11th Annual Teaching Assistant Seminar

12:30

Registration

12:45

I. Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Ron Wetherington, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Robert Blocker, Provost
Hal Williams, Dean of Research & Graduate Studies

1:00

II. The TA and the First-Year Student's Academic Development
Vicki L. Hill, Director, Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center

1:30

III. Details, Details, Details: Things You Need to Know about Dealing with Students
Academic Integrity, Student Privacy Laws & Students in Crisis
Dee Siscoe, Asst. Vice President. of Student Affairs & Dean of Student Life
Susan Ratz-Thomas, Asst. Dean of Student Life & Coordinator Judicial Affairs
Beth Wilson, Exec. Asst. to the President & Director of the Office of Institutional Access & Equity

2:15

BREAK

2:30

IV. Responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant: An Overview
Ron Wetherington, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence

3:00

V. TA Panel
(experienced TAs from various disciplines)

3:45

VI. Closing & Evaluations

4:00

The International TA & the American Classroom
(All Int'l TAs must attend)
John Wheeler, Director, ESL Program