Faculty+Poster+Exhibition+and+Tea

The culminating event for faculty development during 2008-2009 is the **Poster Exhibition and Tea** in the Bell Center Lobby on April 15, 2009. PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT!
 * Faculty Poster Exhibition and Tea **
 *  DATE ||   ACTIVITY  ||  DAY  ||  TIME  ||  LOCATION  ||
 * ** 04-15-09  ** ||  Faculty Poster Exhibition & Tea  ||  Wed  ||  1:00 – 4:00  ||  Bell Center Lobby  ||

The Poster Exhibition will showcase faculty scholarship at MidAmerica. Scholarship encompasses both performance and personhood and posters reflecting one or more of following areas will be accepted for display. Extended definitions of the three areas appear below this table. University Motto ** ||     **  To Learn  ** ** (Information)  ** ||     **  To Serve  ** ** (Vocation)  ** ||     **  To Be  ** ** (Incarnation)  ** || ** Domains of Scholarship  ** ||       Scholarship of     ** Discovery ** Scholarship of **Integration** ||       Scholarship of **Application** Scholarship of    ** Teaching **   || Scholarly ** Character ** Scholarly ** Presence ** || ** Foundational literature on scholarship  ** ||     Ernest Boyer’s model of scholarship ||       Ernest Boyer’s model of scholarship ||       Parker Palmer’s vision of scholarship || ** What does  ** ** scholarship  ** **  look like at MNU? ** ||     Degree completion Research Continuing education Interdisciplinary inquiry Collaborative projects Writing/presenting  || Professional practice Professional consultation Professional performance Improved pedagogy Compiled bibliographies Course re/design  || Self-reflection Formation Relationship Hospitality Mentoring Collaboration  ||

 ·  //__ Scholarship of Discovery __// : Faculty who conduct investigations and research that uncover new knowledge are involved in the scholarship of discovery. Although research and doctorate-granting institutions are the pacesetters in uncovering new areas of understanding, comprehensive institutions may employ a few faculty members who engage the scholarship of discovery. These individuals, though few in number, make a valuable contribution by helping to set the intellectual climate of the institution.  ·  //__ Scholarship of Integration __// : Integrative scholarship requires the professor to engage in serious and deliberative work to bring meaning to various facts or data of a given discipline or to build bridges between disciplines through synthesizing knowledge. This is interpretive work and involves the consideration of how knowledge fits together, how this can best be communicated to students, and how integrative works shed new light on various intellectual problems.  ·  //__ Scholarship of Application __// : Scholars who engage in the dissemination and application of their knowledge to address real life problems are serving an important function in our academic community. This type of work applies discipline knowledge to important societal and institutional problems. It has sometimes been referred to as the scholarship of practice or scholarship of engagement (Braxton, Luckey, & Helland, 2002).  ·  //__ Scholarship of Teaching __//__ : __ Here we are referring to the dynamic and relevant dissemination of information through effective pedagogical formats that promotes student learning. Scholarly teaching is current and instep with student learning styles, it requires creativity and dedication both to student learning and to professional development.  ·  //__ Scholarly Character: __// Within the Christian tradition, scholarly character reflects and reveals the character of Christ, the One who is the master teacher. Incarnational teachers demonstrate that unless knowledge produces a life of wisdom, it falls short. Scholarly character is seen in the teacher who models a way of learning in which education encompasses personal renewal as well as knowledge acquisition.  ·  //__ Scholarly Presence: __// Within the Christian tradition, scholarly presence is felt when the teacher creates hospitable spaces for careful listening and deep connection. Through scholarly presence, students encounter the teacher not only as instructor but also as friend and guide. While scholarly presence may be broadly recognized by many, it can be fully known only within the context of personal relationship. Scholarly presence is practiced through speaking with Christlike grace and truth, through covenantally walking //with// students on their academic and developmental journeys, and through helping them to identify and celebrate their emerging strengths. ** We will give you updates about submitting a poster for the exhibition as the year progresses. Begin to consider a possible topic that will combine both text and graphics to describe your scholarly work. Posters may be constructed from tri-fold cardboard or as displays created in PowerPoint. Go to the following websites for information about creating professional posters: Creating Effective Poster Presentations: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/index.html To create a poster in PowerPoint, view this Park University demonstration: http://www.park.edu/cetl/quicktips/index.html For a downloadable PowerPoint poster template, go to  http://www.posterpresentations.com/html/free_poster_templates.html Colorado State University’s Writing Guidelines for Poster Sessions: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/
 * To Learn (information): **
 * To Serve (vocation): **
 * To Be (incarnation): **
 * The responsibility for gathering, cataloguing and presenting evidence of faculty scholarship begins with each faculty member, and presenting a poster at the exhibition is a great way to begin this process!