Guilford's CPPSET Newsletter

This is my last newsletter and my last week at Guilford College. My time here was short, much too short. What I will miss most are all the people I have met here and worked with. Guilford is a special place and that is due largely to the people who have labored to nurture this liberal arts institution in the face of so many obstacles. I will miss you all and wish I could gather you up and steal you away.

There is much I will take from my time with you all. The greatest is how much a democratic society like the one we live and work in relies on institutions like Guilford, and how much such institutions rely on the day-to-day work of staff and faculty. I can lean hard into cynicism. It can be hard not to at times. But I saw so many people at Guilford who understood the stakes involved in education while not losing sight of the person in front of you. People here work too hard. We all know this. I am grateful, still, to know you all and the commitments and vision you bring here every day, even though it can be a struggle.

Thank you all, and if you need to get a hold of me, you can email me at josephwl@gmail.com. I will still live with my husband in Winston-Salem. I hope the friendships I have made here can be lifelong.

Peace,

Joe Wiinikka-Lydon

Yes, Joe, your time with us was too short! I do have to say, however, that you have made a substantial impact on the Center and the College. We are excited to see you take on a new and important challenge and we wish you well. And, as they say, don't be a stranger (Is that even possible for you? I doubt it.).

2021-2022 has been a busy and meaningful one for the Center. Below we offer a taste of what has been happening and what is being teed up for the coming year. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns. Information about all things CPPSET may be found on our Google Site and I can be reached by phone at x2853 or by email at justadmj@guilford.edu or via the center's email address cppset@guilford.edu.

Be well.

Mark

• Standing Calls for Proposals
• 2021-2022 Educational Development Grants Activity
  
• Invitation from Alumni Engagement
  
• Updates
• People, Friends, and Partners
• About CPPSET

Internal grants for educational development are available for all teaching faculty. A complete list of the funding sources and their respective application criteria can be found here. The online application can be found here.

Applications are accepted on a continuing basis but are evaluated and funded following four submission deadlines: Sept 30th, November 30th, March 30th, and April 30th. We will send out reminders closer to the deadlines but please keep these dates in mind as you plan your work for the year. Applications made over the summer will routinely be included in the Sept 30th grouping of requests for review and approval. Please reach out to us if you have a need that you believe needs more immediate attention and we will attempt to address it.

We are fortunate to have the continuing financial support from our PPS Endowment and our Mellon Grant for Edge related faculty development. These $1,000 grants are available to support projects in four areas as described in this document.

The PPS Endowment continues to offer educational development grants for faculty and staff for work that advances values-based teaching and learning. Support for individuals, departments, or programs are described on the Center's Grant Applications page.

Part of Guilford's Edge is to support students developing ethical leadership skills and knowledge. CPPSET is offering stipends for individuals or departments interested in writing white papers to explore the following:

• How the history, method, content, or problems of your particular discipline might enhance Guilford students' understanding, goals, and practices related to ethical leadership.

• How a more intentional focus on ethical leadership in your discipline might inform and advance the work of the discipline itself.

Any teaching faculty or educational support faculty member can write a white paper for their department or for an academic program they are affiliated with (including interdisciplinary majors, as well as minors). A stipend of $1000 will be awarded to an individual author. If there is a team of authors for a white paper, the lead author will receive the full stipend and affiliated authors $500. The paper should be around 10 pages long, though it can be longer.

This is a rolling invitation with deadlines arranged with the author upon completion of a brief proposal.

CPPSET staff and, when possible, the Faculty Development and Excellence in Teaching and Committee, will evaluate all applications and respond with an explanation of any approved funding. Please note that decisions are based on the specifics of each project, as well as the overall budget situation of the funds we manage. In an effort to spread funding to more individuals, we take into account how much each individual has received in the past couple of years.

Please email cppset@guilford.edu if you are interested in the Ethical Leadership White Paper project.

Recipients of are required to submit the final white paper to CPPSET. It is recommended that recipients also share the white paper with their department.

The FDET/LTAC committee awarded proposals totaling nearly $130,000 during the past academic year. This includes approximately $25,000 awarded to support workshops over the course of the summer.

Are you traveling this summer? Would you be interested in meeting alumni, perhaps even former students, in the cities you visit? Nothing fancy, perhaps coffee or lunch? Lisa Lee in the alumni and parent engagement office would be happy to discuss possibilities based on the number of alums where you’re visiting and your interests. The alumni office will gladly pay for your coffee/lunch. Contact Lisa at llee4@guilford.edu.

The PPS Experience Minor guided by Professor Diya Abdo will resume in the fall of 2022. A two-year course of study with volunteer and project-based components, this minor collaborates closely with the ECAR program on campus and beyond. Look for PPS 151 on course schedule in the fall both in 2022 and 2023.

Through Guilford's Edge, the college committed itself to developing students into ethical leaders. Through a new program coordinator of ethical leadership, Amanda Szabo-Huff, and the faculty-staff Ethical Leadership Council, as well as CPPSET, the college is developing concrete resources for ethical leadership on campus.

This past year, CPPSET added ethical leadership to its mission, allowing it to better support related initiatives at Guilford:

• There will soon be a MY CQ where students will be able to engage ethical leadership.
• A new student fellowship program will be starting next year. 11 incoming students have been accepted for this program that involves a four-year engaged course of study and hands-on learning.
  
• The Ethical Leadership Fellowship Program is funded by a generous commitment from the Mosca Family and a matching commitment from the College. This portion of the CPPSET endowment has a goal of almost $4.5 million dollars.
  
