May 27-28 2008
A Faculty Development Workshop, led by:
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Dr. Janel Curry (Geography) and
Dr. Helen Sterk (Communication Arts & Sciences)
The Workshop's Foci:
These two days will be spent developing a working five-year plan of scholarship. Activities will include:
- the development of purpose statements which define the importance of the faculty members' research in their disciplines;
- formation of a timeline and sequence of research that meshes with teaching responsibilities, Research Fellowship applications, plans for Sabbatical Leave, and outside grant opportunities;
- development of action plans
Other topics to be covered include:
- "Identifying Your Style of Time Management";
- "Interpreting the Comments of Grant Reviewers";
- "What Journal Editors Can Tell Us"
The Workshop's Leaders:
Janel Curry (Ph.D., 1985, Minnesota)
Dean for Research & Scholarship
Prof. of Geography & Environmental Studies
Her interests range from natural resource management to the geography of the U.S. and Canada. She has
received grants in support of her research from the University of Iowa Center for Global Environmental
Change, the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the National Rural Development Committee, the
Indiana Campus Compact Universities as Citizens Program and the Calvin College Center for Christian Scholarship.
Helen Sterk (Ph.D., 1986, Iowa)
Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences
Dr. Sterk studies how gender is constructed in rhetoric by and about women. She directs the Gender Studies Minor program, serves on several editorial boards of communication journals, and is the past President of both the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender, and the Religious Communication Association.
Benefits of a 5-Year Plan:
- Helps you become more conscious of the process of moving an idea to publication
- Helps you become more intentional in developing connections with a learned library or a learned colleague here or abroad
- Puts you in a position to take advantage of grant or publication opportunities when they arise
- Helps you use time more effectively because you know what to pick up if you have several hours (or 15 minutes) without commitments or papers to grade
Elements of Your 5-Year Plan:
- Purpose Statement: Articulates the context for your research.
- Your Details: Focuses on the specifics of what you are going to do and how you will do it.
- Build a working bibliography.
- Identify skills and resources you need to complete your project(s)
- Identify your Network: Identify key people you want to become acquainted with.
- Work Plan: Map out the details of your project within the framework of the "Big Picture".