Sunday Newsletter

Message from the Director

Summer is flying by, and I want to encourage you to take some time to focus on self-care. Summer can bring on unique challenges that push our own needs to the back burner. There are summer classes and writing goals, but also the onslaught of family commitments, vacations, and occupying kids while they're off school for the summer.

Here is a collection of webinars and multi-week courses from NCFDD for focusing on self-care this summer. (Note that you need to create your free account with NCFDD in order to access these programs.)

• Every Summer Needs a Plan - Core Curriculum
• Resting to Rise: Reduce Burn Out, Find Your Joy for Writing and Life, and Create a Just Academia - Guest Expert Webinar
• Parenting & Productivity - Multi-Week Course
• Being Lazy and Slowing Down Without Guilt: Centering One's Body and Self-Care  - Multi-Week Course

Wishing you a fabulous summer full of achieving goals alongside practicing radical self-care!

Melissa Bowles-Terry

Faculty Center Director

News You Can Use

Teaching: One Great Tip for First-Time Teachers

Last week, Molly Metz crowdsourced a question on Twitter: “What would your vote be for the single most helpful thing to know before prepping your first class?” Check out responses in the Twitter thread or in the article linked above from The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

Southern Nevada Diversity Summit

This fall, UNLV has the honor of hosting the Southern Nevada Diversity Summit. This year's theme is Higher Education's Role in Addressing Health Inequities. The event will be held on Friday, October 7th, 2022 in the UNLV Student Union. Submit a presentation proposal: SNDS Proposal Application

The Faculty Center is now open for summer hours: May 16-July 29, 9:00 am-4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Drop-in any time!

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