08/31/2022
CSCA Faculty Learning Community
CSCA Faculty Learning Community
The Central States Communication Association invites students/scholars who identify as Black, Indigeneous, and People of Color to participate in a Faculty Learning Community for 2022/2023.
Purpose: The CSCA Faculty Learning Community will engage Black, Indigeneous, and People of Color students/scholars in a curriculum program to help enhance teaching and research around a specific topic per calendar year. The FLC intends to help create a sense of community at CSCA for these scholars.
Theme for 2022/2023: Mental Health in Academia
Eligibility:
- Early Career Faculty members (within 5 years of their finishing degree).
- Ph.D. Candidates seeking employment in academia.
Each participant will receive:
- A professional development stipend which can be used at the participant's discretion (e.g., for conference registration, membership, lodging, and/or travel)
Participants commit to:
- Attending 6 FLC sessions during the 2022/2023 year (all on Zoom)
- Nov. 2022 (Sessions 1 & 2), Dec. 2022 (Session 3), Jan. 2023 (Session 4), Feb. 2023 (Session 5), and Mar. 2023 (Session 6 - pre-conference).
- Showcasing your work created as part of the FLC on a CSCA 2023 panel.
- Participating in/Attending 4 to 5 CSCA 2023 FLC panel sessions.
Submit:
- 300-500 word essay describing:
- Why having a community of faculty of Black, Indigeneous, and People of Color would benefit your professional and personal development.
- Why a focus on mental health in academia would benefit your professional and personal development.
Submission Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2022, by 11:59 pm (CDT).
Email essays and questions to: Dr. Kallia Wright, University of Miami (kow12@miami.edu) and Dr. Ashley Hall, Illinois State University (arhall8@ilstu.edu).