Don't Cancel that Class!
If you’re not able to teach class due to a conference you must attend, bad weather, family illness or some other scheduling conflict, don’t cancel class – consider one of the following topics instead. For more information, contact Dawn Watkins, Dean of Student Affairs, who will work with Student Affairs and Career Services staff and Athletics faculty to find the right instructor for your class for that day.
W&L – Behind the Scenes:
- How Does W&L Actually Work – An Overview in Higher Education Management
- Millennial College Students and Millennial Parents
- History of Higher Education in America
- The Freshman Year Experience: Challenges and Opportunities
- The W&L Conduct System – How Does It Work and Why Does it Work That Way?
Diversity and Inclusion:
- Race as a powerful illusion
- Privilege (White, Christian, Male, etc)
- Intercultural Communication
- What makes us laugh (i.e. how to push the envelope with out crossing the line)
- American Identity Intersections: Who am I and what is it to you
- Diversity as good business sense
Athletics:
- NCAA policies and regulations – ex. Proposition 48, drug testing, Title IX issues
- Managing Leadership
- Team Building
- Peak performance under maximum stress (toughness training) in any environment.
Career Services:
- How liberal arts transfers to the Real World
- Solving the Major/Career equation....Choosing a major
- Defining and acquiring "Experiential Education" - volunteer, internship, research, etc
- On-Campus and Off-Campus Interviewing Opportunities
- Professional "presentation" - dress/resume/cover letters
- "Marketing" yourself and your major to any career path
- Networking with W&L Alumni: Colonnade Connections the online community
Community Service & Volunteer Programs:
- Americorps as a post-graduate opportunity
- Service vs. social action
- Barriers to active citizenship
- Sustaining commitment to the common good
Health/Counseling Services:
- College Life & Stress Management: Finding a Balance
- Relationships
- Drug & Alcohol Topics incl. Core/NCHA Survey Results
- Helping Others
- Careers in Counseling/Social Work
- Listening Skills
- Personality Style Differences and Conflict
- TIPS training (3hr. class training for alcohol intervention Procedures)
- Mental Health Issues and Today’s College Student (depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders)
Academic Support Services:
- Academic Integrity and Its Role in School, Life and Work
- How to Maximize your Advising Relationships
Safety & Security:
- Law Enforcement
- Emergency and Crisis Management
Student Activities and Leadership:
- Leadership Theories
- Identity Development
- Leadership & Teambuilding Exercises