• A search committee chaired by Philosophy Professor Nancy Daukas in nearing the completion their efforts aimed at hiring a Visiting Assistant Professor who will provide courses in both Ethical Leadership and Philosophy. This new faculty member will be a part of the newly named Religious Studies and Ethics department.
  

CPPSET is offering a new course, PPS 150: Profiles in Ethical Leadership, in the Fall 2022 three week session. The course will be taught by Mark Justad and second faculty member and it offers a broad introduction to the concept of ethical leadership for any interested student.

We want to thank our colleagues who served on the joint Faculty Development and Excellence in Teaching (FDET)/Learning Technology Advisory Committee (LTAC). Over the past year, educational development awards were reviewed and decided on by the joint committee. We are grateful to our members for all of their labors this year:

• Suzanne Bartels (Hege), LTAC co-chair
• Chad Phillips (Theater), LTAC co-chair
  
• Michele Malotky (Biology), FDET co-chair
• Joe Wiinikka-Lydon (CPPSET), FDET co-chair
• Gloria Thornton (IT&S), LTAC
  
• Garrett Collins (Hege), LTAC
  
• Michael Dutch (Business), LTAC
• Cynthia Nearman (English), FDET
• Sarah Thuesen (History), FDET
• Timothy Kircher (History), FDET
  
• Mark Justad (CPPSET), FDET ex officio

The 2022-3 academic year will see a return to the FDET and the conclusion of the joint committee structure. We are excited to work with the new members of the committee:

• Sarah Estow (Psychology)
• María Luisa Amado (SOAN)
• Cynthia Nearman (English and Creative Writing)
  

2022 Guilford Dialogues

CPPSET is proud to serve as a sponsor for the inaugural Guilford Dialogues event, the brainchild of Guilford's new president, Kyle Farmbry. The theme for this event, Building Strategies for Economic Inclusion, is a crucial matter for our world in 2022. And both the approach and content for this event are consonant with the insights that inspired the addition of PPS to the Guilford educational experience. More information about the Dialogues can be found here.

Guilford College Rise

CPPSET is also proud to serve as a sponsor for the first edition of Guilford College Rise. This two week institute for rising high school seniors will take place this summer. We anticipate having 10-15 students come to campus and experience Guilford first hand. More information on Guilford College Rise can be found here.

2022-2023 CPPSET Faculty Fellows

Next year we will have the largest group of Faculty Fellows since this program began. Look for fellowship project details later this summer, but here is the list of next year's fellows:

• Diya Abdo
• Zhihong Chen
• Naadiya Hasan
• Dave Limburg
  
• Cynthia Nearman
  
• Will Pizio
  
• Rachel Riskind
• Karen Spira

CPPSET Student Appointments for 2022-2023

Milene Henriques has been selected to serve as next year's CPPSET Student Fellow. Milene will be supporting CPPSET work in a range of capacities and assist in program development in cooperation with CPPSET staff. Milene is a rising senior majoring in Psychology who completed the PPS Scholar's Program and served as a PPS Peer Mentor.

Aileen Cerda and Mariam Sheriff have been selected to serve as PPS Peer Mentors for the 2022-2023 academic year. PPS Peer Mentors support students in the PPS Scholars Program and other PPS programming in collaboration with CPPSET staff and faculty. Aileen is a rising senior majoring in Political Science. Mariam is a rising senior majoring in Community & Justice Studies. Both Aileen and Mariam were 2021-2022 PPS Scholars.

PPS Scholars Program: Summer Internships

Fourteen 2021-2022 PPS Scholars completed their academic year coursework and small projects and are beginning their PPS Summer Internships. Look for a complete list of internship placements later this summer but a few details are currently in hand:

• Noely Bernier is working in Governor Cooper's office in Raleigh
• X Braithwaite has accepted a Student Teaching Fellowship with Uncommon Schools in Newark, NJ
  
• Grace Calus is interning with Student Action (with) Farmworkers based in Durham
• Grace Christensen is guiding youth programs for DiscNY in New York City
• Tait Fountain is analyzing cyber security matters for Dorcas Ministry in Cary
  
• Trevor Holder is undertaking a project on redistricting with the League of Women Voters in Greensboro
  

A comprehensive list of the internships completed by previous PPS Scholars across the years can be found here.

The PPS Scholars Program is guided by CPPSET Director Mark Justad.

We have had the privilege of working with Emma English and Alina Santos over the past few years here in our Center. Both of these amazing students have enriched the work of the center and lives of those associated with our work. Congratulations on completing your work at Guilford and capturing your undergraduate degrees. And we wish our best to Alina as she begins her professional life at Wesley Long Hospital and to Emma as she begins her legal studies at Washington University in St. Louis.

We also wanted to thank Diyaa Kaufman for her tenure this year as a CPPSET Student Fellow. She has one more year at Guilford, but we wanted to thank her for all of the work she helped us with.

The Guilford College CPPSET houses the Principled Problem Solving and the Excellence in Teaching programs. PPS includes a focus on both problem solving and ethical leadership. A unique academic center with a engaged teaching and learning focus, CPPSET develops and supports innovative programming for students as they seek to apply the practical liberal arts to real world problems. The Center also partners with Guilford faculty and staff in developing and supporting innovative educational development programs. To find out more, visit our website linked below or email us at cppset@guilford.edu.

Email: cppset@guilford.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/guilford.edu/cppset/home?authuser=0
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Phone: (336) 316-2853
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