Dear Faculty, Administrators and Staff,

I am happy to announce phase two of the CourseLeaf Catalogue Implementation Process. As a reminder, CourseLeaf catalogue is a comprehensive Catalogue Management System that is designed to assist schools and colleges with maintaining their curriculum requirements and policies in an interactive format. You can find the newest version of our catalogue here.

The second phase of CourseLeaf implementation will focus on the curriculum management process. The CourseLeaf Curriculum (CIM) module is a course inventory and curriculum management platform, with customized online forms and automated workflows, designed to ensure accuracy across an institution’s courses and programs. CIM will provide a new, efficient and paperless way to create, submit, review and approve curriculum proposals. With CIM, faculty and staff can easily view and manage courses and programs throughout their lifecycle. 

Some of the benefits of using CIM:

While getting CourseLeaf up and running is a lot of work, when completed, we will enjoy an easy-to-update, consistent catalogue that is integrated with Banner and readily searchable online. We appreciate your assistance learning the system.

Sincerely,

Erik

The University will host its 3rd Annual Seton Hall National Day of Racial Healing event on Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in Bethany Hall A. The keynote speaker will be Reverend Dr. Leslie Copeland-Tune, D.Min., M.T.S., M.B.A., Chief Operating Officer for the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and the author of 24/7 Embodying Christ-like Leadership. The National Day of Racial Healing was created with and builds on the work and learnings of the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (“TRHT”) community partners. Launched by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, TRHT emerged in 2017 as an approach to racial equity work that connects healing with systemic transformation. Learn more about the event.

Come In From the Cold! Browse Our Digital Collections
Digital content is available to use in spring courses and student research projects through the “Digital Exhibitions and Tours” resource.

Topics range from New Jersey’s Labor Movement, Irish American Culture, or a Seton Hall student diary from the 1870s. You can also learn more about Elizabeth Ann Seton’s relatives both before and after her lifetime as well as records of the family’s international shipping business, which played a monumental role in Mother Seton’s life. See observations from History Professor, Sean Harvey about this important addition to our Special Collections.

Contemporary African Spirituality in Art Shines at Walsh Gallery
The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall now features more than 25 artists working abroad and in the United States. All of their work addresses the international influence of African spirituality in art. Curated by Atim Annette Oton, visitors can view important works like Tokie Rome-Taylor's No Weapon Formed Against Me Shall Prosper and is co-sponsored by the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, Africana Studies, the African Student Association, DEI Committee, International Federation of Catholic Universities, Museum HUE and the South Orange Performing Arts Center.

Keeping Time with Algorithms: Lucy Lin, Ph.D., Models the Future of Data Science, Weather Patterns and Wildlife Ecology
Professor Lucy Lin is making a difference at Seton Hall University to support women in science and mathematics. Discover her journey from studying partial differential equations to applying mathematics in real-world scenarios, including weather pattern analysis and disease spreading dynamics. Read more about her work as a Clare Boothe Luce Program Scholar, AI and data modeling in the College of Arts and Sciences. 

Hanover Research Sponsored Programs Digest
Hanover Research's Sponsored Programs Digest provides a succinct overview of notable grants with deadlines in the coming months, focusing on institutional programmatic opportunities in the areas such as student success, education, capacity building, and economic/workforce development. In addition to pertinent details regarding the scope and timing of each competition, this resource provides guidance on the level of support potentially available from Hanover for certain proposals, either at the Review, Revision, or Production levels. View more information on these programs, including hyperlinks to funder guidelines, in the January 2024 Digest. 

Follow the CFD blog to find out about upcoming events and initiatives. We also welcome your suggestions for workshops, speakers, and other events.

Events

Faculty Lunch-time Meet-up
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 12. – 1 p.m.
Faculty Section of the Pirate Dining Room

SHU Meditates
Jan. 25, 12:30. – 1 p.m., in Teams

Getting Your Book Published
Jan. 26, 10 – 11 a.m., in Teams

3rd Annual Seton Hall National Day of Racial Healing
Thursday, January 25, 3 – 4:30 p.m. in Bethany Hall A

Spring Humanities Colloquium: "Attention and the Infinite Mirror"
Speaker: D. Graham Burnett, Princeton University
Feb. 8, 1 – 2 p.m., Beck Rooms

Opportunities

Contemplative Practices Seminar, Spring 2024
Applications are still being accepted

Announcements

Videos of past CFD events can be found here: 
http://blogs.shu.edu/centerforfacultydevelopment/

Enhance Teaching and Learning with New Technology
The TLTC invites you to attend our upcoming demonstrations to learn about new technology and tools designed to improve efficiency, create interactive learning environments, and enhance student engagement.

Course Photo Rosters Available in Self-Service Banner
Available only to instructors, the summary class list represents a roster of students enrolled in your course along with basic contact information and a photograph supplied by the ID Card Center. This tool, available in Self-Service Banner, provides the ability to “put a face with a name” as well as develop seating assignments and “meet” online students. Access and Print Your Course Photo Roster.

Canvas & Integrated Teaching Tools
Canvas offers seamless integration with teaching and learning tools for enhanced functionality and user experience, with options for plagiarism and AI detection, video conferencing, discussion forums, and gradebook synchronization. These tools provide faculty and students with a comprehensive and efficient way to manage and engage with course content, assignments, and communication, all within the Canvas environment. View a list of Canvas integrated tools.

Supporting Innovation at Seton Hall: Applications Open for Ideal Hall and the Academies
Idea Hall applications are due on January 25, 2024. The Idea Hall is a mechanism for fostering creativity and meaningful partnerships across academic and non-academic divisions. Visit the Ideal Hall page for more information and how to apply.

New Academies applications are also due on January 25, 2024. The Academies program offers up to three years of flexible funding to pursue interdisciplinary projects in teaching, scholarship, diversity, mission, and service, with a special focus on initiatives promoting grant submissions, graduate program development, and advancing international efforts. Visit the Academies page for more information and how to apply. 

Nominations for Researcher, Teacher, Adjunct Faculty of the Year
The nomination process for the faculty excellence awards is underway, upholding our tradition of honoring exceptional faculty by acknowledging a Researcher of the Year, a Teacher of the Year, and an Adjunct of the Year from each school or college. Additionally, we will recognize a university-wide Teacher, Researcher, and Adjunct of the Year. Recently, we have expanded these awards to include recognition for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching 21st-Century Skills and Excellence in Service-Learning.  

Deans will designate college Researchers, Teachers, and Adjuncts of the Year and submit nominations for the Excellence and Innovation in Teaching 21st-Century Skills and Excellence in Service Learning Awards to the Assistant Provost for Academic Excellence and Assessment by January 31, 2024. We encourage Deans to solicit nominations from departments, especially in the case of adjunct faculty, setting pre-deadlines for these nominations. For more information about the requirements and eligibility for all awards, click here.

Call for Proposals: Conference on Women and Gender
The Women and Gender Studies Program is pleased to announce that the annual Seton Hall University Conference on Women and Gender will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024. We invite presenters exploring any aspect of women and gender from all fields—including the humanities, diplomacy, social sciences, mathematics, and experimental sciences—and all professions, including but not limited to business, law, health care, education, and non-profit administration, to submit either individual paper proposals or proposals for fully formed panels. The deadline for abstracts is February 5, 2024. Learn more and submit.