October 06, 2011
In the spirit of collaboration that enlivens the St. John’s
community, The School of Education invites faculty and students
from all schools and colleges to attend any of this semester’s
Faculty Forum meetings.
Held monthly in Sullivan Hall’s Pacini Room on the Queens
campus, the Faculty Forum serves as a venue for professors,
graduate and undergraduate students in The School of Education to
discuss research projects and other professional matters relevant
to all disciplines at St. John’s.
Established in 1999, the Faculty Forum has flourished with
support from Jerrold Ross, Ph.D., Dean of The School of Education.
“The Faculty Forum offers a valuable service to the St. John’s
community,” said Mary Ann Maslak, Ph.D., Professor of Education and
the Forum’s facilitator. “The monthly meetings provide a friendly,
supportive and professional environment in which participants can
learn from each other.”
Some professors use Faculty Forums to discuss planned writing
projects. Others, presenting pre-circulated drafts of articles or
book chapters, come to both share their manuscripts and seek
constructive criticism of them. Others follow up on published works
and share plans for future research projects, gaining valuable
insights into methodologies that will be used in those projects. In
these ways, the Forum contributes to the publication and
presentation processes.
Graduate and undergraduate students also benefit from attending
meetings. Students have shared dissertation proposals and research,
receiving professors’ feedback. Student participation is welcome as
both a venue to present independent work and that of collaborative
projects with professors.
Meeting topics vary. In addition to discussions on scholarship,
other meetings are devoted to the development of fellowship and
grant proposals. Faculty often submit proposals to agency review
boards which include scholars unfamiliar with the applicant’s field
of study. Faculty Forum participants help by offering feedback from
an outsider’s perspective, mirroring the external peer review
process. Proposals that are circulated in advance allow time for
reflection prior to the meeting.
Participation is an excellent way to keep current with scholarly
and academic issues in a variety of disciplines. The Forum’s panel
discussions, presentations and workshops on matters ranging from
editing techniques to the best software programs for one’s research
offer a myriad of opportunities for those interested in
research.
We hope you will review our
full schedule of Faculty Forums this semester. For more
information or to RSVP, contact Dr. Maslak at: (212) 277-5122, or
e-mail. maslakm@stjohns.edu