest has an honor code and most know that it has a judicial system. But how that system works is perhaps less well known. This session will present some basic information on the Wake Forest judicial system. The panelists--all members of the Honor and Ethics Council or the . . .
- Location: ZSR Library 204
Teaching with the Socratic Method
- Monday, February 15th, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Added: 11/3
- Ever wondered about employing a Socratic style in your teaching? The panelists in this program will briefly discuss what it means to teach "Socratically," the joys and sorrows of such a method, and the demands it puts on the instructor who employs it in contrast to a lecture style of teaching. We . . .
- Location: ZSR Library 204
The Teaching Portfolio for Tenure
- Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Added: 11/3
- The teaching portfolio part of the tenure and promotion dossier will be the focus of this discussion. Several recently tenured faculty members will be present to discuss how they assembled their dossier and what they included in their teaching portfolios. Please RSVP by Thursday, February 7. . . .
- Location: ZSR Library 204
Fidelity Retirement Counseling
- Multiple dates & times
- Added: 10/29
- One-hour retirement planning consultations are an important service that is available to all Wake Forest University employees. Individual retirement planning consultations are specifically intended to provide assistance for our faculty and staff who are currently participating or interested . . .
How to Survive Holiday Stress
- Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Added: 10/27
- We all imagine the holidays to be like a Norman Rockwell painting with families and friends gathering, exchanging gifts and the table filled with perfectly prepared foods. Life’s not a Normal Rockwell painting. It’s overcrowded social obligations, unrealized expectations, and . . .
- Location: Benson Center 410
End of Year Blowout/Ice Cream Social
- Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Added: 10/27
- Join us for our sixth annual ICE CREAM SOCIAL! No program, no speeches, just an informal opportunity to enjoy great conversation and a delicious cold treat with fellow Wake Forest faculty! Please feel free to arrive and depart as your schedule dictates. We look forward to seeing you there! No . . .
- Location: Teaching and Learning Center
Effective Learning Strategies for Large Classes
- Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Added: 10/27
- High levels of student engagement and accountability are a hallmark of excellent teaching and learning environments. But how does an instructor keep students engaged and accountable for 50 or 75 minutes, especially in large classes where it is relatively easy for students to become anonymous and . . .
- Location: ZSR Library 204