Sara Varnum Institute. Inspire and Encourage Instructional Excellence

Event Details

Date: Friday, October 20, 2023
Time: 8:30 am-2:30pm PDT
Location: Salem Campus

Agenda

  • 8:30 am – Welcome
  • 9:00 am – Keynote
  • 10:00 am – Faculty Connections
  • 11:00 am – Student Connections
  • 12:00 pm – Lunch Break
  • 12:45 pm – Campus Connections
  • 1:30 pm – Closing & Raffle

 

A Brief History of Sara Varnum

Black and white ohoto of Sara VarnumSara Varnum worked at Chemeketa from 1970-1993. She understood the importance of part-time instructors to the success of community colleges. During her time at Chemeketa, she hired and worked with hundreds of part-time faculty members, who touched the lives of thousands of students. In 1989, Sara and her staff initiated the “Institute for Instructional Excellence.” It was a full day of training designed to meet the unique educational needs of part-time faculty members throughout the state. The goal was to inspire and energize participants by providing professional development opportunities to learn, share and network – a goal that continues to this day.

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