Fall 2018
The Wednesday Faculty Discussion Series
3-4 p.m. • E-202
September 12 // Brian Mullen (Exec. Dir., Public Relations and Marketing Communications) Panel Chair
Michael Chavez (VP Student Success)
Jim Crawford (Exec. Dir., Campus Services, OTS)
“Merging Predictive Analytics and Marketing to Boost Student Success and Retention”
September 19 // Michael Maningas (Dir. Honors)
“What’s New in Honors? A Conversation with the New LSC-M Honors Director”
September 26 // Aaron Clevenson (Astronomy)
“Black Holes, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy”
October 3 // Michael Walsh (Music)
“The School for Lovers: The Sexual Politics and Cultural Resonance of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte”
October 10 // Euradell Davis (English)
“Developmental Students’ Persistence in Paired Coursework Programs Among American and Latino Males in Community Colleges”
Presentation Documents:
Developmental Students’ Persistence Towards Graduation (pptx)
October 17 // Amy Lipke (English)
“Using Writing Assignments to Stimulate Critical Thinking in Any Class”
October 24 // Michael Maningas (Dir. Honors)
“What’s New in Honors? A Conversation with the New LSC-M Honors Director”
October 31 // Kirk Cochran (English)
“’Beauty in the Struggle’: Understanding Grit and Spaces of Struggle through Rap and Hip-Hop”
November 7 // John Bryant (Psychology)
“Interdisciplinary Contributions to Abject Poverty in America”
November 14 // Patrick Kowis (Business Administration)
“Improving Student Engagement with Humor and Other Practical Tips”
November 28 // Dominic Beggan (Government)
“Improving Student Engagement with Humor and Other Practical Tips”
For information about the Annual CAC Student Presentation Conference, LSC-Montgomery information contact Roy Turner (English), Roy.D.Turner@lonestar.edu org. committee chair. To access the nomination form visit www.montgomerycac.wordpress.com.
For information about The WAC Journal and to access submission and release forms contact Martina Kusi-Mensah (English), Martina.S.Kusi-Mensah@lonestar.edu co-editor. To access the forms visit www.montgomerycac.wordpress.com/faculty-forms.
For information and to make proposals for the Wednesday CAC Faculty/Staff Discussion Series contact Ron Heckelman (English), ronh@lonestar.edu or Habib Far (Math), habibollah.y.far@lonestar.edu.
