Building strong relationships is at the heart of meaningful teaching and learning. In this workshop, we’ll explore stories and research highlighting how connection supports both student success and faculty well-being. Together, we’ll identify and share concrete, low-lift ways to foster trust and connection in the classroom, and practice using a three-part framework to help students build their own relationship-rich Bryant University experiences.

Please note: this session will be held in AIC 235

Dr. Isis Artze-Vega is the lead author and editor of the The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching and co-author of Connections Are Everything: A College Student’s Guide to Relationship-Rich Education. Most recently, she served as college provost and vice president for academic affairs at Valencia College in Central Florida, which serves about 70,000 students annually and has long been regarded one of the nation’s best community colleges. She provided strategic leadership for the College’s seven campuses, as well as for the areas of curriculum, assessment, faculty development, distance learning, and partnerships for educational excellence. Prior to joining Valencia, Isis served as assistant vice president for teaching and learning at Florida International University (FIU). Before FIU, she taught English composition and enrollment management at the University of Miami.