{"id":308,"date":"2013-03-04T14:07:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T19:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=308"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T01:11:28","slug":"a-first-day-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2013\/a-first-day-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"A First Day Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"308\" class=\"elementor elementor-308\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12fc726 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12fc726\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00c6284\" data-id=\"00c6284\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b8a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b8a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I first began my career as a professor, I&nbsp; participated in a seminar sponsored by what is now called Faculty Commons.&nbsp; This seminar dealt with freedom of speech and the legal and ethical bounds of faith statements by faculty members in the academy.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a26fa81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a26fa81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c523eb\" data-id=\"0c523eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1b7677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1b7677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From that next semester until now\u2014a period of over twenty-five years\u2014I have on the first day of class introduced myself as a Christ-follower.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5077c5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5077c5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c733233\" data-id=\"c733233\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da482a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da482a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have learned a few things along the way and use them to encourage all my colleagues to share a bit of what is important to them on the first day of class, especially those who follow Christ.\u00a0 As I do so, I\u2019m reminded of the following few bits of wisdom:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><b>Pray earnestly<\/b> about what you should do and how you should do it.\u00a0 Pray for courage to stand up and be identified as a follower of Christ.<\/li><li><b>Remember that this is a personal statement, use your own words and avoid sounding like canned institutional propaganda or like a liturgical recitation.<\/b>\u00a0 Your words should be about you; you are explaining that faith is personal but not private. Your words and demeanor should reflect what is important to your life as a scholar and educator.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Be wise.<\/b> I find it prudent to write out what I wish to say and to stick to the script, for several reasons: (1) so I can have a wise brother or sister vet my remarks before hand and advise me on the tone, content and length; (2) so I can honor my students\u2019 time and steward well my responsibility as an instructor by being concise and on point; (3) and so that if a student\u2014or anyone else for that matter\u2014complains (and I have had five complaints in 25 years), I can defuse the issue by providing exactly what I said. <br \/><i>In fact, on one occasion a student misheard and misreported what I shared.\u00a0 Upon reading my remarks the Dean commended me rather than condemned me with \u201cI wish all of our faculty would do this.&#8221;<\/i><\/li><li><b>Also, remember to make the statement relevant to the learning goals for the class you are teaching.<\/b>\u00a0 The connection you make should seem natural and unforced, consistent with the flow, not extraneous.<br \/>For example, on the first day of class I share that my teaching philosophy and my mission statement are rooted in the redeeming work of Christ and my role as a servant.\u00a0 <br \/><i>I want my class to know what to expect of me and that by better understanding my teaching philosophy they will see that I value each student and treasure his\/her individuality.<\/i><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31892d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31892d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc2cac5\" data-id=\"dc2cac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa11f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa11f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resolve to live before your students a Christ-like example. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb25444 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb25444\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-219bca6\" data-id=\"219bca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9e70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf9e70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><b>Lastly, be invitational.&nbsp;<\/b> One goal should be to communicate your accessibility as a person and advisor.&nbsp; Then be ready to follow up.&nbsp; While it may be encouraging to a believer to learn that his favorite \u201cprof\u201d is also a believer, the real benefit comes when a seeker finds meaningful answers to her tough questions in coffee shop conversations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I encourage everyone to identify themselves as Christ-followers through a first day introduction that is personal, real, wise, relevant and invitational.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2987858 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2987858\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9b57a\" data-id=\"dc9b57a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc6277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdc6277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sam Matteson<\/b><br><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Professor of Physics<br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">University of North Texas<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first began my career as a professor, I\u00a0 participated in a seminar sponsored by what is now called Faculty Commons.\u00a0 This seminar dealt with freedom of speech and the legal and ethical bounds of faith statements by faculty members in the academy. 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