faculty/staff
February 08, 2017
Join M.O.M.S. (Moms Offering Moms Support) and the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women for a discussion titled “How to Build a Home Library that Reflects Diversity” Friday, Feb. 10, at noon in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 248. Cara Byrne, lecturer of English, will lead the…
February 08, 2017
The Office for International Affairs will hold the next Global Talk series event, titled “Supporting International Students in the Classroom,” Thursday, Feb. 16, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Tomlinson Hall, Room 135. Communication failures and moments when cultures clash in class and on campus may be…
February 06, 2017
Faculty and staff are invited to participate in Green Dot overview sessions to learn more about how to be active bystanders. Green Dot is a bystander intervention strategy to prevent power-based personal violence. It empowers participants to make observations, draw conclusions and take safe steps…
February 01, 2017
The ability to understand and analyze scholarly texts and journal articles is a critical skill for students. However, many students have difficulty in reading and understanding this material. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education session, Dianne Kube, a biology…
January 26, 2017
The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education will host a demonstration of Canvas today (Jan. 26) noon to 1 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Herrick Room (use Adelbert Road doors). Attendees will learn about some of the most powerful and useful features of the system,…
January 20, 2017
The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women will host a M.O.M.S. (Moms Offering Moms Support) event Wednesday, Jan. 25, at noon in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 248. Stephanie Silverman and Susan Borison, editors of Your Teen Magazine, will facilitate the meeting, titled “Tweens, Teens and…
January 18, 2017
The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session will address how faculty can create a positive classroom environment. Much has been written about the academic benefits of applying positive psychology to secondary—and even elementary—school classrooms, but there…
January 13, 2017
Faculty members who plan to apply for a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2017 are invited to participate in Grant Writing Program meetings to be held biweekly February through June. The writing program provides writing support and feedback on grant proposals, as well as resources…
December 12, 2016
If you’re stressed, your muscles are sore or you just need a little quiet time to focus on you, take a break with seated massage offered by the ӰƵ Wellness Program. Faculty and staff can get a 12- to 13-minute seated massage Wednesday, Dec. 14, in Thwing Center, Room…
October 31, 2016
Benelect Open Enrollment kits have been sent via campus mail to benefits-eligible faculty and staff and should arrive this week. The packets contain the 2017 Benelect guide, a summary of Benelect changes for 2017, the 2017 price sheets and instructions for making your elections in the online…