The document provides an agenda for a Faculty Institute at Dillard University from January 4-6, 2010. The institute includes sessions on critical thinking, the Quality Enhancement Program, Live Text, academic advising, classroom management, and finding funding. It also lists workshops on grant writing techniques to be led by an experienced director of research development.

1. Dillard University
FACULTY INSTITUTE
CENTER FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY
JANUARY 4-6, 2010
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2. Tuesday, January 4th
PSB Classrooms 131 and 135 1st Floor
Quality Enhancement Program: Integrative Assignment and Critical Thinking
Dr. Ramona Jean-Perkins, Director, Quality Enhancement Plan
Dr. Kim Chavis, Director, the Academy of Assessment Learning, and Outcomes,
Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, LA
Required for LC/QEP Faculty
8:30 – 9:00 Welcome, Overview, Objectives
9:00 – 9:15 Highlights – Fall 2010
9:15 – 9:45 SWAT
9:45 – 10:45 Integrated Learning Assignment – The Big Oil Spill: What is the Impact?
10:45 – 11:00 BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 Working Lunch – Overview of Live Text
1:00 – 2:45 Live Text
Input: Syllabus, Integrated Assignment, Rubric, Other
2:45 – 3:15 QEP Structure
Roles & Responsibilities of Team & Cluster Leaders
Timeline of Activities
Cohort Participants
CTLAT / QEP Faculty Schedule
QEP Student Schedule (Monthly Meetings)
Registration Procedures
Faculty Research QEP
3:00 Department Meetings Chairs

3. 4:00 College Meetings Deans
Wednesday, January 5th
Academic Advising
8:30-3:00
Refreshments
Required for All Faculty
9:00 – 9:15 Academic Assessments Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins
Uploading Your Assessment in Digital Dropbox Dr. Azubike Okpalaeze
9:15 – 10:15 Academic Advisements, Registration and Grading
Advising, Registering and Reviewing the Transcript Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins
DU Cares Dr. Henrietta Harris
CIRP
Jenzabar – Grade Submission Ms. Pamela England & Mr. James Hobbs
Administration of D, F, FA, W, I
Grade Submission Issues: Verification, Default Grade
Holds: Financial, Health, Pre-requisites etc.
MyDU Ms. Pamela England & Robert Mitchell
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Serving Students in Higher Education, Especially at HBCUs
Dillard Students Today Dr. Barnes Teamer & Alicia Cyprian
Noel Levitz and Financial Leveraging
ACT/SAT Scores
College Readiness

4. 11:00-11:30 SOAR Dr. Alicia Cyprian
Plan of Action Drs. Henrietta Harris & Phyllis Worthy Dawkins
11:30 – 12:00 Classroom Management Drs. Dorothy Smith and Phyllis Worthy Dawkins
12-1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Faculty Role Provost and Associate Provost
2:00-3:00 Faculty Morale Focus Group Discussions Reverend Gail Bowman
GRANTWINNERS SEMINARS
Workshops for Academic Researchers
Robert Porter, Ph. D.
Conducted by the Office of Sponsored Programs
3:00 – 5:00
All Faculty Invited to Attend: Please RSVP by Monday, January 3, 2011 - Limit to 30
FINDING FUNDING
The search for funding can be both time consuming and frustrating. Online databases are
becoming increasingly important in helping scholars to quickly identify potential sponsors for
their research. This "hands on" workshop will focus on the use of powerful tools such as
Community of Science, the Foundation Center and Grants.gov. Search techniques for web sites
of federal agencies will also be covered, with plenty of time for participants to practice their
skills. (Note: This workshop requires a computer laboratory or a laptop computer with wireless
capability)
WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANTS
For those who are new to the grant game, this introductory workshop covers basic principles of
good grant writing, starting with the phrasing of a compelling research theme to the actual
construction of the proposal itself. Major differences between traditional "academic prose" and
persuasive grant writing are highlighted. Common pitfalls that can lead to early rejection of
good ideas are reviewed, matched with practical strategies for better writing. Special attention

5. will be paid to the perspectives of grant reviewers and how to write in ways that will meet their
expectations.
• Killer mistakes in grant writing and how to avoid them
• Two critical steps that will double your chances for success
• How to win over the grant reviewer
• Simple keys to a more powerful writing style
• Visualization: Using illustrations to "sell" your project
WORKSHOP LEADER
Robert Porter, Ph. D., has presented grant writing workshops at leading universities and medical
schools nationally. Currently Director of Research Development at the University of Tennessee,
Dr. Porter has thirty years' experience as a tenured professor, private consultant and research
administrator. His proposals have won more than $8 million in awards from government
agencies and private foundations. A national leader in the growing field of research
development, he has presented papers and workshops on grant writing at national conferences
and has published prize-winning articles in the Journal of Research Administration and Research
Management Review. Dr. Porter has previously taught at Virginia Tech, Swarthmore College,
Susquehanna University and Eastern Washington University. He holds graduate degrees in
Speech Communications from the University of Michigan.
January 6, 2010 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
New Faculty and Adjunct Orientation
PSB 2nd Floor, Nursing Seminar Room