UMPI seminar series returns

17 years ago

    PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Faculty Noon Seminar Series returns for the fall 2008 semester with presentations on everything from student evaluations to the Tibetan Plateau.
    Seminars will be held on the last Wednesday of each month, from 12-1 p.m., in the Normal Hall Faculty Lounge. Presentations will be 20-30 minutes in length, followed by a discussion. The series kicked off with a presentation on Sept. 24 by Drs. Lisa Leduc, Kim Sebold and Anja Whittington titled “Panel Session on Engaged Learning.”
    On Oct. 29, Dr. Michael Sonntag will present “Rate My Professor vs. Formal Student Evaluations of teaching.” On Nov. 19, Dr. Chunzeng Wang will offer a presentation on “A New Perspective on the Tibetan Plateau Tectonic Evolution.”
    The purpose of the Faculty Noon Seminar Series is to foster awareness of research and teaching activities taking place on campus and to provide a forum for dissemination between faculty members. For more information about the Faculty Noon Seminar Series, contact Lynn Eldershaw at 768-9749.