UP’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series is delighted to announce Spokane fiction writer Jess Walter will join us as our campus’s Fall guest. The lecture/reading is free and open to the public and will take place Wednesday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m. in BC Auditorium. (Read More)
09-11-2023
Join the UP Grading Collaborative
If you have ever wondered if grading truly reflects student learning or if there is a better way, join us to explore the answers to these questions in a supportive community dedicated to “Grading for Growth.” (Read More)
Help us build a Universal Design info hub @UP!
Curious about implementing Universal Design or Universal Design for Learning in your work? Join the new Universal Design & UDL info hub Team, hosted by the UP Employee Disability Affinity Group. This open team is a central space to share ideas, resources, initiatives, and promote cross-campus collaboration in making UP more accessible! (Read More)
Honors Reading Course Available to Faculty (Proposals Due by Dec. 1)
Honors Students take two one-credit reading courses in their junior and senior years. These courses are a wonderful opportunity for faculty to test something new that appeals to an interdisciplinary group of students. Interested faculty members are invited to send a course proposal to program director Cara Hersh by Friday, December 1. (Read More)
Core Samples Lunches This Fall
Learning cool stuff from our stellar colleagues is one of the great perks of being at UP! This fall we will continue to experience the Revitalized Core in a series of three Core Samples Lunches open to all faculty and staff, especially program counselors. (Read More)
Faculty and Staff Autumn Retreat (Oct. 6)
The Committee on Mission, Campus Ministry, the Office of the Provost, and Human Resources invite you to attend a day-long spiritual retreat for Faculty and Staff on Friday, October 6, 2023. The retreat will be held on campus. (Read More)
Yakama Valley Fall Break Rural Immersion (Oct. 14-19)
The Moreau Center for Service and Justice would like to invite all students to apply to go to the Rural Immersion this Fall Break. The immersion will take place from October 14 to 19 in Washington’s Yakama Valley. (Read More)
Introducing 2023-2024 New Faculty Members
The Office of the Provost will be introducing this year’s new faculty members to the UP community, highlighting a few of our new colleagues each week. (Read More)
Spring 2024 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research (Apply by Oct. 27)
Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The Office of the Provost is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and this initiative represents a key element in achieving that goal. (Read More)
UP’s New Public-Facing Inclusive Teaching Database Dashboard is Live!
Interested in one stop shopping to research inclusive teaching practices? UP’s public-facing new Inclusive Teaching Database dashboard exists to help colleagues easily find and immediately access resources tailored to your own inclusive teaching or pedagogic research. (Read More)