PIO Open Meeting June 19, 2020 Special Guests Provost Jen Bott Nancy Mansberger, Academic Labor Relations John Ware, AFT Michigan From Nancy Mansberger: Several conversations with AAUP reps: we are all concerned about transparency There really is no playbook, but we are trying to communicate as openly as frequently as we know how Very concerned …
As the university draws nearer to an announcement regarding fall semester plans, we know that our members have a lot of questions for administration. As an executive board, we believe strongly in building relationships with administrators and finding opportunities to connect our members to those making decisions about our future. We are delighted to announce …
As Communications Officer, I’ve had the privilege of representing PIO this past spring and summer on the Joint Instructional Advisory Committee (JIAC). JIAC was created to help instructors transition in-person courses to online courses when the university decided to convene as online-only for Summer I courses. Our conversations have ranged from pedagogical to technical and …
As mentioned in our last membership email, Provost Bott held a virtual Town Hall event to address some faculty concerns regarding plans for the upcoming semester in response to COVID-19. Here is a summary from member Rob Zimmer, who attended the Town Hall: There was nothing stated to be a decision, i.e. “this is what …
At the request of our members, we are holding virtual meetings for PIO members to address questions and concerns on the third Friday of each month. Our next meeting will be June 19th at 10:00 a.m. These meetings were previously referred to as “Town Halls”, but since that phrase is being widely used right now by other …
The Office of Faculty Development is providing a new virtual workshop, “Active Learning Strategies: Virtual Possibilities,” June 17, 2020 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. This 90 minute workshop led by Dr. Elise DeCamp is designed to support current faculty, graduate students, and part-time instructors with insights into how to engage students through active learning strategies in …
