Faculty and Staff Associates
The Center's work is greatly expanded by the contributions of Faculty and Staff who share a commitment to the Center's mission and affiliate with the Center. In many cases this affiliation is formalized through the individual's Professional Development Plan and Annual Review Process. In other cases the affiliation is informal and represents a commitment to support Center activities.
The Center is initiating a program of modest support for University mission-related scholarly activity by FGCU faculty and staff. For example, the Center is funding a curriculum development team to include ecological perspective and sustainability in the composition program.
Faculty and Staff Associates meetings
The Center’s Faculty and Staff Associates program is guided by input and advice given at annual or semi-annual gatherings. The minutes of those gatherings are available for download below.
Faculty and Staff Associates retreat at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point
Friday, April 6, 2007
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Faculty and Staff Associates retreat at the West Wind Inn, Sanibel Island, Florida
September 9, 2005
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Faculty and Staff Associates meeting, FGCU Library 148, Florida Gulf Coast University
May 17, 2005.
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The Center also provides opportunities for Faculty to meet with scholars affiliated with the Center. Past meetings are listed below.
Sciences and Humanities in Sustainability Education, A Conversation with Alison Hawthorne Deming
On February 24, 2007 during the 2007 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture, several faculty gathered with Associate Director Jim Wohlpart and poet Alison Hawthorne Deming to discuss the importance of sustainability as an overarching concept among the humanities and the sciences.
Creating Spiritual Community, A Conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker
This was an informal conversation during the 2006 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture weekend. Such conversations provide the opportunity for Faculty associated with the Center to discuss matters of importance to them with members of our Board of Advisors. We believe these discussions contribute to the professional growth of faculty and staff and allow Advisors to better understand the University. The discussion with Mary Evelyn centered around questions of creating spiritual community.
Environmental and Sustainability Education in Higher Education, Lunch and Conversation with David Orr
The Center and the FGCU Quality Enhancement Plan Training Institute co-hosted a student and faculty luncheon and conversation with David Orr on Friday, February 17, 2006, 12:00-1:30 p.m. The QEP Training Institute provides development activities for faculty that are teaching courses that address the two learning outcomes—ecological perspective and community involvement. The luncheon provided attendees an opportunity to discuss the concept of sustainability in higher education with one of the leading experts in the field.
