Newsletter December 12, 2024
cte.utah.edu

Final grades are due on Monday, December 23 for the Fall 2024 semester. It is imperative that all grades are submitted by the due date, including term grades (A-E, CR/NC, V, EU), Incompletes, or “T” grades. After the due date, the Office of the Registrar will convert all blank grades to EU, which is treated as an E in calculating students’ grade point averages, per University Policy 6-100-III Section G3.

Failure to report grades in a timely manner has prevented students from graduating and ordering finalized transcripts. This delay has also prohibited other students from being admitted to graduate programs or accepting employment opportunities and can jeopardize financial aid and international visa statuses.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and would ask for this communication to be distributed to others (i.e. Teaching Assistants) within your respective college and department. A quick reference guide, training manual, and other grading information are available online to assist you with grading.

If you have any questions or anticipate that you will not be able to meet the grading due date, please contact registration@utah.edu or call 801-581-8969 for assistance.

University of Utah PPM 6-100 requires the following for ALL U of U courses: 

To support instructors in complying with PPM 6-100, the Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence (MBECTE) has prepared a Syllabus Design Page containing a core syllabus template and instructions on how to post a syllabus to the class schedule via CIS. This process will create a hyperlink to the syllabus within the class schedule. MBECTE has created a webpage listing up-to-date university policies and resources for required syllabi posting, as well as additional syllabus information and suggestions. 

If instructors have questions about syllabus requirements or recommendations, they are welcome to schedule a consult with a team member from MBECTE.

You can also request a consult with CTE staff for more in-depth course and pedagogy questions. Digital Learning Technologies also offers a Pre-Semester Checklist for getting started in Canvas, as well as several Canvas Help links.

The University of Utah’s University Professorship is a special rank that recognizes tenure-line faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary skills in teaching, distinguished scholarship in their field, and an interdisciplinary approach to undergraduate instruction. The University Professorship provides time and funding for faculty to launch new Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) projects related to general education courses. We highlight general education courses with this award because they have broad impact across disciplines and can make significant differences in our efforts to provide exceptional educational experiences for students. University Professors hold this special rank for two years. The application cycle for the 2025-27 University Professorship is now open. For more information, see the University Professorship website. Apply by December 31, 2024

The Call for Proposals for next year’s Teaching 4 Learning Conference has been extended to 12/15. As a reminder, Utah Valley University will host the conference in Orem, Utah, on February 26-28, 2025, and we would love to have you join this community of innovative educators.

This year's conference theme, "Reflecting, Rethinking, and Redefining Teaching," invites us to explore the beautiful complexity of education in our rapidly changing world. We're creating a space where your unique experiences, groundbreaking research, and creative approaches can shine—a collaborative environment where we can collectively reimagine how we support and empower our students.

We're particularly excited to invite proposals across four inspiring thematic areas:

Whether you're eager to lead an interactive workshop, dive into a research discussion, facilitate a thought-provoking roundtable, or showcase a poster, we have a space for your ideas. We warmly welcome proposals from:

A few quick details:

To submit your proposal or learn more, please visit the T4L website. We look forward to hearing your incredible ideas at our conference!

Applications due for University Teaching Grants: January 27, March 7