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Date: November 3, 2015

To: Tia Kelley, JJCBE Director of Operation

From: Emily !o"ler# $n%er&ra%'ate (t'%ent

Subject: Ja)e Jab Colle&e of B'ine *oom 20+

n or%er to f'lly reali-e t.e opport'nitie provi%e% in *oom 20+, an% to broa%en t.e .ori-on of

/ontana (tate $niverity t'%ent, it i neceary to create m'lti%iciplinary collaboration# T.at

cant be %one, .o"ever, "it.o't profeor involvement# it. t.i in min%, propoe foc'e%

"or).op amon& profeor of vario' %icipline#

Why a Workshop?

llo"in& profeor a pace to eplore 'b4ect t.at t.eyre paionate abo't "it. ne" eye

"o'l% be a tim'latin& an% ecitin& opport'nity# T.ey "o'l% alo t'%y "ay to inte&rate ot.er

%icipline into t.eir clae, t.' creatin& more %ynamic t'%ent# t alo create relation.ip

an% poible f't're collaboration amon& profeor, ".o co'l% pea) in eac. ot.er clae or

combine clae for temporary pro4ect#

Structure of the Workshops

Bae% on .itman Colle&e tr'ct're, propoe &ro'p of 3610 profeor from a minim'm of

t"o aca%emic %epartment# 7reference "ill be &iven to "or).op t.at incorporate more

%icipline# t "ill be recommen%e% t.at t.ey meet for a total of 15 .o'r in a emeter#

coor%inator "ill be c.ar&e of ai&nin& rea%in&, facilitatin& %ic'ion, collectin& member

eval'ation, an% provi%in& a ynopi of ".at .a been learne%# %eally, a b'%&et "o'l% be

%ole% o't to t.e "or).op for epene an% implementation of concl'ion#

Possible Drawbacks

ri) of t.i "or).op i t.at profeor are alrea%y tae% on time an% "ont be "illin& to

commit to an eperimental cro6%iciplinary "or).op for a emeter, epecially ".en t.ey

"o'l%nt .ave a b'%&et# 8o"ever, it "o'l%nt .'rt to &a&e interet in t.i pro4ect# not.er

poible concern i t.at teac.er "o'l%nt .ave a%e9'ate reo'rce to con%'ct t.ee in6%ept.

"or).op# 8o"ever, po)e "it. :re& Note, t.e !ac'lty (ervice *eearc. ;ibrarian,

".oe pecific 'b4ect liaion i B'ine# 8e ai%

Successful Examples

(ome pecific .itman Colle&e "or).op t.at co'l% be applicable an% beneficial for b'ine

profeor are?

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@ Writing of the Self: Incorporating Autoethnography Across Disciplines t'%ie t.e vario'

"ay peronal "ritin& can be implemente% to p'. t'%ent learnin& to a ne", reflective

level#

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