5 - Professional Development Workshop Series for KSU Department Chairs. 9am - noon. Speaker: Teresa Joyce, "Faculty Performance Reviews." Location: Siegel Institute, House #55. KSU campus.

12 - Professional Development Workshop Series for KSU Department Chairs. 1pm - 4pm. Speaker: Tricia Jones, Temple University, "Dealing with Difficult People." Location: CETL, house #54, KSU campus.

26 - Professional Development Workshop Series for KSU Department Chairs. 9am - noon. Speaker: Kimberly Ballard-Washington, USG, "Legal Issues in Higher Education." Location: Siegel Institute, house #55, KSU campus.

JULY

10 - Professional Development Workshop Series for KSU Department Chairs. 1pm - 4pm. Speaker: Deborah Vess, GCSU, "Strategic Planning." Location: Siegel Institute, House #55, KSU campus.

24 - Professional Development Workshop Series for KSU Department Chairs. 1pm - 4pm. Speaker: Jane Halonen, University of West Florida, "Building Distinguished Chairs: What Impact Can Chairs Have? (with a little therapy along the way)." Location: CETL, house #54, KSU campus.

28 - New Department Chair orientation, hosted by the Siegel Institute. Location: Siegel Institute, House #55, 1:00 - 5:00pm.

28 - Graduation reception for students completing the Graduate Certificate in Leadership & Ethics. 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Siegel Institute House #55, Campus Loop Road.

AUGUST

1 - Exhibition of Graduate Certificate in Leadership & Ethics at the Graduate Student Orientation, organized by KSU Graduate Admissions. 10am - noon. Location: Student Center, University Rooms, main floor. More...

12 - Lunch reception for Directors of KSU Partner Master's Degree Programs. Noon - 1:00pm, Siegel Institute, House #55.

24 - ILEC Faculty Learning Communities Initiative (FLCI) project submission deadline. More...

27 - Premiere of "Daring Dialogues" 2009-2010 Series. Opening speaker: Dr. Kerwin Swint, KSU Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and International Affairs: "Ethics in the Age of Obama." Dr. Swint authored Dark Genius: The Influential Career of Legendary Political Operative and Fox News Founder Roger Ailes. More about Kerwin Swint... KSU Student Center, Leadership Room, 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Bring your own lunch; drinks provided. See the event flier. Watch the Daring Dialogues page for updates.

28 - ILEC Faculty Learning Communities Initiative (FLCI) project submission notifications sent to applicants. More...

SEPTEMBER

9 - Anti-racism and activist author Tim Wise at KSU. Wise is the author of four books including his latest, Between Barack and a Hard Place: Race and Whiteness in the Age of Obama. KSU Student Center, University Rooms, 12:30pm. Food and drink available after the discussion. Sponsored by the Center for African and African Diaspora Studies, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the Siegel Institute. Post your comments on our blog. Download flier. More info

16 - Lunch & a Movie: Disclosure, facilitated by Dr. Birgit Wassmuth. Siegel institute, 12pm - 2pm. See the event marquis for more details.

16 - Faculty Initiative - American Association of University Professors Reception - The AAUP is an important organization which advocates for faculty issues and represents faculty in dialogue with the administration. The Social events that AAUP holds provide a relaxed atmosphere for promoting the group. KSU administrators frequently join the group for dialogue with a faculty group in comfortable surroundings. Siegel Institute, House #55 Campus Loop Road. 4:00pm - 5:30pm.

21 - Graduate Student Leadership Program applications due. See Graduate Student Initiatives Page for more information.

25 - Faculty Initiative - The Ethics of Teaching: Professional Dilemmas and Responsibilities: Dr. Bill Hill, CETL, and Dr. Dorothy Zinsmeister, Siegel Institute.Workshop A: Classroom Ambiance: Instructor Policies & Student Behavior. Focuses on issues that impact learning and student morale such as the instructors' methods and practices regarding the maintenance of discipline and order, excuse policies for missed classes, making changes in the course after the term is under way, and managing disruptive, difficult, disturbed, and scary students. Register.
Student Center, University Rooms CDE. 10:00am. - 11:30am.

25 - Graduate Student Leadership Program notifications sent to applicants. See Graduate Student Initiatives Page for more information.

OCTOBER

15 - Daring Dialogues event featuring Dr. Christy T. Price, Professor of Psychology, Dalton State College: "Why Don't My Students Think I'm Groovy? The New "R"s for Engaging Millenial Learners. KSU Student Center, Leadership Room, 12:00pm - 1:30pm. See the event flier. Watch for details. More about Christy Price... View her 10-page handout.

