Institute for Faculty Excellence: Path I

IFE Orientation & Kickoff (September 25, 2026, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM) - (September 25, 2026 11:30 am - 2:30 pm)

Available Seats: 76 of 76

Date: September 25, 2026 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Location:
Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center
University Library, North Wing

Room: TLPDC 151

IFE Orientation and Kickoff 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Event with Lisa Garner Santa 12:30 - 2:30 pm Description forthcoming IFE Path I and II Join us for this special kickoff session for the Institute for Faculty Excellence!

The Hidden Motivators: What Drives Us (and Drains Us) - (October 29, 2026 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm)

Available Seats: 76 of 76

Date: October 29, 2026 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm

Location:
Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center
University Library, North Wing

Room: TLPDC 151

Facilitator: Dr. Lisa Garner Santa The rhythms of academic life are relentless. Over time, we begin to move through the motions—responding to requests, meeting expectations, saying yes before we even pause to ask why. In this session, we’ll explore the six life-alienating motivators named in Nonviolent Communication: reward, punishment, guilt, shame, duty, and approval. What happens when these motivators go unchecked? And what becomes possible when we bring awareness and choice into the picture? Using Rosenberg’s framework, we’ll identify internalized pressures that may be shaping our academic decisions—and begin to shift from obligation to alignment.  “The most dangerous of all behaviors may consist of doing things 'because we're supposed to.’” – Marshall Rosenberg  IFE Path I and II

Collaborative Feedback in Academic Relationships: Giving and Receiving Feedback from a Place of Connection - (November 12, 2026 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm)

Available Seats: 76 of 76

Date: November 12, 2026 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm

Location:
Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center
University Library, North Wing

Room: TLPDC 151

Facilitator: Dr. Lisa Garner Santa What if giving feedback could be energizing, even enjoyable? In this session, we’ll explore how feedback, when grounded in connection and mutual respect, can become a two-way exchange that strengthens both mentoring relationships and institutional culture. Through the lens of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), we’ll examine how to move from “power over” or “power under” toward “power with,” where everyone’s needs matter. Participants will practice using observations, feelings, needs, and requests to engage in feedback conversations that are clear, kind, and co-created. When mentoring becomes a collaborative process, feedback becomes not only possible but meaningful and rewarding. TLPDC 153 or TEAMS: TEAMS link below: