April New Faculty Lunch Discussion
The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center will hold the next New Faculty Lunch Discussion on Tuesday, April 7, and Wednesday, April 8. "New faculty" includes faculty who are in their first 2 years of teaching at the U of A.
Discussion topic will be Mentoring Matters: The Value and Expectations of Being Mentored, with Mary Savin of the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences.
On Tuesday, April 7, the luncheon will begin at 12:30 p.m., in the Arkansas Union, rooms 510-511. On Wednesday, April 8, the luncheon will begin at noon, in the Arkansas Union, rooms 510-511.
Participants will be having flank steak with an herb au jus for the meat option and the grilled portobello mushroom for the vegetarian option. Let the Faculty Support Center know if you have any special dietary needs. Please RSVP with your date and food choice by noon Tuesday, March 31, to TFSC at 575-3222, or by email at tfsc@uark.edu.
Contacts
Lori Libbert, special events manager
Teaching and Faculty Support Center
479-575-3222,
tfsc@uark.edu
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