Reading lists and meeting times will be posted to the community so those not part of the seminar core may join in a particular discussion or event. In order to find time to participate in the seminar, seminar members can choose how they wish to redistribute their time. To avoid increasing the already large number of courses taught by part-time faculty, course replacements will not be funded. There might be other possibilities that can be arranged on an individual basis between the individual and the department. As the McConnell Professor of Human Relations, Ann Davis will be a participant in the President's Seminar and will coordinate public events and other aspects of the seminar.
Topics can range from the purely intellectual to the pedagogical or be a mixture of both.
Deadline for provisional seminar titles. Anyone interested in forming a group on a particular topic should send a provisional title to Vicki Cappuccilli by February 1, which will be forwarded to the faculty. Interested faculty can then meet to develop proposals, detailing theme, potential speakers, possible readings, and how students, staff or the public might be included. This call for proposals describes the program and proposal deadlines. The seminar depends on the coordinators for organization, direction and coherence.