Drawing inspiration from the efforts led by the (Modern Language Association (ConnectedAcademics) and the American Historical Association (Career Diversity) to reimagine doctoral training, the Fall 2018 RDE Faculty Retreat — taking place Sept. 28–29 and Oct. 6 — will focus on the best pedagogical practices for instilling capacities essential for success both within academia and in the world beyond. Presentations and hands-on workshops will cover areas such as project management, collaborative research and writing, communicating with multiple audiences, and building partnerships with community organizations. Participants will receive a $500 honorarium.
The deadline to apply has passed.
Workshop Agenda
Friday, September 28, 2018 (9a to 5p)
9:00 to 9:30 Introductions and Overview
9:30 to 10:30 Presentation #1: The Big Picture
Kathryn Temple, English, Georgetown University
11:00 to 12:30 Workshop #1: Connected
facilitator: Stacy Hartman, Project Manager, Connected Academics
12:30 to 1:30 Working Lunch #1: The Local Humanities Ecosystem (Museums and the Arts)
Lois Conley, The Griot Museum of Black History
Jess Luther, KWMU
Kelly Pollock, Center of Creative Arts
Elizabeth Wyckoff, Saint Louis Art Museum
1:30 to 2:30 Presentation #2: The Humanities and Their Publics
Stephen Aron, History, University of California, Los Angeles
3:00 to 4:30 Workshop #2: Podcasts and Publics
Pannill Camp, Performing Arts, WUSTL
Melanie Micir, English, WUSTL
Saturday, September 29, 2018 (9a to 4p)
9:00 to 10:30 Presentation #3: Design, Curation, and Exhibition
Abigail McEwen, Art History, University of Maryland
11:00 to 12:30 Workshop #3: Design and Exhibition
Samuel Shearer, Weil Post-Doctoral Fellow, Center for the Humanities, WUSTL
Betha Whitlow, Curator of Visual Resources, Art History, WUSTL
12:30 to 1:30 Working Lunch #2: The Local Humanities Ecosystem (Education)
Eleanor Des Prez, English, Burroughs High School
Haliday Douglas, St. Louis Public Schools
Nadia Ghasedi, Special Collections, WUSTL Libraries
Layla Goushey, St. Louis Community College
1:30 to 3:00 RDE Support for Cross-Training, Curricular Innovation and Studiolabs
Saturday, October 6, 2018 (9a to 12p)
9:30 to 11:00 Presentation #5: Training Graduate Students for Community College Teaching
Cathy Davidson, Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the Futures Initiative, City University of New York Graduate Center
11:00 to 12:00 Wrap-up
If you have any questions, please contact Jean Allman at jallman@wustl.edu.
Note: An earlier call for applications listed the workshop dates as Sept. 14-15 and Oct. 6. The first workshop meetings were rescheduled in May 2018.