The Teaching & Learning Collaborative invites all faculty to a brownbag conversation in the Murphy Room from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday February 13, exploring the topic “When Students Stop Showing Up.” Gina Loschiavo (Care Team coordinator) and Brenda Greiner (SARC director) will highlight campus resources that enable faculty to keep being faculty when […]
02-11-2019
Final ReadUP Discussion Group, Feb. 13
Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will lead the final discussion of this year’s ReadUP selection, Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, on Tuesday, February 19, noon to 1 p.m., in the Clark Library conference room. Light refreshments provided. All are welcome. For more information about this year’s ReadUP book and author – including a reading guide […]
“Dog Sees God” Pre-Play Panel & Reception, Feb. 16
Are you planning to attend the Saturday, February 16 performance of Dog Sees God? Why not make an evening of it? All ticket holders to the Februay 16 performance are invited to a complimentary wine, cheese, and dessert reception and panel before the show, as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for. Hosted by […]
Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Nominations Needed
Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, according to John Orr, assistant to the provost. Students applying for these awards must […]
Basketball, Tennis, & Tacos, Oh My!
Pilot athletics will have a busy week, with the women’s basketball team starting off with a WCC battle vs. BYU on Thursday, February 14 at 7 p.m. This will be the annual Play 4 Kay PINK game, raising awareness for breast cancer survivors and the Kay Yao Cancer Fund. Next, men’s and women’s tennis continue […]
Blessing for the Vocation of Marriage, Feb. 14
For World Marriage Day (Feb. 10) and Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14), all married people will be blessed for their vocation of marriage during the 12:05 p.m. Mass on Thursday, February 14, in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. All are welcome to attend Mass. For more information contact Theresa McCreary, Campus Ministry, at x7131 or mccreary@up.edu.
2019 STEM Innovation Fellows Chosen
The leadership team of the NSF-funded IUSE:EHR project, REFLECT, has announced its second cohort of STEM Innovation Fellows. These 15 faculty members will participate in May and August institutes on evidence-based pedagogical practices, creation of new curricular modules, and peer-observation during the 2019-2020 academic year. The peer observation is informed by new protocols that address […]
TLC Tip of the Week: Adding Library Resource Links in Moodle
When you add a link on your Moodle course page to an article in a library database or to a streaming video, how can you tell if the link will work for students connecting from off-campus? Most library databases offer the option to obtain a persistent or stable URL for individual articles or videos, and […]
Buckley Center at 50: University Museum
The Dundon-Berchtold academic building is on schedule and even hosting tours. Looking back 50 years, Buckley Center was new to campus then. Students and faculty moving in for spring semester of 1969. A new academic building with all of the modern furnishings. Visit the Museum and Archives blog for an anniversary post about Buckley Center with […]
UPCrossroads with Eric Anctil, Feb. 15
If robot companions and virtual doctors sound spooky to you, come and explore these likely scenarios at the next UPCrossroads discussion series on Friday, February 15, at 3 p.m., in the Digital Lab. Eric Anctil, education, will lead an interactive discussion on what the future holds for us and what we can do about it. Bring […]