Newsletter March 20, 2025
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Expanding Digital Access to Course Materials

Colleagues,

The University of Utah is proud to launch the Utah Day One Books Access program starting Fall 2025. Please see the below memo for more details.

Many thanks to the folks in Campus Store, Marriott Library, Undergraduate Studies, and Academic Senate for working together for student success solutions!

Onward,

T. Chase Hagood

Vice Provost for Student Success

 

Upcoming CTE Workshops

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UPCOMING: U of U Pride Week!

March 24-29 is the University of Utah’s Pride Week celebration. Click HERE to learn about events both on and off campus that celebrate, support, and showcase our vibrant LGBTQ+ community and allies.

 

AAC&U’s AI Week

March 24-29 is *also* the Association for American Colleges and Universities’ AI Week! AAC&U is offering four free webinars on AI in higher education:

  • The State of AI in Higher Education and What Is to Come
  • How Colleges Are Responding to AI: Strategies and Approaches from Campuses Leading the Way
  • Writing and Writing Instruction in the Era of AI
  • Navigating the AI Revolution: Insights from Senior Leaders in Higher Education

More information regarding each session, and registration details, can be found at: https://www.aacu.org/ai-week

 

The Learning Center – Finals Preparation Workshops

The Learning Center is hosting Finals Preparation Workshops, and we would love if you could help us spread the news! There are three sessions scheduled, so students can choose whichever day and time work best for them. All three options will be held in Marriott Library 5220. The scheduled days and times are:

  • Thursday, March 27; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
  • Wednesday, April 2; 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  • Tuesday, April 8; 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

These workshops will provide students with strategies to effectively prepare for finals and connect students to free academic support resources. The events are free, and snack grab bags will be available at each session while supplies last.

 

Community Based Participatory Research Workshop Series

Community Based Participatory Research Workshop Series

The Spring 2025 CEL Workshop Series will be on Community Based Participatory Research and will be led by Dr. Ana Antunes, who has recently published the book All In: Community Engaged Scholarship for Social Change

Zoom Registration

Workshop 3: Youth Voices: Research by Youth for Youth

Hear from local youth conducting research about the research process, what they learned, and their hopes for the future of community based research.

Friday, March 28; 11:30-1:00pm; GC 4490

Register for lunch

 

CTE’s 3rd Annual Graduate Teaching Institute

We are excited to open registration for our Graduate Teaching Institute! This 4-day in-person event is free to all graduate students and postdocs who are interested in learning more about pedagogy in higher education. Registration is free, but capacity is limited.

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UEN and UALC Support for Open Educational Resources (OER)

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GRADUATE TEACHING CERTIFICATE

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OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is excited to announce the Education Series for Spring 2025.  The OUR Education Series includes topics of interest for undergraduate student researchers and their faculty mentors. These events are open to all and are designed specifically with undergraduate students in mind.  Faculty are welcome to incorporate these events into their classes and/or encourage their students to participate.  

 

Digital Learning Technology

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Sustainability Education Faculty Small Grant Program

Faculty grants of up to $2,500 per year are available.  The University of Utah Sustainability Office offers funds to instructors who wish to integrate sustainability into their courses or renew a Sustainability Course Attribute (SUST). The funds can be used for a variety of purposes, including, but not limited to:

  • hiring graduate assistants or teaching assistants to aid with developing course content, or
  • purchasing course materials, project-specific supplies, event expenses, etc.

The streamlined application consists of three questions. There are two upcoming deadlines:

  • 5/15/25 (reviewed by early June, funds disbursed by the end of the fiscal year).
 
 
 

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