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Faculty Forum Archives

Published since 1988, the Faculty Forum comes out on the 3rd Monday of each month. It is comprised of an opinion piece by a member of the faculty, staff or administration on an issue relevant to faculty at Western Carolina University. Responses to the pieces are published in the following issue.

Contact Chris Cooper to discuss your ideas for a submission, to send a response or for more information about the Faculty Forum.

Explore the Issues:

No. 12

Getting Old?" May 2012

No. 11

Extra! Extra!" April SEd, 2012

No. 10

Drive-thru Searching and One-Dimensional Books" April 2012

No. 9

Women in Higher Education" March 2012

No. 8

eBriefcase: Fact or Fiction" February SEd, 2012

No. 7

Thirteen and Counting" February 2012

No. 6

Must We Cut Off Our Thumbs?" January SEd, 2012

No. 5

A New Year's Resolution for WCU" January 2012

No. 4

It's About Community" December 2011

No. 3

What's in the Water" November 2011

No. 2

A Culture of Silence, Revisited" October 2011

No. 1

It Sure Looks Different From the Other Side" September 2011

No. 8 
"Terry, Thank You for the Conversation" May, 2008 (No Responses)

No. 7 
What Should We Tell the New Faculty Members April 2008 (Responses)

No. 6 
International Faculty at Western - An Untapped Resource March 2008 (No Responses)

No. 5 
WCU on iTunes U February 2008 (No Responses)

No. 4 
NSSE: What Is It and Why Should We Care? December 2007 (No Responses)

No. 3 
Due Process Before Discharge November 2007 (No Responses)

No. 2 
Rating My Professor: Online Student Course Evaluations October 2007 ( Responses)

No. 1 
Let's Be Serious About QEP September 2007 (Responses)

No. 8 
What You Can Do on "Movie Day" May 2007 ( No Responses)

No. 7 
Teaching in Classrooms: It May be New, but Show Me That It Works! April 2007 (No Responses)

No. 6 
Systemic Challenges Require Systemic Solutions (or, "Fore!") March 2007 (No Responses)

No. 5 
Service: If We Don't Do It, Who Will? February 2007 ( No Responses)

No. 4 
Simply Put: A QEP FAQ December 2006 (No Responses)

No. 3 
Do You Know About Net Op in the EC's? November 2006 (Responses)

No. 2 
The Vital Role of Faculty in Student Recruitment October 2006 (Responses)

No. 1 
Creating Connections: Applied Learning in a Public Setting September 2006 (Responses)

No. 8 
Should Applied Research Count Toward Tenure and Promotion May 2006 (No Responses)

No. 7 
The Liberal Studies Program: What FACULTY Have to Do With It April 2006 (Responses)

No. 6 
Henderson Redux March 2006 (Responses)

No. 5 
What Tiger Woods Taught Me About the Transition to Online Teaching February 2006 (Responses)

No. 4 
Status, Scholarship, and Freedom at State Comprehensive Universities December 2005 ( Responses)

No. 3 
Incorporating the Teaching of Writing into Science Classes November 2005 (Responses)

No. 2 
Student Reading Skill October 2005 (Responses)

No. 1 
Beyond Motivation: Engagement, Mindfulness, and Learning September 2005 (Responses)

No. 8 
Are We Ready to Commit to Civic Engagement? May 2005 (No Responses)

No. 7 
Evolution, Dodge Ball, Retention, and Kumbaya April 2005 (Responses)

No. 6 
Can We (Should We) Be "Politically Correct"? March 2005 (Responses)

No. 5 
WCU Liberal Studies and Advising: Fixing the Flawed System February 2005 (Responses)

No. 4 
Our Advising System Does Not Work December 2004 (Responses)

No. 3 
On Being A Department Head, or, Have You Lost Your Mind? November 2004 (Responses)

No. 2 
Administration and Faculty: the Seamless Learning Environment October 2004 (Responses)

No. 1 
Our Mission Statement is Boring September 2004 ( Responses)

No. 8 
"Faculty Raises for 2001-02" May 2002
No. 7 
"Retention, Recruiting, and Faculty Salaries" April 2002

  • Responses

No. 6 
"Some Thoughts Regarding Retention" March 2002

  • Responses

No. 5 
"Should Our Graduates Be Able to Read?" February 2002

  • Responses

No. 4 
"The University as a Learning Park--a "Playground" of Ideas" December 2001

No. 3 
"Let's Get Engaged" November 2001

No. 2 
"Help Students "Search Smart" on the Internet" October 2001

No. 1 
"On Speaking and Silence" September 2001

No. 14
"Research and Teaching" April, 1990

No. 12
"The Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness" March, 1990

No. 10
"Encouraging Student Risk-Taking By Balancing Challenge and Support" February, 1990

No. 8
"Thinking Critically About Bloom's Taxonomy" December, 1989

No. 6.
"To Essay or Not to Essay" November, 1989

No. 4
"The Elusive Search for Teachable Aspects of Thinking" October, 1989

No. 2
"Designing an Effective System of Evaluation" September 1989

No. 1
"Adding Your Voice and Multiply the Results" August, 1989

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