February New Faculty Lunch Discussion
The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center will hold the next New Faculty Lunch Discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 3, and Wednesday, Feb. 4. "New Faculty" includes faculty who are in their first two years of teaching at the U of A.
Discussion topic will be Who We Are and Who We Want to Be, with professor Mark Boyer, co-director of the Teaching and Faculty Support Center and head of the Department Landscape Architecture.
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the luncheon will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Arkansas Union, rooms 510-511. On Wednesday, February 4, the luncheon will begin at 12 noon, in the Arkansas Union, rooms 510-511. The group will be having the Asian Buffet for lunch. Let the Teaching and Faculty Support Center know if you have any special dietary needs.
Please RSVP by noon Monday, Jan. 26, to TFSC at 575-3222, or by email at tfsc@uark.edu. Be sure to let them know which day you would like to attend.
Contacts
Lori Libbert, special events manager
Teaching & Faculty Support Center
575-3222,
tfsc@uark.edu
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