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MCC Daily Tribune

TCC: Invitation to join a Relationship Rich Education book group

As part of our programming theme for the coming year, Pedagogies of Care, the TCC will host several College-wide discussion groups on a new book by Peter Felten and Leo Lambert, titled Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College. 

You can read and download a copy of the book from MCC's Library.

We currently have five scheduled groups that you are welcome to join. Please contact the facilitators directly to join a group. All faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in this community read.

  1. Asynchronous - facilitated by Amy Burtner (ENG/PHL) and Erin Strobl (BIO)
  2. MWF @ noon - facilitated by Kimberley Collins (Academic Services)
    • Friday 10/29
    • Monday 12/6
    • Monday 1/31
    • Wednesday 3/9
  3. Mondays from 10 - 11 am - facilitated by Gena Merliss (TCC)
    • 10/18
    • 11/15
    • 12/20 
    • *we will choose our spring schedule once faculty have their schedules in place 
  4. Tuesdays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm - facilitated by April Daniels (ESOL/TRS)
    • 10/12
    • 11/9
    • 12/14
    • 2/8
    • 3/8
    • 4/5
    • 5/3
    • 6/7
  5. Fridays from 1:00 - 2:00 pm - facilitated by Lydia Tien (CHE/GEO)
    • 11/12
    • 12/10
    • 1/14
    • 2/11
    • 3/11
    • 4/8
    • 5/13

Please visit the TCC's Blackboard Organization for lots of delicious related material under the book groups link on the left menu.

Eugenia Merliss
Teaching & Creativity Center
10/04/2021