If you’ve taught for more than eleven minutes, according to Heather Dillon, engineering, you know that teaching is not for the faint of heart. It is important for professors to rekindle their flames from time to time, and to share the ups, downs, joys, and puzzles of their shared mission. A small grant from Collegium has allowed UP to host catered discussion lunches over the course of the fall term which will allow faculty to touch base colleagues from across campus about all the contradictions they confront when they walk into their classrooms. The hoped-for outcome is simply a booster shot of commitment to their shared vocation of teaching.
The first Joy of Teaching lunch will take place on Tuesday, September 18, at noon. Seating is limited, so to participate in any or all Joy of Teaching lunches, contact Dillon at dillon@up.edu.