CPPSET Newsletter

The recent expansion of the CPPS to the CPPSET department has resulted in a consolidation of communications related to PPS and long-standing faculty development opportunities and activities as well as emerging educational developments across our campus. This newsletter will be sent out on a regular basis. All things CPPSET may also be accessed on our new Google Site (this link is also found on the Faculty & Staff page), and email contact for CPPSET is made at cppset@guilford.edu.

Of course, Mark (justadmj@guilford.edu) and Sonalini (saprask@guilford.edu) are always eager to hear from you. And this year we have Guilford Senior, Jillian Morrison, serving as the inaugural CPPSET Student Fellow.

October 6th -- Faculty Advising, Guided Discovery

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Greetings from Guided Discovery! The semester is in full swing, and Spring Registration is right around the corner, so we’d like to provide a few advising resources and highlights:

• Check out our website! There a number of useful resources and information found on our site for students and faculty alike, including:

• Upcoming Guided Discovery Events

• Degree planning and registration tools for students

• Guidance on job/internship searching, resume and cover letters, grad school prep, interview prep, etc. for students

• Request a presentation in your classroom

• The most recent Advising Manual, which has lots of guidance and information for academic advising with students.

• We launched a Virtual Help Desk this semester! Our Integrated Advising Mentors are waiting and ready to assist students, faculty, staff, and any other guests with a range of services, including Banner/Navigate help, course registration help, resume/cover letter critique, and general questions. The Virtual desk is a Zoom room via this link (guilford.zoom.us/my/gdhelpdesk), and the semester hours are Monday – Wednesday 9am – 4:30pm; Thursday 11am – 4pm; and Friday 9:30am – 4pm. This information can always be found on the homepage of our website.

• As always, students may schedule appointments with their Guides via Navigate. We continue to meet virtually with students by Google Meeting, Zoom, or phone based on their appointment time.

• The deadlines for students to register internships for class credit this semester are: September 28th (4 credits), October 7th (3 credits), November 4th (1-2 credits). Inquiries for internship search/registration for this semester and continuing into Spring 2021 can be directed to Amber Slade (sladea@guilford.edu).

• PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Faculty participation in the Major Mixer, the week of November 2nd, will be crucial to making this event as successful as last year! Interested students (and those who didn’t even know they were interested) will learn more about the available programs at Guilford, gather information about possible majors, and find out what opportunities might be available to them. It is a great chance to recruit students!

Please let the Guides know if you have any questions or would like to connect. You can reach us at guideddiscovery@guilford.edu, or contact a specific Guide.

October 27, Speakup, Damon Akins

Details to follow. Questions about Guilford's QEP may be addressed to Damon at speakup@guilford.edu.

The pandemic has interrupted our ability to gather together and informally share news and concerns with one another over lunch. A minor interruption in the big picture, but still a real loss. So, this fall we are offering two versions of faculty lunch to allow at least some our prior "normal" to be a part of the week.

First, for those on campus, Wednesday lunch is available in the Cafeteria by signing in at the front desk. We are foregoing the use of "swipes" for the time being so lunch is available only on Wednesday. IRL faculty lunch will be available through Nov. 19th.

Second, a series of virtual faculty lunches is being held on Wednesday's from 1pm – 2pm from Sept 30th through Dec 2nd. These unrecorded zoom sessions will be a chance to catch up with each other with some informal presentations from faculty and staff mixed in to keep us informed. Please join us virtually as you are interested and able:

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CPPSET welcomes the 2020-2021 class of CPPSET Faculty Fellows. These four members of the Guilford faculty have joined the Center's collaborative team to take on new or existing PPS or Excellence in Teaching projects. Our Faculty Fellows for this year include:

Naadiya Hasan, Sociology/Anthropology (Inclusive Pedagogy Fellow)

Holly Peterson, Geology

Sarah Thuesen, History

Zulfiya Tursunova, Peace and Conflict Studies

2020-2021 marks the 13th year of the PPS Scholars Program. This selective program combines theoretical and engaged learning opportunities for students from any major or over the course of one academic year. A funded summer internship rounds out the program requirements where students have worked with organizations across sectors, across the nation, and across the globe.

The PPS Scholars Program is currently guided by CPPSET Assistant Director Sonalini Sapra who also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor in Political Science. The 13th class of PPS Scholars includes 16 students. We are excited to have 16 new PPS Scholars with us this year:

*Salwa Ahmad *Austin Bailey *Leo Blain *Emma English *Tinyah Ervin

*Marisabel Guzman Cruz *Milene Henriques *Juliana Hubbard *Chloe Jeffers

*Diyaa Kaufman *Axel Lemus Tetetla *Jennifer Marquez Trejo *Kalkidan Miller

*Maya Pettway *Brandon Sisnett *Andrew Winter

The work of CPPSET is only possible with the incredible support and active collaboration of our many colleagues, departments, programs, friends, and alums. No group is more important to our work than the Faculty Development and Excellence in Teaching Committee. The FDET Committee is chaired by Michele Malotky and Karen Spira and includes Zhihong Chen, Mark Justad, Christian Matheis, Sonalini Sapra, Tierney Steelberg, Sarah Thuesen, and Jillian Morrison.

The Guilford College CPPSET houses the Principled Problem Solving and the Excellence in Teaching programs. 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
Location: 5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC, USA
Phone: (336) 316-2853
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cppsatguilfordcollege