Where's Wally's Chair?
The second Wally Cordes Chairperson is Paul Cronan, professor and M.D. Matthews Endowed Chair in the Department of Information Systems, Sam M. Walton College of Business. Paul Cronan was a co-founder of the Teaching and Faculty Support Center along with Wally Cordes and Dr. Ro DiBrezzo, the inaugural Chairperson (September). The Wally Cordes chair is in Paul's office in 215 WCOB during October. It was carried there by the officers of the Association of Information Systems, Student Chapter.
October Events for Wally's Chair :
- Wally's Office hours: during the month of October, on Thursdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m., drop by WCOB 215 and "sit in Wally's Chair" to discuss teaching; your teaching andm
- Coffee Teaching Talk (around Wally's Chair) on Thursday, October 27, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
When you visit, be sure to get your ticket for a chance for a faculty iPad from the TFSC "to support and enhance your teaching" in memory of Wally. The faculty iPad will be presented to a faculty member at the end of academic year.
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Contacts
Lori Libbert, special events manager
Teaching and Faculty Support Center
479-575-3222,
libbert@uark.edu
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