Newsletter October 10, 2024
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For faculty, the end of the semester is often associated with grading. Here are a few tips to help make grading easier.

We still have several weeks to go before the end of the semester. Take that time to familiarize yourself with the U of U Grading Policies, and how they may financial aid or international students.

Although the University automatically collects student course feedback at the end of the semester, sometimes you want to know how things are going before the class ends. You have an opportunity to collect mid-semester feedback from your students. The mid-semester feedback window closes in early November. By default, your courses will not receive a mid-semester survey. 

If you want mid-semester feedback, please follow these steps:

Need help? Visit our Mid-semester Feedback Quick Start Guide or email us at scf@utah.edu.

The following free-response questions are used to collect feedback from your students:

If you opt-in for mid-semester feedback, your students will receive an emailed link to access the survey on the survey start date. Students can also log in with their uNID and CIS password at scf.utah.edu. 

You will receive the results of the mid-semester survey the day after the survey end date. The results of mid-semester surveys are confidential to you, the instructor. Your department will not have access to mid-semester results.

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 2, 2024.

 National Transfer Student Week (NTSW) is October 21 – 25, 2024. NTSW is sponsored by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) and the goals of the week are (1) to acknowledge and celebrate transfer students, (2) build awareness of transfer student’s barriers and successes, and (3) instill transfer pride on our campus. You can learn more about NTSW @ the U here. We are excited for the week and hope that you will share our enthusiasm!

Enhancing Research Mentoring Grants support graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, staff and faculty at the University of Utah in undertaking projects aimed at fostering high-quality research mentoring within their discipline. Preference will be given to proposals with enduring and/or broad impacts on research mentoring, those involving collaboration with research mentees, and those promoting research experiences for mentees from all backgrounds.

Awardees will give brief presentations of their projects at the next Enhancing Research Mentoring symposium.

Eligibility

Awards

In Fall 2024, up to four proposals will be awarded at up to $5000 each. Proposals are due October 11, 2024. Apply here!

 

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

Nominations due for Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching: October 14

Applications due for John R. Park Teaching Fellowships: November 11

Nominations due for Community Engaged Teaching and Scholarship Award: November 11

Nominations due for Early Career Teaching Awards: December 6