Mon, 6 Apr 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Center for Faculty Innovation

The Interdisciplinary Collaboration Faculty Community invites you to join us as we collaborate with writer Dr. Sofia Samatar to engage with her novella The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain. During this event, we will explore a range of ideas related to higher education, collaboration and connection, and imagining just futures, using a wide range of disciplinary perspectives.

How do you relate to the themes of this novella? Consider bringing an artifact that connects to your own pedagogy or relationship to higher education as a starting point for conversation. Please also bring questions, discussion prompts, or anything else you'd like to explore with Dr. Samatar and other participants.

We invite faculty from all disciplines and areas across campus to bring their perspectives to this collaborative, community-building conversation about higher education and just futures!

Program Date & Time: Monday, April 6, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Location: Futures Lab, EnGeo 2001​

Facilitators

Genre: Other

Program Outcomes

  • Building a community around interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Exploring themes related to higher education and imagining just futures
  • Applying insights to faculty work and well-being

Attendance & Registration Information

Programs within the CFI are designed to support the development of instructional faculty and AP faculty with instructional responsibilities. We also welcome staff to many of our programs. If you are interested in attending one of our programs but do not identify with the above classifications, please email cfi@jmu.edu.

For more information on registering for our programs, please visit the CFI Programs & Events web page, which includes details on registering for programs and an instructional video on how to use the registration portal. 

Program Calendar

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Cancellations

If you find that you are unable to attend a scheduled event prior to the registration deadline, please return to your CFI Program Account and cancel your registration. If it is after the event registration deadline email cfi@jmu.edu as early as possible.

CFI programs will be canceled automatically if JMU is closed for inclement weather.

We want this program to be welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all of our participants. Please describe any considerations or accommodations (e.g., dietary, disability, wellness, cultural, etc.) you want us to know about in your account profile. You may also reach out to us at cfi@jmu.edu or (540) 568-4846.

 

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