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Br. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C.

TLC Tip of the Week: Using Failure as a Chance to Teach

November 11, 2016

f-on-test-copy-2-copyThe Shepard Academic Resource Center supports the learning of all students, and staff are always alert to news of promising classroom practices that get students to take responsibility for their learning. Learning assistance counselor Br. Tom Giumenta, C.S.C., assembled a brief essay that combines emerging insights from neuroscience with the Holy Cross charism of Hope. “So You Failed the Exam,” available at this link, describes the possibility of helping students cultivate a “growth mindset,” a conviction that grades are the consequences of effort and perseverance, rather than merely fixed ability. The strategy? Carefully orchestrated second chances. You can read the informal piece in the time in takes you to enjoy a cup of coffee.
If you have a teaching tip or conundrum you’d like to share with UP’s generous community of committed teachers, please contact Karen Eifler at eifler@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-14-2016, Academics, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Br. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C., Karen Eifler, Teaching & Learning Collaborative

Light on the First Day

August 12, 2016

giumenta copyThe Teaching and Learning Collaborative (TLC) is committed to providing all faculty members weekly resources to support excellent teaching on campus. Members of the TLC represent many different units on campus: SARC, internationalization, technology, and educational theory. Resources published in upbeat are meant to be read in the amount of time it take you to enjoy a coffee or kombucha at your desk.

This week’s resource is a brief article by UP’s Learning Assistance Counselor Br. Tom CSC, Shepard Academic Resource Center. In his “Light on the First Day,” Br. Tom draws on neuroscience to explain what is actually going on in 18-year-old brains on the first day of class, and offers practical suggestions for discussing the syllabus with first year students.

If you have a particular topic you’d like to see covered, please contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu.

Filed Under: 08-15-2016, Teaching & Learning Collaborative Tagged With: Br. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C., Teaching & Learning Collaborative

Learning Assistance for Summer

July 7, 2014

giumenta copyThe learning assistance program which operates during the academic year will also be available on a limited basis for students taking summer classes. All students interested in developing skills of time management, test taking, reading strategies, note taking, and more are welcome to improve their abilities by contacting the learning assistance counselor, Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., at 8716, beginning July 21. Faculty referrals are welcome.

Filed Under: 07-07-2014, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Br. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C., Learning Assistance Program

Learning Assistance For Summer Session No. 1

May 12, 2014

giumenta copyDuring the initial weeks of the first summer session, the Learning Assistance Program will offer individual consults on time management, test taking, note taking, reading strategies, reduction of test anxiety, and memory skill development. Individual appointments may be made with Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., at this link: http://tinyurl.com/kqm9ffn.

Filed Under: 05-12-2014, Academics, Health Center Tagged With: Br. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C., Learning Resource Center

Learning Assistance For Summer

July 8, 2013

University of Portland, upThe learning assistance program which operates during the academic year will also be available on a limited basis for students taking summer classes. All students interested in developing skills of time management, test taking, reading strategies, note taking, and more are welcome to improve their abilities by contacting the learning assistance counselor, Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., at 8716. Faculty referrals are welcome.

Filed Under: 05-13-2013, 07-08-2013, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Br. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C., Learning assistance

Advisory Committee On Inclusion

March 25, 2013

The Ad Hoc President’s Advisory Committee on Inclusion is hosting community listening sessions at the following times and locations:

  • Tuesday, April 2: Staff Listening Session with Stacey Watanabe and Br. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., noon to 1 p.m., Buckley 015
  • Wednesday, April 3: Faculty Listening Session with Gary Malecha and Elayne Shapiro, noon to 1 p.m., Franz 107
  • Wednesday, April 3: Student Listening Session with Austin Veiga and Lauretta Frederking, 7-8 p.m., Buckley 310
  • Thursday, April 4: Student Listening Session with Kirsten Rivera and Bob Duff, 5-6 p.m., Buckley Auditorium.

Any community members who cannot attend listening sessions may submit anonymous comments and suggestions using the form found at http://tinyurl.com/d7596dz. For ADA questions regarding accessibility of listening sessions or the anonymous survey contact Paul Myers, health center, at 7134 or myers@up.edu.

Filed Under: 03-25-2013, Campus Services, President's Office, University Relations Tagged With: Ad Hoc President's Advisory Committee on Inclusion, Austin Viega, Bob Duff, Br. Thomas Giumenta C.S.C., Elayne Shapiro, Gary Malecha, Kirsten Rivera, Laurette Frederking, Paul Myers, Stacey Watanabe

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Hannah Pick, Dundon-Berchtold Institute, published a review of Yuval Levin’s A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus: How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream through the journal of Christian Higher Education (22 January, 2021; DOI: 10.1080/15363759.2020.1865123).

Natalie Nelson-Marsh, communication studies, was featured in the Portland Business Journal magazine February 26 edition for her participation in the panel discussion on “Organizational Transformation – The Impact of COVID on the Future of Work.”

Katie Danielson, education, published “Enacting content-rich curriculum in early childhood: The role of teacher knowledge and pedagogy.” Early Education and Development, 32(3), 443-458. doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2020.1753463

Alice Gates, social work, presented on March 3, 2021 as part of the University of Minnesota School of Social Work 2021 Research Colloquium Series.  Her paper was titled “Engaging equity and critical race perspectives in community-based research.”

Jordy Wolfand, Shiley School of Engineering, published Assessing resilience of a dual drainage urban system to redevelopment and climate change. Journal of Hydrology. 2021. 596. 126101.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, was an invited participant at Envisioning and Enacting an Inclusive and Diverse STEM Professoriate: Aligning the Recruitment and Retention of Diverse STEM Faculty, an APLU Think Tank, virtual.

Jeffrey White, International Languages & Cultures, presented MS Teams And Office Integrations During Covid (2.0). Roundtable presentation and discussion at the 2021 National College Learning Center Association Virtual Winter Conference.

Hillary Gaudio and Randy Hetherington, education, presented Inequity in the classroom: Improving teacher training by listening to completer voice. Virtual paper presented at the Oregon Association of Teacher Educators (ORATE) conference.

Randy Hetherington, education, co-presented Training transformative leaders: Valuing teacher wellness in complex change. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education (AILACTE) conference.

Jacqueline Waggoner, Randy Hetherington, Hillary Gaudio, Bruce Weitzel, James Carroll, education, presented Inequity and the reality of teacher preparation: Hearing the voices of completers. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education (AILACTE) conference.

Bruce Weitzel, Hillary Gaudio, Jacqueline Waggoner, James Carroll, Randy Hetherington, education, presented The completer voice: Inequity revealed. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) conference.

James Carroll, Randy Hetherington, Jacqueline Waggoner, Hillary Gaudio, Bruce Weitzel, education, presented Educator preparation in traumatic stress. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) conference.

Randy Hetherington, education, co-presented Interrelated leadership: Valuing teacher impact in a complex school. Virtual paper presentation at the Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) conference.

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