As part of the Mentoring Initiative project, we asked a range of Georgetown undergrads the following question: "What is one thing a faculty member did to help you feel like you belonged in a course and/or on campus?". Their answers offer wonderful insight into the many small and big things that we as educators could do to support students connections to us and their learning. We will screen a brief video with participants to share our students’ responses, and then open up the conversation to consider our students’ advice and how we might design our courses and our engagements with students around their insights.
This session is designed for faculty and student-facing staff/administrators with the goal of creating a shared conversation about what students say matters when it comes to supporting their sense of belonging, connection to us and to each other, and contributing to their learning and growth while at Georgetown.
- What do students say about the impact of faculty on their experiences?
- What can we do more of or do better?
Between the students’ insights and our group conversation, we hope to develop a strong understanding of successful practices for faculty and staff—what has worked; what hasn’t worked; and how do they handle tough situations.