Faculty Development Series
Each semester, the Office of the Dean of the Faculty presents a workshop or facilitated conversation led by a Trinity faculty, staff member, or community member on a topic of interest to the faculty.
Fall 2024
From Coping to Healing: Understanding and Practicing a Healing-Centered Approach in Higher Education
A workshop for faculty and staff
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall (no RSVP needed)
When working in higher education, historically rooted and culturally reinforced forms of discrimination perpetuate psychological distress for faculty, staff, and students. The human consequence of such stress and trauma can contribute to significant burnout as well as impaired learning and workforce challenges. The Counseling and Wellness Center and the Offices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Dean of Faculty are collaborating to offer faculty and staff this workshop. Dr. Javeed Sukhera is the Chair of Psychiatry at the Institute of Living (IOL) and Chief of Psychiatry at Hartford Hospital, will outline several key aspects of a healing centered approach to working in higher education. A healing centered approach emphasizes the role of community, cultural authenticity, and self-knowledge to advance healing while foregrounding strength, resistance, and radical hope.
Dr. Sukhera is the Founding Director of the Center for Research on Racial Trauma and Community Healing. He is an internationally recognized health professions education researcher and thought leader. His research program explores novel approaches to addressing stigma and bias among health professionals and he has also been involved in advocacy and cross-sectoral work in education, policing, and community services.
Grants 101
Thursday, November 14, 2024 (new date and location)
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Dagremond Family Commons, Hallden Hall
Lunch provided (no RSVP needed)
Please join us for an information session presented by Amy Myerson, Senior Director of the Grants Office at Trinity, and Terri Williams, Director of Faculty Grants and Sponsored Research. This event is designed for new faculty, faculty who have not submitted external grant proposals at Trinity, and faculty who would like to sharpen their understanding of the grants process. This training is general and appropriate for faculty across all disciplines.
Amy and Terri will introduce the Grants Office team, its functions, and the internal process, as well as offer resources and tips (and pitfalls to avoid) to increase your odds of success. Topics will include budget development, setting up detailed searches for grant opportunities to meet your needs, and grants-related information not covered in grad school. The Grants Office will be joined by faculty who have recently successfully received grants including Dang Do, Laura Holt, Mike Puljung, and Rebecca Pappas.
Making Book: A Workshop for Any Academic Writer Taking a Writing Project from Manuscript to Published book
Friday March 7, 2025
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Dangremond Family Commons, Hallden Hall
Limited to 20 participants; register here
What do you need to do to turn a book-length manuscript into a published book? What holds you back? How do you know when what you’ve got is in its best possible shape? What should you be looking for in your work? What will a publisher be looking for in your work? The goal of this practical workshop is to focus on strengthening your own work in progress and to build confidence in your ability to get to your goal: being published and sharing your work with the world.
William Germano is professor of English and former dean of humanities and social sciences at Cooper Union in New York City. Before joining Cooper Union, he served as editor-in-chief at Columbia University Press and, as vice-president and editorial director at Routledge. He is the author of four books on writing and teaching: Getting It Published, From Dissertation to Book, On Revision (all from Chicago UP) and, with Kit Nicholls, Syllabus(Princeton UP).
Participants are requested to submit one month in advance of the session a proposal (not more than ten pages, please) for the work in progress. Each proposal will receive written feedback in advance of the workshop.
Past Events
How to Be a Chair
Thursday, September 12, 2024
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.
Reese Room, Smith House
In this program intended for current and future chairs, Kevin Dettmar, W. M. Keck Professor of English, Co-Chair of Theater, and Director of the Humanities Studio at Pomona College and author of How to Chair a Department (Hopkins Press) offers practical advice on hiring, mentoring, working with administrators, dealing with conflict, and more.
Op-Ed Writing Workshop: Write to Change the World
October 2024 (various dates)
Online (registration closed)
The Offices of the Dean of the Faculty, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Human Resources are collaborating to offer faculty and staff the opportunity to participate in The OpEd Project’s core “Write To Change The World” workshop, a discovery-based interrogation of authority and knowledge, that walks participants through a method for changing hearts and minds, connects them to a network of journalist mentors, and results in them publishing op-eds (if they wish). It also provides valuable tools for anyone seeking to build a case for something new (new book, new business, new policy, new idea, etc.). It is 100 percent virtual and typically takes place over two days. Those who complete the workshop will also receive one month of access to their weekly “Ask a Journalist” office hours and to their pool of journalist mentors for individual feedback on op-ed drafts.
For more information about this series or to suggest a topic, please contact Professor Sarah Raskin, Associate Dean for Faculty Development.
