Born out of the transition to remote engagement, the SPS Faculty Forums are a partnership between the SPS Faculty Council and the SPS Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs, which co-host these virtual and informal dialogues and discussions. Themes and topics are crowd-sourced and have been related to areas of common interest to faculty such as remote teaching strategies and NYU/SPS Returns. All SPS faculty are welcomed to attend and participate with questions and conversation. Be on the lookout for the next SPS Faculty Forum invitation by email and feel free to peruse past forum minutes, which contain useful and pertinent information.
SPS Faculty Forums
Faculty Led, Faculty Facilitated, and Faculty Voice
Faculty Forum Minutes
Fall 2021
Date: September 17, 2021
Topic: NYU Reads: Braiding Sweetgrass
Guest Speakers: Andrea Chambers, Clinical Assistant Professor and Executive Director, Center for Publishing
Carolyn Kissane, Clinical Professor and Academic Director, Center for Global Affairs
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Summer 2021
Date: August 6, 2021
Topic: Meet Dean Angie Kamath and incoming Faculty Council Chair Sylvia Maier
Guest Speakers: Angie Kamath, Dean
Sylvia Maier, Clinical Associate Professor, Center for Global Affairs; Faculty Council Chair-Elect
Date: June 4, 2021
Topic: Faculty Jam 2.0 Debrief
Guest Speakers: Anna Tavis, Clinical Professor and Academic Director, Division of Programs in Business, Human Capital Management
Spring 2021
Date: February 5, 2021
Topic: Spring 2021 Re-Balance
Guest Speakers: Amanda Belantara, SPS’s NYU Libraries Liaison
Michael Diamond, Academic Director, Management and Technology
Fall 2020
Date: September 4, 2020
Topic: NYU Reopens!
Date: November 6, 2020
Topic: Student and Faculty Wellness
Guest Speakers: Zoe Ragouzeos, Assistant Vice President, Student Mental Health and Executive Director, Counseling and Wellness Services
Anna Condoulis, Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Alumni Relations
Teresa Gargiulo, Assistant Dean, Advising and Student Services
Trisch Arbib, Director, Student Affairs
Daniel G. Kelly II, Clinical Associate Professor, Academic Director, Tisch Sports
Summer 2020
Date: May 29, 2020
Topic: Innovation and Teaching Excellence Jam Debrief
Guest Speakers: Anna Tavis, Clinical Associate Professor and Academic Director
Stela Lupusor, Adjunct Instructor
Date: June 12, 2020
Topic: Race, Social Justice, and Faculty Voice
Guest Speaker: Brandon Brown, Clinical Associate Professor and IDBEA Co-Chair
Date: June 26, 2020
Topic: Data Analysis and the Restart
Date: July 10, 2020
Topic: NYU Returns Fall 2020
Guest Speakers: Kelsey Buttendorf, Assistant Director, Academic Technology, Steinhardt
Carlo Pellicciari, Associate Dean, Finance and Administration
Shirish Patel, Senior Director, Facilities Administration
Date: July 24, 2020
Topic: NYU Returns Fall (II)
Guest Speaker: Hui Soo Chae, Executive Director, CAES
Date: August 7, 2020
Topic: NYU Returns Fall (III)
Guest Speakers: Carlo Pellicciari, Associate Dean, Finance and Administration
Shirish Patel, Senior Director, Facilities Administration
Anna Condoulis, Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Date: August 21, 2020
Topic: NYU Returns Fall (IV)
Guest Speakers: Daniel Hickey, Business and Economic Librarian
Scott St Martin, Reference Services Supervisor
Kristina Rose, Associate Dean for Collections and Content Strategy
Spring 2020
Date: April 3, 2020
Topic: Teaching in the 'New Normal'
Date: April 17, 2020
Topic: The Brightspace Learning Environment
Guest Speaker: Ben Maddox, Chief Instructional Technology Officer and Deputy Chief Information/Global Technology Officer
Clay Shirky, Vice Provost for Educational Technologies
Date: May 1, 2020
Topic: Preparing for the Future
Guest Speaker: Monica Glina, CAES Director of Faculty Development
Date: May 15, 2020
Topic: Innovation and Teaching Excellence
Guest Speaker: Anna Tavis, Clinical Associate Professor and Academic Director
Stela Lupusor, Adjunct Instructor