Each year, we take time to recognize the accomplishments of faculty and graduate students in their professional development. So far this academic year, CFE held a total of 68 workshops with 939 attendees.

Connection before Content Activity

  • Roundtable groups for 5 min
  • Please introduce yourself with your name, position and department and answer one of the following questions:
    • What was your first job?
    • What are you looking forward to this summer?

 

TEACHING EXCELLENCE ACTION COMMITTEE

Name

Position

Department

Adams, Dean

Chair

Center for Faculty Excellence

Brazill, Shihua 

Member

Center for Faculty Excellence

Silvestri, Ken 

Member 

Center for Faculty Excellence

Downs, Doug

Member

Letters and Science

Sowell, Bok

Member

Agriculture

Campbell, Kyndra

Member

Gallatin College

Dorsett, Carter

Member

UIT

Rosso, Brent

Member

Jake Jabs School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Pymesser, Katie

Member

Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering

Vacant

Member

Graduate Students

Vacant

Member

Nursing

Adams, Dean

Member

Arts & Architecture

Vaterlaus, J. Mitchell

Member

Education, Health & Human Development

Vacant

Member

Library

Vacant 

Member

Undergraduate Students

RESEARCH CAPACITY TEAM

Name

Position

Department

Brown, Jennifer

Lead

Chemical & Biological Engineering, Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering

Vacant

Member

College of Arts & Architecture

Brazill, Shihua 

Member

Center for Faculty Excellence

Bird, Elizabeth

Member

College of Education, Health & Human Development

Clark, Jason

Member

Library

Vacant

Member

College of Letters & Science

Jukkala, Angela

Member

College of Nursing

Lux, Nick

Member

Education, College of Education, Health & Human Development

Motzer, Nicole

Member

Office of Research Development

Shergill, Lovreet

Member

Southern Ag Research Center, College of Agriculture

Stoop, Nika

Member

Center for Faculty Excellence

Yang, Lisa

Member

Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship

Members

Justine

Becker

Ecology

Yang

Cao

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Steven

Davis

Honors College

Rebecca

Jones

English

Susan

Kelly

NACOE Empower

Jeffrey

Kinkaid

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Catherine

Kirkland

Civil Engineering

Ian

Laga

Mathematical Sciences

Uta

McKelvy

Plant Sciences

Sarah

Mendoza

Health & Human Development

Lavanya

Mendu

Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology

Sarah

Morris

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Karie

Orendorff

Health & Human Development

Emily

Tomayko

Health & Human Development

Ying

Zhang

Electrical Engineering

Comments from Yang Cao, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

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Early Career Faculty Success Certificate

Christian Posbergh, Animal & Range Sciences

Learn more about the Early Career Success Program

Teaching Enhancement Certificate

Lindsey Albertson, Ecology
Erin Bjorklund, Earth Sciences
Jennifer Brown, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Mary Ann Cummings, Computer Science
Jacqueline Frank, MSU Library
Aisha Garged, Modern Languages & Literature
Ada Giusti, Modern Languages & Literature
Jeffrey Hostetler, Gallatin College
Susan Raph, Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing
Mariah Stopplecamp, Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship
Bradley Whitaker, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Philip Williams, Modern Languages & Literature
Allison Wynhoff Olsen, English
Bernard Yeboah, graduate student, Mathematical Sciences

Learn more about the Teachnig Enhancement Certificate

Diversity Development Certificate

Lindsey Albertson, Ecology

Learn more about the Diversity Development Certificate

Programs

INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGY SERIES

The purpose of the Inclusive Pedagogy workshop series is to engage faculty in creating a supportive learning environment that removes barriers for students. The topic of each workshop aligns with MSU’s strategic plan for transformational learning.

Comments from Catherine Johnson and Susan Raph, Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing

US SEMINAR FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY

Faculty from US Seminar met monthly.

KERN ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERING NETWORK (KEEN) AND FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITY

KEEN, which includes 50 universities around the country, provides faculty development training, course materials and other resources to advance the organization's mission of graduating engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create personal, economic and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work.

