Call for Proposals
TIGER TALKS: A Faculty Showcase
To be held Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The goal of RIT’s TIGER TALKS is to showcase the wide diversity of faculty talent at RIT with a 30
minute, carefully prepared talk, demonstration or performance followed by a 5 minute
audience Q & A. This multidisciplinary event is focused on fostering community, connection,
learning and fun! Anything goes—as long as there is something to be learned! Showcase
proposals are being accepted from all RIT faculty.
The Showcase will enable faculty to:
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Connect and learn something new
Teach and share a skill or interest you love
Share your scholarly work, research or grant-funded projects
Learn more about your faculty colleagues @ RIT
Guidelines for presenting:
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Spirit & Purpose: This multidisciplinary event is focused on fostering community,
connection, learning and fun!
Topics: Anything goes—as long as there is something to be learned!
Below is a list of topics faculty presented at the 2014 Showcase.
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Learning by Making: It’s all fun and games (CLA)
Producing a Film on Lincoln's Balloon Corps (CIAS)
An Augmented Reality Elephant in the Room (CIAS)
From Kennel Days to Teaching Days: How my dog taught me to teach! (COS)
Hearing Backward, Hearing Forward: Creating non-existent sound F/X for film
(CIAS)
Better Cooking Through Chemistry! (COS)
My Data are Non-Linear, Non-Normal, and Generally Not Well Behaved:
Challenges and opportunities in interdisciplinary collaboration (COS)
Row, Row, Row Your Boat (No, Really!) or How I Spend My Summer Vacations
(CHST)
Accessible Views: Seeing lectures through deaf students’ eyes (NTID)
If We Can See It, We Can Fix It! Biomedical Imaging Applications for Minimally
Invasive Therapy (KGCOE)
How I Overcame My Fear of Writing a Book (CIAS)
Why I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the MOOC (COS)
Book Review: Boundaries for Leaders: Results, relationships, and being
ridiculously in charge (COS)
o New Readings Between the Lines of History (COS)
o Whipping up a Great Team! Or if you are more daring … Whip your group into
shape! (SCB)
o Community-Based Research and Scholarship - Experiential Learning for Faculty,
Students and the Community (CLA)
o Can a female politician ever have her own sex scandal? (CLA)
o Killing one softly with PowerPoint: Use your creativity and imagination to reach
beyond the default (KGCOE)
o From Bathroom to Book! Productivity and Work/Life Balance
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Format: A 30 minute, carefully prepared talk, demonstration, hands-on activity, or
performance followed by a 5 minute Q & A.
Date/Time/Venue: As one of our Destination Intersession offerings, TIGER TALKS will
be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. If selected, you will be notified of your exact
scheduled time and location and more details about the event.
Submitting your Call for Proposal (CFP)
Proposals will be accepted online until Friday, November 7, 2014, 5 pm. The selection
committee will notify those selected by Monday, November 17. All faculty are welcome to
submit a proposal, but submission does not guarantee selection.
As you write your proposal, please consider the following:
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Provide catchy, concise title
Submit your abstract of no more than 150 words
Describe audience take-aways for your session
A printable CFP is available for your use as you prepare your proposal (insert Link here)
Click here when you are ready to submit your proposal (embed link)
Questions about Destination Intersession should be directed to:
Cheryl A. Herdklotz, Ph.D., [email protected]
Anne Marie Canale, MS, [email protected]
Faculty Career Development Services
The Wallace Center
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