Friday, September 8, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. | Event Center, 25 Park Place, 2nd Floor, RM 223
Please join us for coffee and bagels and a panel discussion of the promotion process from Senior to Principal with panelists:

Chris Goode, Principal Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. He
received his PhD in neuroscience and teaches undergraduate courses in
psychopharmacology, careers, and research methods, and graduate courses in
statistics. He is currently serving as the College of Arts and Sciences Faculty
Associate for Non-tenure Track Faculty Review and Development.

Dr. Robin Y. Huff, Principal Senior Lecturer in German and French in the
Department of World Languages and Cultures, received his Ph.D. from Emory
University in the Institute of Liberal Arts, an interdisciplinary doctoral program
involving Psychology, Psychohistory, German Studies and Reader-Response Theory.
He currently serves as Undergraduate Coordinator for German, Exchange Program
Director for the Erlangen Exchange and Study Abroad Director for French Studies in
Tours. He teaches German at all levels including German for International Business
and Translation.

Jeffrey Young, teaches the American History Survey (History 2110), Georgia History
(History 4130), and the history of North America before 1800 (History 3200). His research
focuses on American slavery and Southern politics and culture. He has written Domesticating
Slavery: The Master Class in Georgia and South Carolina (University of North Carolina
Press, 1999) and Proslavery and Sectional Thought in the Early South: An
Anthology (University of South Carolina Press, 2004).

Sutandra Sarkar, Principal Academic Professional in the Department of
Mathematics & Statistics, specializing in Atmospheric Sciences from Georgia Tech and
Applied Mathematics from India. She coordinates the Precalculus Course and
Mathematics Assistance Complex (MAC) Lab, focusing on effective delivery of
Precalculus concepts. Her research interest lies in closing the gap between Precalculus
and Calculus courses, with expertise in redesigning introductory math and stats courses
for online teaching. She also serves on the College DIB (Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging)
Council, mentors NTT faculty, acts as a Search Advocate, and is President of the NTT
Faculty Affinity Group at GSU. She is a member of the second cohort of the University
STATE (Success Through Advancing Teaching Excellence) program

25 Park Place, 2nd Floor, RM 223, Friday, September 15, 2023 at 11 a.m.
Presented By: Stephanie Lindemann, Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics & ESL

An equitable response to students’ negative evaluations of instructors with international accents acknowledges that such evaluations often stem from students’ limited exposure and biased attitudes towards diverse accents. Given the importance of global/intercultural fluency for career readiness and life in a globalized world, universities have the responsibility to proactively address this issue by equipping students with the necessary skills to effectively communicate across linguistic difference. Dr. Lindemann will discuss the research demonstrating the role of the listener in poor comprehension of speakers and present an iCollege module that can be used to help shift the dynamic to one in which all participants are held accountable for successful communication.