Programs and Forums

McFarlin LibraryThe Henneke Center for Academic Fulfillment hosts forums for educators to share their insights and expertise about how they pursue excellence in their teaching and how they advance their own, as well as their students', scholarly inquiry. By providing resources and creating opportunities for collegial conversations and cross-disciplinary exchanges, the Henneke Center strives to support faculty in their intellectual endeavors and professional aspirations, and to recognize and honor their many accomplished successes.

Upcoming Events

Faculty Writing Workshops

Hosted by the Faculty Writing Program.  These interactive sessions address ways to make academic writing more enjoyable and productive.  Dr. Joli Jensen, TU’s inaugural Henneke Writing Fellow, will lead.  Please email henneke-center@utulsa.edu to secure a space.  Be sure to note which workshop(s) you plan to attend.  For more information about the workshops or the Faculty Writing Program please contact Joli at joli-jensen@utulsa.edu.

“Myths We Stall By”
In this session we identify and explore common academic writing beliefs that deflect us from project completion, and offer alternative beliefs that can help us write more pleasurably and productively.
Friday, February 8, 2013 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Zink Conference Room D
NEW LOCATION! The Garret (McFarlin 5100)

“Becoming a Public Scholar”
Basic nonfiction writing techniques can transform our academic work into an editorial, a personal essay, a magazine article or a general interest book.   In this workshop we identify and practice simple, effective techniques (using your scholarly projects) that will make academic ideas accessible to a wider audience.
Friday, March 8, 2013 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Zink Conference Room D
NEW LOCATION! The Garret (McFarlin 5100)

“Writing Space, Time and Energy”
There are many ways to deflect writing progress, and only a few proven ways to stay on track.  This session offers concrete and detailed suggestions for creating and protecting the space, time and energy we need to do our writing.   These suggestions can be used to create a summer writing plan.
Friday, April 12, 2013 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 26, 2013 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Zink Conference Room D
NEW LOCATION! The Garret (McFarlin 5100)

Suggest an Event

As always, we welcome your suggestions. Please let us know if you’ve a question you’d like to consider, a topic you’d like to explore, or a guest lecturer to recommend.

If you’re interested in forming or joining a faculty working group, contact Denise at Ext 2122 or email Henneke-Center@utulsa.edu.  You may also submit your suggestions online.

We also invite you to contact or drop by the center if we can be of help locating or reviewing reference materials about a particular teaching technique, advising strategy or other issue related to your work as an educator and scholar.

Past Events

We list some of our past events below. To listen to these talks or to view related materials, please log into Harvey (you will need your TU username and password), locate the Henneke Center Online Faculty Library in "My Organizations". Once in the Henneke Center Faculty Library, look in the "Archive of Guest Lecturers".

January 10, 2013 All Faculty Meeting, featuring Jay Howard on "Why Won't They Talk? Using Discussion to Facilitate Student Engagement and Learning"
August 24, 2012 First Friday Faculty Forum, featuring Logan McCarty and TU Faculty
January 5, 2012 All Faculty Meeting, featuring John Immerwahr on "Mind the Gap: Understanding and Responding to Disconnects in Teaching and Learning"
August 26, 2011 First Friday Faculty Forum, featuring Ken Bain on "Fostering Deep Learning"
January 6, 2011  All Faculty Meeting, featuring Eric Mazur on Memorization vs Understanding: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
August 27, 2010  First Friday Faculty Forum, featuring Therese Huston on "Brilliant and Sometimes Befuddled: Teaching on the Edge of Your Expertise and Inspiring Lifelong Learners"
April 21, 2010 Forum on Teaching First Year Seminars
April 14, 2010 Forum on Teaching First Year Students
January 27, 2010 Teaching and Technology Fair
January 7, 2010 All Faculty Meeting, featuring Jeanette Norden on "Fostering the Intellectual and Personal Development of our Students"