Title: Associate Director for Faculty Development and Resources
Email: khopkins@sc.edu
Phone: 803-777-9341
Katie Hopkins leads University 101 Programs' faculty development and resources efforts. In the faculty development area, Katie is primarily responsible for the training and support of UNIV 101 instructors and serves as the primary point of contact for new instructors. Katie also oversees the Graduate Leader Program and the M. Stuart Hunter Award for Outstanding Teaching in University 101.
In the resources area, Katie oversees the Transitions textbook, Faculty Resource Manual, SharePoint intranet, and Sample Course Plan.
Katie teaches UNIV 101: The Student in the University, EDLP 520: The Teacher as Manager, as well as UNIV 401: Graduation with Leadership Distinction. As a graduate student at USC, Katie served as a University 101 Graduate Leader and as an undergraduate student Katie served multiple semesters as a University 101 Peer Leader.
Educational Background
Master of Education - Higher Education and Student Affairs, 2017
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish, 2015
University of South Carolina
Friedman, D., Winfield, J., & Hopkins, K. (2019). Developing instructors for a first-year seminar. Journal for Faculty Development., 33 (2), 11-18.
Friedman, D. & Hopkins, K. (Eds.) (2019). University 101 Faculty Resource Manual. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina.
Andrews, C., Champnella, K., Strickland, K., & Pfeifer, M. (2019). Education not deportation: Exploring the future of undocumented students in the absence of DACA. Journal of School Public Relations, 37 (4), 398-419.
Preconference Workshop on "Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in First-Year Seminars" at the 43rd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2024; Co-presented with Sandy Greene, Dustin Roberts, and Heather Harrison)
Supporting the Instructor and Peer Leader Relationship in the First-Year Seminar, 43rd Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2024; Co-presented with Jasmine Carter, Sandy Greene, and Ailie MacLennan)
Preconference Workshop on "Learning that Lasts: Enhancing Student Learning Through Critical Reflection" at the 41st Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2022; Co-presented with Sandy Greene & Dottie Weigel).
Effectively Developing and Supporting First-Year Seminar Instructors, 41st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (February 2022; Co-presented with Dan Friedman).
Preparing Juniors and Seniors for Careers in Student Affairs, 28th National Conference on Students in Transition (October 2021; Co-presented with Sandy Greene).
Preconference Workshop on "Strategies to Promote Community Building in an Online First-Year Seminar" at the 40th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2021; Co-presented with Sandy Greene & Dustin Roberts).
Webinar Series on “Community Building in an Online First-Year Seminar” for The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (June 2020; Co-presented with Sandy Greene & Dustin Roberts).
Preconference Workshop on "Strategies to Promote Community Building in a First-Year Seminar" at the 39th Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience (February 2020).
Effectively Developing and Supporting First-Year Seminar Instructors, Co-Presenter, 39th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (February 2020).
Strategies to Promote Community Building in a First-Year Seminar, Co-Presenter, 38th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (February 2019).
Low Cost & No Cost Faculty Development for First-Year Seminar Instructors, Co-Presenter, 38th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (February 2019).
Early Faculty Development: Training Graduate Students to Teach First-Year Seminars, Co-Presenter, 37th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. San Antonio, TX (February 2018)
Effectively Developing and Supporting First-Year Seminar Instructors, Co-Presenter, 36th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. Atlanta, GA (February 2017)
A Showcase of Best Practice: First-Year Students and the Power of Service- Learning, Co-Presenter, Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference. High Point, NC (February 2016)