Message on behalf of CC’s first Tiger Pen team:
Wondering what major speakers are coming to campus next semester? Looking for more information about a presentation you saw last year? Searching for ideas while planning for a major speaker?
We are proud to present “Speakers, Scholars, and Events,” a new web resource that aims to meet those needs. With the Block Plan’s rapid pace, sometimes you don’t hear about an outstanding speaker until she’s already gone. The new web resource aims to keep the campus community better informed, and features a selection of the many amazing visitors who interact with the campus community each block.
“Speakers, Scholars, and Events” is the result of CC’s first Tiger Pen, which convened this summer to solve a problem selected by campus community vote: With so many events happening and the pace of the Block Plan, we often miss some of our amazing visitors entirely, or aren’t able to connect with them as much as we’d like.
The web resource aims to solve this problem by providing a new lens through which to view CC speakers. The web resource:
- Enables the CC community to better anticipate upcoming academic events and prevents scheduling conflicts
- Presents information well in advance of speakers’ visits
- Keeps a record of past events including additional information after the event is complete
- Enhances the new CC Events Management system by providing more depth and breadth of information and highlighting major events appearing on the campus calendar
- Showcases how endowed funds are used
The Tiger Pen is a focused way to solve problems and/or implement new ideas directly related to CC’s academic mission and the format means a different team of experts is selected for each project.
The Tiger Pen concept was 1 of 10 innovative pilot projects funded by the Center for Immersive Learning and Engaged Teaching Action team.
First Tiger Pen Team Members:
Caitlin Apigian
Bethany Grubbs
Mark Lee
Tomi-Ann Roberts
Chad Schonewill
Jenn Sides
Christine Smith-Siddoway
Brenda Soto
Kris Stanec
Stephanie Wurtz
This is great! Quick question: how can I ensure that speaker events sponsored by my program (Innovation@CC, aka Innovation Institute) are featured on this new site? In particular, there are 2 events occurring in December (already noted in the Campus Calendar) – Dec. 2nd Shannon Galpin and Dec. 10th Teju Ravilochan. (The formal content for Teju’s event will be finalized in the next few days).