Lunch and Learn Small Discussion Groups

Mini-conversations in which attendees self-select. There will be a discussant at each table to assist in guiding the dialogues. Alexia Hudson-Ward: Situating Our Work Within the Mission in a Liberal Arts SettingStrategies on how to strategically communicate and steward the importance of this work to the faculty and senior leaders of our institutions as a mission-centered imperative. Laura Perrings: Educational Opportunities Provided by Rare Book SchoolLearn more about the educational opportunities provided by Rare Book School, such as the Lang Fellowship. Ken Grossi and Ed Vermue: Building Professional CommunityWe all need our people. This dialogue will explore how one can share and support a cohort of colleagues across the disciplines to maintain this critical work. Anne Cuyler Salsich, Megan Mitchell, and Heath Patten: Discoverability, Presentation and Promotion of Your Existing CollectionsThis session explores questions of outreach and how to present and promote your existing objects with faculty and students. Angela Vanden Elzen: Making as Pedagogy with Makerspaces and Digital GamingWe will review the concept of making as pedagogy with makerspaces, digital projects, and exhibitions and how to engage students, faculty, and the community in this growing area