The Collaboration’s annual conference will offer new programs as well as a silent auction. A fundamental component to the Collaboration’s vision is to engage faculty, student development staff, and other educators in a shared professional community that unites those from different academic and institutional cultures in a common commitment and holistic approach to the retention and achievement of a diverse student population. Through money received at the silent auction, The Collaboration will be able to develop new cutting–edge programs at lower cost to attendees. The programs offered allow participants to expand their skills for self, student, and institutional benefit.

Our goal of $2,000 is achievable with your help.  A variety of items sought for the silent auction are listed on the Donation Wish List. However, all donations are accepted and appreciated. Your donation will be recognized in the Annual Conference program of events and on our website.

To submit a donation,
1. Fill out and print the Donation Form
2. Send your Donation and the Donation Form to The Collaboration office
3. Feel good about doing something good

Thank you in advance for your generous donation!

Traveling Workshops this week...

On Tuesday Miriam R. Diamond is presenting her keynote CMIIW*: Cracking the Code of Teaching and Reaching Millennials (*Correct me if I’m wrong) at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a Collaboration for Learning member institution. This keynote focuses on what motivates Millennial students (typically those born between 1982 and 2000), and how faculty, staff, and administrators can tap into their strengths while working with the unique challenges that characterize many members of this generation. Participants will also take part in a half-day workshop Teaching and Reaching Millennial Students: Tapping the Opportunities and Meeting the Challenges. Most Millennials have always lived in cyberspace, had their performance judged by "high stakes" standardized tests, and been connected to others by electronic devices. They prefer interactivity, teamwork, frequent feedback, and structure. Through discussion and active learning exercises, participants will consider how to work with this generation’s strengths and challenges, use technology prudently in teaching, and promote critical thinking and effective writing skills. 

On Friday Sarah Noonan is presenting her workshop Conducting a Peer Review of Teaching to faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Collaboration for Learning member institution. This workshop introduces the clinical observation process, including conducting a pre-conference, identifying observation goals, selecting instruments to assess performance, observing an episode of teaching, analyzing observation data using criteria related to productive teaching, making a preliminary evaluation of performance, conducting a post-conference discussion, making a final judgment regarding performance, and writing a descriptive narrative report of findings. Participants will conduct a simulated peer review during the workshop, gaining knowledge, skill, and confidence in their ability to provide feedback and collaboratively reflect on an observed episode of teaching. The Institute of American Indian Arts faculty has two more Collaboration workshops to attend this month: Developing and Using Rubrics to Promote Excellence and Developing a General Education Curriculum.