Upcoming Events

Friday mornings starting: October 10, 2025

10:00 am-11:00 am via Zoom

Presented by: Dr. Michael Marino

Join us for our WAG (Writing Accountability Group), a small group meeting once a week, with a clear goal of developing a writing habit. Think of it as a writing bootcamp for faculty members in academia, which will get you into a routine of writing to increase your scholarly productivity. 

You will pick up your WAG book at the Faculty Professional Center, K322

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

3:00 pm-4:00 pm via Zoom

Presented by: Mili Mathew, IRB Member & Reviewer

Are you preparing to submit an IRB application soon? Do you have questions about the review process for your study? If you have answered 'yes' to either of these questions, here is your chance to connect one-on-one with the IRB team. You are invited to our open house, where we can answer questions about your study and/or the IRB submission and review process. 

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

1:30 pm-2:30 pm via Zoom

Presented by: Jason Schoen

Faculty are invited to attend a workshop on improving the accessibility of your courses. The Minimum Checklist for Hybrid and Online Courses indicates that a course's Accessibility Report score should be 85% or higher. So, what does that number represent to me and my students? And how can I improve my score? 

Maximizing your course's accessibility has a positive impact on student learning by making the materials easier to absorb for a wider cross-section of learners. Using the Ally tool (integrated into Canvas) and accessibility features of common Office programs, we will explore what makes digital content accessible and how to target and remediate inaccessible content. 

Note: Participation in this workshop counts toward the workshop requirement to earn the Digital Accessibility for Educators (DAE) Badge. 

Thursday, November 13, 2025

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Presented by: Laurie Hallick & Mary Ryder

Faculty and Division Council are invited to participate in an online mixed workshop: Reviewing Course Design with Quality Matters. 

Quality Matters (QM) is a continuous improvement model for assuring the quality of hybrid and online courses. This workshop (two hour synchronous Zoom session and up to 1-week to complete the final deliverable) includes an introduction to QM, a detailed review of the QM rubric standards, and guidance on how to apply the QM Rubric. 

Participants in this workshop will be prepared to pursue the Quality Online Course Design (QOCD) Badge from the Office of Blended and Online Learning. 

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Presented by: Susan Bloom, Associate Librarian, Head of Instruction and Outreach

AI and the library – AI is suddenly everywhere, including the library! This session will discuss AI integrations in library databases, how to detect hallucinations, and how to leverage AI in your own research.

Friday, November 21, 2025

8:30 am-9:30 am via Zoom

Presented by: Maureen Sanz, PhD, FACMG, IRB Chairperson

Are you preparing to submit an IRB application soon? Do you have questions about the review process for your study? If you have answered 'yes' to either of these questions, here is your chance to connect one-on-one with the IRB team. You are invited to our open house, where we can answer questions about your study and/or the IRB submission and review process.