New TA & GPTI Workshop Agenda

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Agenda is subject to change.

7:30 - 8:15 a.m. • Check-In

Location | Red Raider Lounge - Student Union Building (SUB)

8:15 - 8:30 a.m. • Welcome

• Provost\Vice Provost
• Mark Sheridan, Vice Provost for Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs & Dean of the Graduate School

Location | Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building (SUB)

8:30 - 9:15 a.m. • The First Day of Class

• Rob Stewart, Professor of Communication Studies - Past Senior Vice Provost

Location | Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building (SUB)

9:15 - 10:00 a.m. • Sexual Harassment Awareness / EEO Training

• Dawn Payne, J.D. - Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity 

Location | Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building (SUB)

10:00 - 10:10 a.m. • Break

10:10 - 10:55 a.m. • Breakout Sessions

• Effective Classroom Management: Preventing & Addressing Student Conflicts
  • Jorge Iber, Ph.D. - Associate Academic Dean - College of Arts and Sciences
    Location | TBA
    
    
• Today's College Student
  • Michelle Pearson, Ph.D., Associate Professor - Interior Design Program Director
    Location | TBA

10:55 - 11:05 a.m. • Break

11:05 - 11:50 p.m. • Avoiding Grade Appeals, FERPA

• Mitzi Lauderdale, Ph.D., J.D. - Vice Provost - Academic Innovation and Student Success

Location | Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building (SUB)

11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. • Lunch

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. • Students with Disabilities

• Raquel Iber - Assistant Director/Academic Counselor - Student Disability Services

Location | Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building (SUB)

1:45 - 1:55 p.m. • Break

1:55 - 2:40 p.m. • Breakout Sessions

Select one:

• Utilizing the TTU Writing Centers in your Classroom
  • Jennifer Marciniak, Ph.D. - Graduate Writing Center
    Location | TBA
    
    
• Engaging Students in the Classroom
  • Mike Lemon, Ph.D. - Instructional Development Coordinator - Graduate School
    Location | TBA

2:40 - 2:50 p.m. • Break

2:50 - 3:35 p.m. • Coping with Teaching Anxiety

• David Roach, Ed.D., Professor of Communication - Department of English

Location | Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building (SUB)

3:35 - 4:00 p.m. • Instructional Development Opportunities & Conclusion

Location | Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building (SUB)