Greetings Camilla and Others, We used to have a "Blue Ribbon Teaching Panel." I may be mis-remembering, but I believe Marilyn Kern-Foxworth started those. During my officer hood, we continued with these and then later they seemed to have disappeared. We can use this tradition. There are MAC members on Teaching Standards who can help support, enhance Teaching goals of the MAC division also. I submitted several panels that could be labeled "Teaching" last year to various divisions. It was very nice to see one of these picked up by MAC and co-sponsored by CSW. There are so many things that can be done in the Teaching area and I see fantastic ones you have listed. Sincerely, Diana Rios Assoc. Prof. Communication Sciences University of Connecticut -----Original Message----- From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC on behalf of Camilla Gant Sent: Fri 9/29/2006 5:34 PM To: [log in to unmask] Cc: Subject: Diversity Teaching Panel Colleagues, Several of you seem to agree that a panel should center on the challenges of teaching courses, in whole or part, concerned with minorities and diversity issues (particularly at predominantly white institutions). Arguably, such a panel would be of high interest and import to MAC members as well as AEJMC members in general who teach such courses. Building on this premise, I think it would also be a good idea and service to AEJMC if our division inaugurates such a panel or series of panels as our signature teaching panel to be offered each year. The panel or panel series would serve as a focal point for fostering an understanding of the complexity of teaching course content concerned with minorities and diversity issues, as well as sharing and honoring best practices in curriculum development concerned with the same. The panel or panel series may also involve a poster session or lead to the development of a MAC repository (online) for related instructional resource material, e.g., syllabi, suggested textbooks and reading lists, related websites, recommended instructional media (CDs, DVDs, videotapes), etc. If there is general support, I will draft a panel proposal. What are your thoughts? Would you like MAC to inaugurate a signature teaching panel or panel series? In the case of a panel series, which aspects would you like to target next year? Also, we will need a provocative title for our signature panel or panel series. Any suggestions? Camilla MAC Vice Head/Programming Chair Camilla Gant, Ph.D. Faculty Assistant to the President Associate Professor Department of Mass Communications & Theatre Arts University of West Georgia