16 - Graduate Student Leadership Experience kick-off retreat, Oct. 16 - 18, Dahlonega, GA. More info...

21 - Lunch & a Book: Snow Falling on Cedars, facilitated by Dr. Catherine Lewis, Asst. Professor of History and Women's Studies, KSU. Siegel Institute, 12pm - 2pm. See the event marquis for more details.

23 - Faculty Initiative - The Ethics of Teaching: Professional Dilemmas and Responsibilities: Dr. Bill Hill, CETL, and Dr. Dorothy Zinsmeister, Siegel Institute. Workshop B: Teaching and Learning in the Classroom. Workshop B focuses on issues related to course content and its presentation such as the effect of an instructors' personal behavior in the classroom, the selection and presentation of course material, the appropriateness of selected in-class learning activities as it relates to protection of student dignity and privacy, pedagogical soundness, and addressing controversial topics. Register. Burruss Bldg. Room 109. 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

NOVEMBER

10: Siegel institute Visiting Senior Research Fellow Dr. Rick Sutton and colleague Dr. Don Rubin, UGA, will present on their federal research project, "Documenting the Academic Impact of Study Abroad: Final Report of the GLOSSARI Project." While study abroad can be a life changing experience, what does that mean for students? How are lives changed? What benefits do students experience? CETL House #54, 12:30pm - 2:00pm. REGISTER

11: Lunch & a Movie Event: And the Band Played On, based on the book by Randy Shilts and teleplay by Arnold Shulman. This film presents a story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic when AIDS was a word no one wanted to speak. It exposes political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it, and heroes who took it up as a fight for many that was fought by few. KSU's Dr. Linda Johnston will facilitate this study. Watch the event marquis for updated details about faculty and student participants.

20 - Faculty Initiative - The Ethics of Teaching: Professional Dilemmas and Responsibilities: Dr. Bill Hill, CETL, and Dr. Dorothy Zinsmeister, Siegel Institute. Workshop C: Student Assessment: Grading and Student Evaluation. Focuses on issues related to grading and student performances evaluation such as the establishment and enforcement of grading policies, fairness in assigning grades, and performance feedback to students. Register. CETL House #54. 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

JANUARY 2010

20 - Lunch & a Book Event: Eight Men Out. KSU's Dr. Linda Johnston will facilitate this event. Watch our event marquis for updates.

29 - Faculty Initiative - The Ethics of Teaching: Professional Dilemmas and Responsibilities: Dr. Bill Hill, CETL, and Dr. Dorothy Zinsmeister, Siegel Institute. Workshop D: Relationships with Students and Colleagues. Focuses on ethical dilemmas with respect to relationship issues with students (i.e., acting as teachers, advisors, mentors, confidantes and role models to students while maintaining appropriate boundaries) and colleagues. Register. CETL Lab, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

FEBRUARY

9 - Lunch and a Movie: State of Play, faciliated by Mr. Tom Pynn, Instructor of Philosophy, KSU. Siegel Institute, 12pm - 2pm. See the event marquis for more details.

25 - Daring Dialogues: Dr. John Knapp, Director, Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership, Samford University; University Professor and Mann Family Professor of Ethics and Leadership: "The University as a Community of Moral Purpose." KSU Student Center, Leadership Room, 12:00pm - 1:30pm. See the event flier. More about John Knapp...

MARCH

19 - Faculty Initiative - The Ethics of Teaching: Professional Dilemmas and Responsibilities: Dr. Bill Hill, CETL, and Dr. Dorothy Zinsmeister, Siegel Institute. Workshop E: Faculty Responsibilities to Students and Colleagues. Focuses on issues related to instructor competency (e.g., psychological/physical impairment, apathy, working outside of expertise, lack of objectivity, or theoretical bias), confidentiality issues (e.g., insider information, student disclosures, students discussing private lives of other students or faculty), academic freedom, and institutional responsibilities. Register. CETL Lab, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

24 - Lunch and a Book: the Verdict, facilitated by Dr. Ann Moceyunas. Siegel institute, 12pm - 2pm. See the event marquis for more details.

APRIL

1 - Daring Dialogues: Dr. Paul Root Wolpe, Director, Center of Ethics, Emory University:"Should There Be Any Limits to the Scientific Manipulation of Human and Animal Life?" KSU Student Center, Leadership Room, 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Watch a video of the Emory Center of Ethics... Watch a video of Paul Wolpe on 60 Minutes discussing the science of Mind Reading.

16 - 10th Annual Phenomenal Women's Conference, "Women Leading in Challenging Times" and Phenomenal Women's Award. KSU Center (off-campus). 9am - 4pm. Visit the PWC 2010 page for more information.