Comments from Bradley Whitaker, Electrical and Computer Engineering

GRANT-WRITING BOOTCAMP

Yang

Cao

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Steven

Davis

Honors College

Shirin

Ghatrehsamani

College of Agriculture

Gaurav

Jha

College of Agriculture

Rebecca

Jones

English

Susan

Kelly

N. Asbjornson College of Engineering

Ian

Laga

Mathematical Sciences

Kristiny

Lorett

Education

Lavanya

Mendu

Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Sarah

Morris

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Greta

Moser

Montana Office of Rural Health

Karie

Orendorff

Health & Human Development

Andrej

Svyantek

Western Agricultural Research Center

Zhuoyu

Wang

Western Agricultural Research Center

Ying

Zhang

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Comments from Sarah Morris, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Learn more about grant-writing bootcamp

EARLY CAREER FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAM

Mentees

Andrus

Susan

English

Becker

Justine

Ecology

Boles

Jennifer

Film and Photography

Cao

Yang

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

England

Jennifer

Music

Johnston

Kate

History & Philosophy

Kinkaid

Jeff

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Luby

Claire

Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Mueller-Redwood

Susanne

Political Science

Park

James

Architecture

Ramaker

Jill Falcon

Community Nutrition & Sustainable Food Systems

Sindelar

Hugo

School of Film and Photography

Sood-Giddings

Vandana

School of Film and Photography

Tomayko

Emily

Health and Human Development

Tuholske

Cascade

Earth Sciences

Waldie

Andrea

Nursing

Zhang

Wenhao

Health and Human Development

Mentors

Adams

Dean

Art

Babcock

Michael

Psychology

Carlson

Mary Alice

Mathematical Sciences

Cowan

Susanne

Architecture

Cummings

Mary Ann

School of Computing

Dlakic

Mensur

Microbiology & Cell Biology

Downs

Doug

English

Ellsworth

Ann

Education

Evertz

Loribeth

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Maxwell

Bruce

Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

McPhee

Kevin

Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Perry

Dustin

Agricultural and Technology Education

Thomson

Jennifer

Animal & Range Sciences

Thum

Ryan

Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Verhille

Christine

Ecology

Wettstein

Stephanie

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Zimpel

James

Art

Learn more about the mentoring program

Grants

FACULTY EXCELLENCE GRANTS

SELECTION COMMITTEE

Name

Department

Dean Adams

Director, Center for Faculty Excellence & Professor in Art

Michael Neeley

Professor, Sociology & Anthropology

Sarah Codd

Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jennifer Brown

Associate Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering

Kregg Aytes

Professor, Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship

Nika Stoop

Assistant Director – Research & Scholarship, Center for Faculty Excellence

 Learn more about the Faculty Excellence Grants

 See the awardees

INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION GRANTS

Beth Shirley and Rebecca Jones, English

"Bitterroot Magazine"

Rachel Frost, Animal Range

"Developing a Relevant Case Study Library for Range Management"

Paul Gannon, Chemical and Biological Engineering

"Effectively Engaging Students in Group Video Projects"

Ashley Fuchs, Art

"Typographic Printing Detox"

Learn more about the Instructional Innovation Grants

FOUNDER'S DAY AWARDS

President’s Excellence in Teaching Award

Linda Karell, an associate professor in the Department of English

Teaching Innovation Award

 Myleen Leary, an associate professor in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

President’s Award for Excellence in Service Learning

Sarah Church, assistant professor of geography and planning in the Department of Earth Sciences

ADDITIONAL THANKS FOR SUPPORT

Waded Cruzado, MSU President

Robert Mokwa, Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs

Durward Sobek II, Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs

Steve Swinford, Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs

Carina Beck, Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs

Megan Lasso and Brittany Thompson, University Budget Office

Kim Obbink, Academic Technologies & Outreach

Carter Dorsett, Academic Technologies & Outreach

Tony Compeau, Registrar

Emily Edwards, University Studies/Academic Advising Center

Amy Lincoln, Director, Office of Student Success

Nicole Motzer and Liz Shanahan, Office of Research Development

Brad Haderlie, University Information Technology

Amber Vestal, Office of the President

Julie Heard, Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs

Keely Holmes, Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs

Alison Harmon, Office of Research & Economic Development

Craig Ogilvie, Graduate School

Ariel Donohue, Diversity and Inclusion

Richard Rudnicki, Campus Planning, Design & Construction

Nate Fromelt, University Information Technology

Chris Fastnow, Office of Planning & Analysis

Ian Godwin, Office of Planning & Analysis

Matt Caires, Dean of Students

Jean Korth, Catering

Jonathan Dove and Jake Roble, Event Services