Office of Faculty Development to Host Workshop on Effectively Planning for Sabbatical
The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) at UMass Amherst invites faculty to Planning for a Productive and Restorative Sabbatical, a roundtable discussion that will address strategies for productively using time; managing sabbatical with family obligations; incorporating self-care practices so that you can return refreshed; and more. The workshop will take place via Zoom on Monday, Feb. 28.
Workshop organizer Sarah Poissant, OFD Chancellor’s Leadership Fellow and associate professor of communication disorders, will facilitate a panel of UMass faculty members: Audrey Altstadt, professor of history; Caitlyn Butler, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering; Gerald Downes, associate professor of biology; Elizabeth Miller, chair and professor of marketing; and Jonathan Wynn, chair and associate professor of sociology.
This event is part of OFD's Mid-career Faculty Workshop Series and is most appropriate for those planning their first sabbatical as well as those looking to make a subsequent sabbatical more productive. All faculty are welcome to attend.
Planning for a Productive and Restorative Sabbatical
Monday, Feb. 28, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m., Zoom
Facilitator:
Sarah Poissant, OFD Chancellor’s Leadership Fellow, associate professor of communication disorders
Panelists:
Audrey Altstadt, professor of history
Caitlyn Butler, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
Gerald Downes, associate professor of biology
Elizabeth Miller, chair and professor of marketing
Jonathan Wynn, chair and associate professor of sociology