Academic Affairs

Seminars and Colloquia on Teaching

Spring 2009

• Wed., Jan. 28, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Allen Wells (History)
  "The Abduction of a Professor: A Cold War Cautionary Tale"
• Tues., Feb. 3, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Damon Gannon (Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island / Biology)
  "Opportunities for Faculty and Students at the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island"
• Wed., Feb.11, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Rachel Connelly (Center for Learning and Teaching / Economics)
  "Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum"
• Tues., Feb. 17, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Doris Santoro (Education)
  "Exit Interviews: Why Teachers Leave a Profession They Love"
• Wed., Feb. 25, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Dale Syphers (Physics)
  "Gender-Neutral Instruction and More: Ten Years of Research in Bowdoin's Introductory Physics Course"
• Wed., Mar. 4, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Rachel Connelly (Center for Learning and Teaching / Economics) and Kathleen O’Connor (The Writing Project)
  "Teaching Writing Versus Assigning Writing: A Pedagogical Discussion About Writing in 200-Level Courses"
• Tues., Mar. 24, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Robert Sobak (Classics)
  "Drinking with Joe the Plumber in Classical Athens"
• Wed., Apr. 1, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Julian Diaz (Economics)
  "The Welfare Impact of Trade Liberalization"
• Tues., Apr. 7, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Sarah Conly (Philosophy)
  "Privacy and Politics"
• Tues., Apr. 14, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Sherrie Bergman, Sue O’Dell (Library), and Matt Klingle (History / Environmental Studies)
  “An Author's Rights and Scholarly Communication Workshop”
• Wed., Apr. 22, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Nancy Jennings (Education) and Janet Lohmann (Dean for Student Affairs)
  "’Best Practices’ for Academic Advising: A Discussion on What Works for Advisors"
• Tues., Apr. 28, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Nancy Jennings (Education) and Suzanne Lovett (Psychology) "How Did it Go? Students' Perceptions of Success in their First Year of College"
• Wed., May 6, 12:00-1:00 p.m.; Main Lounge, Moulton Union
  Faculty Seminar Series: Roy Partridge (Sociology/Anthropology) and Randy Stakeman (History / Africana Studies Emeriti)
  "Multicultural Conversations"