Educational Excellence Week 2024

Session format: 👩🏻‍🏫 - in person (Stephenville) 🏫 - in person (Fort Worth) 🎥 - Zoom. Click on each title for detailed information and location.

Welcome from Dr. Lesley Leach

Colleagues,

We’re thrilled to welcome you to Educational Excellence Week 2024! We invite you to explore this year’s program that features opportunities for faculty and staff to connect around our shared mission – to inspire discovery, leadership, and service through educational excellence.

Check out some of the program highlights below.

🔑 Keynote Lunch and Workshop: Join us for an engrossing session with Meghan M. Grace as she helps us better understand Generation Z and their college life. Make sure to RSVP as seating is limited!

👨‍🏫 Engaging Faculty/Staff Presentations: Explore topics like teaching excellence, AI in higher education, community-engaged learning, and experiential learning through dynamic presentations by our talented faculty and staff. Check out the program for presentation details!

🎓 2024 Last Lecture: Don't miss out on the distinguished speaker, Dr. Wendell Sadler's, Last Lecture, “Pathways to Excellence”.

📘 Affordable Course Materials Champions Reception: Join us as we celebrate faculty who champion the use of open educational resources and affordable course materials.

🔄 Roundtable Discussion: Dive into a thought-provoking conversation on faiths, worldviews, and traditions among Gen Z students.

🌱 Mentoring Training Initiative: Calling all faculty and graduate students! Consider opportunities for academic and professional growth through the upcoming Mentoring Training Initiative.

Please help me thank the Educational Excellence Planning Team who made this tremendous opportunity possible! The team of outstanding individuals, including Jim Gentry, Kat Hansen, Soncee Heard-Smith, Johnathan Hill, Laken Lovell, Emily McLemore, Misty Smith, Samantha Orcutt, Shannon Stoker, and Melody Smith, truly exemplify excellence.

Presentations will take place across all Tarleton locations, including Zoom. We hope you'll take advantage of this week to connect, learn, and innovate toward our shared mission of educational excellence!

Lesley Leach
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development, Center for Educational Excellence