As Ball State continues to refine its strategic plan, you are invited to participate in the next open forum, Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Multicultural Center Multipurpose Room. This forum will focus on Community Engagement: Our Campus: Our Community.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to share their insights on how we can enhance existing partnerships, develop new collaborations, and support ongoing initiatives like our distinctive partnership with Muncie Community Schools and Immersive Learning courses.
Here are the full details of Wednesday’s open forum:
Community Engagement: Our Campus: Our Community
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 | 10-11:30 a.m. | Multicultural Center Multipurpose Room
During this forum, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on how we can enhance existing relationships and partnerships and develop new partnerships that revitalize and sustain the communities that we serve. To prepare for this discussion, please consider how we—individually and collectively—can support ongoing initiatives, including our distinctive partnership with Muncie Community Schools and our many and varied immersive learning courses. We are especially interested in your suggestions for new initiatives that will increase the depth and breadth of the impact of our long-standing commitment to community engagement.
Here are the details of future forums:
The Future of Teaching and Learning
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 | 1:30-3 p.m. | Emens Auditorium Hospitality Suite
During this forum, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on how our programs and pedagogy should continue to adapt to new technologies and the changing interests and needs of learners in the 21st Century. To prepare for the discussion, please reflect on various topics, including instructional design, collaborative learning, advising, coaching, and mentoring of our students. Please also consider how innovative faculty research informs and enhances the future of teaching and learning.
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Our Enduring Commitment to Inclusiveness
Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 | 3:30-5 p.m. | Student Center Ballroom
During this forum, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on how we—individually and collectively—can enhance our commitment to our enduring value of inclusiveness, which we define as our “commitment to respect and embrace equity, inclusion, and diversity in people, ideas, and opinions.” To prepare for the discussion, please consider how we can develop a comprehensive set of initiatives that demonstrate our support for our complementary commitments to inclusive excellence, freedom of expression, and academic freedom.