Columns::January 28, 2002

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Lilly Fellows nominations
The Office of Instructional Support and Development is now accepting nominations for 2002-03 Lilly Teaching Fellows. The two-year program is designed to help new faculty improve their teaching skills.
Each Fellow selects a mentor and receives support for an instructional improvement project. Fellows and mentors attend meetings and retreats to discuss teaching issues.
Candidates must be assistant professors holding a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field with three years or less as a faculty member. Nominations are accepted from department heads and deans.
Deadline for submission of applications or nominations is March 1. Nomination forms are available on the OISD Web site (www.isd.uga.edu/faculty/lilly.html). For further information, contact Tricia Kalivoda (542-0415; tlk@uga.edu).

Seminar proposals
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors Program invite faculty to propose freshman seminars for the 2002-03 academic year. Freshman seminars are one-hour academic seminars, under the heading FRES 1010 and 1020, designed to introduce new students to research, study and the intellectual life of the University of Georgia. For some students FRES seminars serve as an entry to the major. The program is in its fifth year and has been extremely popular with the students who enroll.
To propose a seminar, complete the on-line form at www.franklin.uga.edu/dstaff/admin/proposal.htm or send proposals to Freshman Seminar Program, 310-F New College (hruppers@franklin.uga.edu). Proposals should include a title and brief description and should indicate the class period, day, and semester in which you wish to teach.
Links to lists of seminars taught in the past, along with more information about the program, including sample syllabi and answers to questions frequently asked by seminar instructors, are also on the Web, at www.franklin.uga.edu/dstaff/hruppers/freshsem.
Enrollment in the seminars is open to all freshmen. Seminars typically enroll 15 students and meet for one 50-minute session per week; more than half will be scheduled for fall term. Other ways of scheduling the class are possible. Seminars may be taught Pass/Fail (FRES 1010) or traditionally graded A-F (FRES 1020). The traditionally graded approach appears to be more successful. Students receive an hour of academic credit towards graduation for the class.
Creative, innovative proposals are encouraged. You may teach a seminar on your own or with one or more colleagues. Your topic may lie within a single discipline or may cross disciplines. Some faculty teach “introduction-to-the-major” seminars. We are looking for seminars that reflect the diverse talents, interests, and research skills of faculty at the University of Georgia.

Personal training sign-ups
The department of recreational sports offers a personal-training program for all faculty, staff and students with access to the Ramsey Student Center. Working with a trainer is one of the most successful ways to improve health and fitness.
For more information, or to sign up for the program, contact recreational sports at 542-5060 or visit the Web site at www.uga.edu/recsports.

Study participants
Women in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and between the ages of 18 and 40 are needed for a study in the department of exercise science aimed at better understanding the changes in physical activity and back function that occur during pregnancy. Participants can receive gift certificates up to $50. For more information, call Melanie at 542-4138.

Staff Council newsletter
The January edition of the “The Staff Voice” has now been posted to the Web. To read it, go to www.uga.edu/ugasc/ and click on “newsletters.”

Sports medicine lectures
UGA’s sports medicine department has joined with St. Mary’s Hospital to offer a year-long series of monthly lectures to provide information on sports injuries to area coaches, athletic trainers, medical staff and others. Each lecture will bring together an expert from UGA and a physician in sports medicine.
Lectures will be held at St. Mary’s Hospital on the last Monday evening each month, beginning at 7 p.m. The first lecture, scheduled for Jan. 28, will deal with posterior knee dislocation and will be presented by Ron Courson, director of sports medicine for the Athletic Association, and David Sailors, a surgeon on the St. Mary’s staff.
The lectures are free but pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, call 355-7788.


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