Institute Focus

City as Text™ (CAT) has become a standard part of many honors programs, from "campus as text" orientation sessions to full-semester CAT-based courses. Re-Reading Local Spaces reimagines CAT in a flexible, hybrid, and even virtual space. Participants will develop their understanding of CAT strategies - Mapping, Observing, Listening, Reflecting - while they design ways to make CAT work regardless of context or setting. A new emphasis on multimedia platforms will be central to the Institute, providing participants with interdisciplinary experiences they may employ in documenting student learning in a variety of contexts.

The virtual CAT institute will benefit participants by offering them the opportunity to learn about, practice, and ultimately design CAT assignments for their students (classes, courses, study tours, orientation etc). The virtual CAT institute will benefit NCHC by providing professional development for their membership, increasing awareness of NCHC, including the national conference which hosts the signature City as Text™ event.

Audience

This session is designed for honors faculty, staff, and administrators who are beginning diversity, equity, and inclusion work within their program or college. (Unsure if this session is for you? Contact a facilitator for more information.)

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

• Identify the primary CAT pedagogical strategies
• Design their own CAT curriculum
  

Tentative Schedule

View the City as Text Faculty Institute Draft Agenda

Facilitators

 Abby Moore, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 

Abby Moore is an Associate Professor and the Education, Honors, & Global Engagement Librarian at UNC Charlotte. Before transitioning to academia, she was a high school English teacher and a high school librarian in New York City. Additionally, she is a member of NCHC's Place as Text committee.

Kera Coyer, Valencia College

Kera Coyer is the Coordinator, Program Advisor for the Seneff Honors College at Valencia College in Orlando, FL. Kera began her career in higher education in virtual advising and online student support before transitioning to honors in 2013. Kera is a member of the NCHC Place As Text Committee.

Sara Quay, Endicott College

• Sara Quay is director of the Endicott Scholars program at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. She serves as the co-chair for the NCHC Place as Text committee and the co-editor with Bernice Braid of Place, Self, Community: City as Text™ in the Twenty-First Century National Collegiate Honors Council, 2021. NCHC Monograph Series.

Questions? Contact the NCHC office at (402) 472-9150 or hello@nchchonors.org