Advisory Committee Charges
Purpose: The charge of the advisory committee is to support the Center’s mission which is to promote the enhancement of teaching and learning environments for all teaching modalities; improving student learning outcomes by providing guidance and support toward the understanding and implementation of best practices; providing leadership in the creation and implementation of assessment plans for programs and classrooms, including the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for the instructional community at Missouri State University. Emphasis will be placed on participating in and supporting the events related to the mission of the Center and on coordinating efforts to communicate and publicize instructional development opportunities, which include workshops, conferences, and availability of grant funds. Our focus is to encourage collaborative communication among colleagues toward the improvement of classroom instructional practices, which will directly contribute to learner-centered student success and to increase awareness of faculty development initiatives on campus and in the community-at-large.
Membership: Includes seven (7) members of ranked faculty, one (1) from each college, named by the Dean and the Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning; two (2) Provost Fellows; named by the Provost; the Chair of the Faculty Senate; the Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs; the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; the Director of Online Education Development and Policies; and the Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning; one (1) representative of the Student Engagement office approved by the Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs and named by the Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning; (1) one student representative named by the Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning. The seven faculty members will each serve a two-year term. The two (2) Provost Fellows will be appointed to the committee on a yearly basis. The representative of the Student Engagement office and the student representative will be appointed on a yearly basis and may be renamed. The remaining individuals will serve as ex officio members in that they will serve by virtue of the office they hold; however, it is to be noted that they will be voting members of the Advisory Committee. Advisory Committee members shall promote the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning professional development activities with the colleges, departments, and other units they represent.
Committee Members, 2011-2012
Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Dir. of FCTL, PY, CHHS, Chair, ex officio
Kelly Cara, FCTL Assessment Research Coordinator, ex officio
Melody LaPreze, MG, COBA 2013
Marc Cooper, HS, CHPA 2012
Jeff Cornelius-White, CL, COE 2012
Terrel A. Gallaway, EC, CHPA Fac Senate Chair 2011-2012 ex officio
Danae Hudson, PY, CHHS 2012
Rebecca Baker PA, CNAS 2013
Eric Nelson, HI, CHPA 2012
Margaret Weaver, EN, COAL 2012
Joshua D Lambert, Associate professor and Head of Access Services, LIS, 2013
Jeremy Schenk, Dir. of Stdt Engagement, PSU 2012
Zachary Durham, SGA 2012
Rachelle Darabi, Assoc. Provost, Stdt Dev. & Pub Affairs, ex officio
Gary Rader, Director of MS Online, ex officio
Assoc. Provost Fac Affairs, Dir. of Honors College, ex officio
Provost Fellows for Teaching and Learning AY 2011-2012, ex officio
Julie J Masterson, CSD, CHHS 2012
Keri R. Franklin, EN, COAL 2012
Committee Members, 2010-2011
Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Dir of FCTL, PSY, CHHS, Chair, ex officio
Karen L. Brown, MGT, COBA 2011
Marc Cooper, HIS, CHPA 2012
Jeffrey Cornelius-White, CLSE, COE 2012
Tona M. Hetzler, Dept Head, SMAT, CHHS 2011
Pawan Kahol, Assoc Dean, PAMS, CNAS 2011
Margaret Weaver, ENG, COAL 2012
Crystal D. Gale, LIS, LIBR 2011
Rebecca Woodard, HPER, CHHS, Chair of Faculty Senate 2010-11, ex officio
Jeremy Schenk, Dir Student Engagement, PSU 2012
Kate Shellenberg, Dir of Academic Affairs, SGA 2011
Rachelle Darabi, Assoc Provost, Stdt Dev & Pub Affairs, ex officio
Gary Rader, Dir of Online Education Development and Policies, ex officio
Art Spisak, Assoc Provost Fac Affairs, Dir of Honors College, ex officio
Provost Fellows for Teaching and Learning AY2010-2011, ex officio