The Provost's Awards Lecture Series is intended to honor and showcase the recipients of the Provost's Awards and provide them an opportunity to present, share and discuss their work with the campus. Another goal of this series is to raise the level of academic and intellectual discourse among our colleagues, and to further enrich connections with others across the campus.

All lectures are held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Henry Madden Library, Room 2206 (Second Floor).

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018

2017-2018 – Innovation
Rajee Amarasinghe, Department of Mathematics

"Path of Least Resistance: Integrating Teaching, Research, and Service with the Help of Your Colleagues"

As faculty of a comprehensive university, Dr. Rajee Amarasinghe knows that we are expected to engage and excel in teaching, research, and service. To some, this may appear to be an intimidating task involving three completely different areas of activities. However, Dr. Amarasinghe has found ways in which we can integrate these activities while enjoying our work and fulfilling the expectations of the tenure process and beyond.

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2017-2018 – Faculty Service
Carolyn Cusick, Department of Philosophy

“Service as Opportunity: Tales of a Lifelong Learner”

Opportunities abound on university campuses. Opportunities for classes, clubs, and committees. Opportunities for new learning, improvement, or awareness of possibilities. Opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and community members. But busy faculty often ignore and miss out on many of these opportunities. In this talk, Dr. Carolyn Cusick will share bits of her own journey in higher education from wide-eyed, curious undergrad to junior faculty committed to institutional and community service and argue that service can be seen as an opportunity rather than a burden.

Visit the Provost's Awards Lecture Series for a full schedule.