Faculty symposium
Teaching in 2021 and Beyond
Friday, October 22, 2021
Health and Learning Center
A collaboration of NAU Online and Innovative Educational Initiatives and Faculty Professional Development, the symposium offers timely and relevant topics for all faculty, including Flagstaff mountain, Online, and Statewide faculty. The event consisted of four 25-minute burst sessions and a faculty panel discussion. View recorded sessions below.
Presentations
Provost Welcome – Karen Pugliesi
Mental Health & Self-Carewith a focus on what we have learned during the pandemic associated with student and faculty needs & related NAU services – Carl Dindo, NAU Counseling Services
Diversity, Equity & Inclusionwith a focus on what we have learned during the pandemic – Bernadine Lewis, The W. A. Franke College of Business
Compassionate Teachingwith a focus on what we have learned during the pandemic – Janine Schipper, Department of Sociology
“Live Well”with a focus on what we have learned during the pandemic associated with student and faculty needs/resources – Heather Nash, Employee Assistance & Wellness and Melissa Griffin, Health Promotion
Panel Discussion: What was the one thing you did during the pandemic that was amazing and you plan to continue in the future related to student or faculty success?
Facilitated by Laura Bounds, NAU Online and Kate Ellis, Faculty Senate
Janice Sweeter, School of Communication
Marti Canipe, College of Education
Joy D’Angelo, NAU Online
Holly Aungst, College of Health & Human Services
Meet our Speakers
Bernadine Lewis
Speak Up Brave One. Courageous DEI conversations require a space that is inclusive of everyone. Join this abbreviated presentation on how to create the best practices for creating a brave space for difficult conversations. The presenter will walk attendees through a step-by-step plan for keeping these conversations on track.
Carl Dindo
Dr. Carl Dindo, Interim Director at NAU’s Counseling Services, will offer a brief review of information regarding the evolving landscape of mental health in a university environment over the past 18 months. He will also discuss the integral value that all staff and faculty hold in their role as “front line” responders to students in need. In addition, a focus on the importance of intentional self-care, both for students and faculty, will be emphasized and discussed as a necessary piece of our emotional well-being and daily lives. Lastly, this presentation will offer a multitude of resources, both at NAU and in the greater Flagstaff area, to help equip faculty with a plan for responding to students’, and their own mental health needs, effectively.
Janine Schipper
Dr. Janine Schipper is a professor of sociology and co-author of Teaching with Compassion: An Educator’s Oath to Teach from the Heart. Janine will reflect on and explore what it means to teach with compassion during the pandemic. She will share tools and strategies for teaching from the heart and discuss how educators may place care and compassion for students as central to their work.
Melissa Griffin and Heather Nash
Melissa Griffin, MA, is the Director of NAU Health Promotion and oversees support for student health and wellness initiatives; Heather Nash, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist and the Director of the Employee Assistance and Wellness Program. Melissa and Heather will discuss current health and wellness trends among students and employees and will share the Live Well NAU framework as a resource for supporting wellness across the NAU campus community.