THE FACULTY MEMBER IN CONTEMPORARY HIGHER EDUCATION

Location: University of Victoria,

Staff: William Bergquist and Gene Rice

Dates: July 22 (Monday) (1:00pm)-July 26 (Friday) (5:00pm), 1985

Time Schedule: 8:30 am - 9:30 pm

Tuition Fees: $400.00

Room and Board at the University of Victoria: Approximately $150.00

FOCUS OF THE SEMINAR

Faculty members in contemporary higher education are facing a variety of crises that relate to their personal lives as well as their professional endeavors. Many faculty members are becoming bored or disenchanted with their teaching and research, their institutional responsibilities, and even their discipline. They seek out new ways of relating to their colleagues, to their students and to worlds of thought and action. This seminar addresses these concerns through focusing on the role of faculty member as innovator, observer, learner and one "who does and cares."

THE SEMINAR STRUCTURE

Three sessions of three hours duration will be offered each day during this intensive five day program. Each session will address one of the four faculty roles. Participants will be encouraged to participate in at least two of the three sessions, as well as in various “extra-curricular” events.

FACULTY MEMBER AS INNOVATOR

The theme of innovation will be addressed through the review of theories, models and research on the diffusion of innovation, processes of change in collegiate settings, and the nature and dynamics of collegiate cultures. Case studies and simulations will provide additional experiential input. Steps in an organization consultation process will be described and rehearsed, with a focus on the unique properties of collegiate organizations.