Dan and Carole Burack
President’s Distinguished Lecture Series
Present a Faculty Interactive
Session with Kristen Renn, Ph.D.
“At the Intersection of
Teaching, Learning and Identity:
Creating Conditions to Support
Success for Diverse Students”
Date: Monday, February 4th,
2013
Time: 9:00 – 11:30 AM
This workshop will support
participants in increasing their understanding of the
practical and theoretical steps for creating more inclusive
and critically engaging spaces for learning for all our
students.
At UVM we believe that diversity
is an asset to institutions and to learning, yet as faculty /
instructors we are challenged to create learning environments
that are welcoming to all.
This session addresses the fact
that students come to higher education from a variety of
backgrounds, identities, and values.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - ENDS
Friday, February 1st, 2013
Please send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] , with your
name, e-mail address, department and contact number. Please
specify that you would like to attend the Faculty Interactive
Session
Dr. Kristen Renn is a Professor of
Higher, Adult & Lifelong Education (HALE) at Michigan
State University. She was a student affairs professional for
12 years before joining the faculty. Her research and
teachings focuses on issues of identity in higher education,
including studies of mixed race identities; lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students; and leaders of
identity-based student organizations. She is currently
conducting an international study of women’s higher education,
funded by the Spencer Foundation, which has brought her to 15
women’s colleges and universities in 11 countries. Her website
is: http://www.msu.edu/~renn.