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Featured Events

ConnectMORE
Friday, November 15
3-4:30 p.m. in the Weller Room (Library 212)

Have you ever worried about how best to help a student in crisis? How about a student who appears to be having a panic attack during an exam? Or a student who lets you know they are going home for two weeks because a sibling is seriously ill? 

This special edition of ConnectMORE, facilitated by Leya Moore, Ph.D. and Julia Routbort, Ph.D., is designed to help faculty members respond empathically and effectively to students experiencing moments of crisis, distress and or mental health challenges. The 90 minute workshop is interactive and experiential. We�ll focus on enhancing listening, asking and responding skills and on making sure you know about campus resources (and know how to access them). We�ll also talk about how to set limits consistently and empathically in ways that fit your pedagogy and style. You�ll get some ConnectMORE swag and a sticker you can choose to display your support for student mental health. 

Please RSVP to mailto:kford@skidmore.eduby November 11. If you have questions about the workshop, please contact jroutbor@skidmore.edu or lmoore2@skidmore.edu.

Student Advisory Group

Beginning with a 10-minute video that centers student voices, this event will engage faculty and staff in a discussion about the positive, and challenging, aspects of ůůֱ²¥ï¿½s campus climate, and highlight how you can help. Snacks will be provided; please RSVP here. 

Featured Faculty/Staff

In the past, she has co-taught classes with social justice advocates from Mexico, documentary filmmakers, and former students immersed in social justice efforts. At ůůֱ²¥ College, Professor Hern�ndez has developed a course (SOC 251D Latinx Communities) that gives students applied sociology skills. Together with the Saratoga Immigration Coalition (SIC), her students have worked on programming to raise awareness about the inequities Latinx migrants face in the local community. She continues this relationship and plans to develop this aspect of her course further this coming spring. 

Finally, Professor Hern�ndez�s family history of migration � she was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and migrated to Los Angeles, California at the age of one � as well as her intersecting identities as a first-generation college graduate from a working-class background, has impacted how she mentors students, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds.

Featured CLTL Student

Student Voices

"I can never stress how important cultivating spaces where marginalized folk are listened to and respected is. There have been so many instances where I have felt silenced both academically and socially on campus. The spaces where I have experienced the most healing, radical truth-telling, and transformative learning were intentional in ensuring that marginalized voices are not only listened to but valued."

Other Events

• Pedagogy Cluster Applications (Round 4) are due on December 2
• Scholarly and Creative Endeavors (SCE) Groups are ongoing Mondays-Thursdays during the Fall. For more, see the website.
• Science Faculty Discussion Group meets on 11/7, 11/21, 12/5 at 4:15 p.m. in the Lucy Scribner Library, the Weller Room (212).

News and Resources

• If you want to request use of the Weller Room, please use this form.
• Join the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. 
• Check out this article on inclusive pedagogy
• Kristie Ford�s CLTL office hours are Wednesdays, 11-12 noon, Thursdays 9:30-10:30 a.m., or by appointment. I welcome student, staff, and faculty visitors and input into how the CLTL can best serve you.  

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