Opportunities
Faculty and Staff Development Opportunities
The Institute offers opportunities for faculty and staff from across the disciplines to connect under a shared mission of transforming and integrating the paradigms and pedagogies of liberal arts and the professions. Faculty and staff can make these connections through:
- participating in reading groups,
- participating in lectures, seminars and events,
- applying for upcoming teaching and research fellowships,
- attending professional development opportunities, and more.
Research and Scholarship Support
Collaborative Scholarly/Creative Project Mini-Seminars, 2024-25
In a mini-seminar, small interdisciplinary groups meet throughout the year as they begin a collaborative project and build a team. The 2024-2025 cohort will be announced in July 2024.
Save the date for a showcase of mini-seminar projects on Friday, Sept. 27, from 12:30-2 p.m.
Fall 2023-Spring 2024 Mini-Seminar Projects
- Collaborative, Cross-Disciplinary Scholarly and Creative Project between SPAHP Department of Occupational Therapy and Heider College of Business Accounting Department: Angela Lampe, OTD, OTR/L, Brenda Coppard, PhD, OTR/L, Yongyue Qi, MS, PhD (OT Dept.), Ali Maloy, MS, CPA, Maggie Knight, DBA, CPA, CGMA (Accounting Dept.)
- Enhancing Compassionate Palliative Care with Al: Respecting Human Dignity and Cultural Diversity: Amanda Kirkpatríck, PhD, RN (Nursing), Steven Fernandes, PhD (Computer Science); Kaitlyn Heinneman (Exercise science major) and Kaylee Van Handel (Data science major)
- Helping Pre-Health Students Write Personal Statements: Faith Kurtyka, PhD (English Dept.), Meghan Dowd Schlattman, PT, DPT, CSMT (Exercise Science & Pre-Health Professions), Seth Kleinwort (Career Center), Jess DeWall (Center for Advising Resources & Support) and Amelia Harahap (BA'23, English, anticipated)
- LifeSavers: An Interprofessional Critical Care Escape Room: Theresa Jizba, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ACHN, Lindsay Iverson, DNP, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC (DNP program), Andrew Eckhart, BS, NRP, EMS-I, Ryan Batenhorst, EdD(c), MEd, NRP (Paramedicine Education)
Curriculum Innovation
To integrate content related to our initiatives into courses at all levels, the Institute invites Creighton faculty members to apply for curriculum development grants.
We are especially interested in curriculum development that also:
- embeds interprofessional passport activities in courses and/or
- responds to the U.S. Surgeon General’s health advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation
Grant recipients will be announced in July 2024.
Faculty/Staff Reading Groups
Keep an eye out for periodic reading groups each year. In fall 2024, we will again co-host the MLK Reading Group with the University's MLK Jr. Week planning committee, reading Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community. Details and registration are coming soon.
