Dear Faculty, Administrators and Staff,

As announced yesterday, the Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, His Excellency Borys Gudziak, will deliver the keynote address and receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Seton Hall University’s 167th baccalaureate commencement ceremony on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Also receiving an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters will be Indra Nooyi, who served as CEO and chairman of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2019. If you haven’t done so already, I invite you to read more about His Excellency Borys Gudziak and Indra Nooyi.

We are so fortunate to have Archbishop Borys Gudziak address the Class of 2023 graduates, and we look forward to his inspiring address in the coming weeks.

Sincerely,

Katia

Join the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for a lunch and learn panel addressing AAPI (Asian/American Pacific Islander) mental health on Wednesday, May 3 at noon. Light lunch will be provided. We will discuss cultural stigma, Anti-Asian racism and discrimination, finding sensitive health providers, raising awareness, and navigating bicultural identities. Learn about the panelists and register.

The 27th Petersheim Academic Exposition, "Share, Honor, Unite" is officially underway, taking place through Friday, April 28, 2023, with events spanning a multitude of categories and disciplines. View the full schedule of events and locations on the Petersheim website.

The Stillman School of Business will be hosting an experiential learning event, the IRS Citizens Academy, in Jubilee Hall all day on Friday, April 28 with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations unit. As part of this event, you may see participants in Jubilee Hall with simulated firearms and handcuffs, and you may also see Criminal Investigations agents participating. This event is an educational simulation being conducted under the supervision of Seton Hall Public Safety and federal law enforcement officials. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Peter Iossa (Public Safety) or Mark P. Holtzman (Department of Accounting and Taxation).

Applying for tenure or promotion in 2023?
University Libraries now creates scholarly metrics reports for tenure and promotion candidates. These reports include citations, h-indices, WorldCat counts, statistics from our e-Repository (including usage, social media and news mentions) to help faculty prepare their tenure and promotion applications. We will setup a faculty profile for you in the eRepository as a first step. If you would like request a Scholarly Metrics Report, please fill out this form.

Master Copyright Fundamentals
We invite you to review updated copyright information from University Libraries that covers Fair Use, the public domain and Creative Commons. Learn more about copyright as it applies to Course Reserves and theses and dissertations. It is important for faculty advisors to ensure that students are following copyright rules before submitting theses and dissertations. We are here to help!

Hanover produces a bimonthly Grants Calendar centered on certain funding interests. The latest calendar reviews upcoming grant opportunities focused on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, covering a range of grantmakers. Short-term targets with set deadlines are included alongside longer-term opportunities expected to occur across the next year and beyond.

Additionally, Hanover Research also recently announced research funding opportunities, nationwide. While these alerts are intended to provide a broad-reaching overview of the opportunities available, we certainly want to hear if there are specific opportunities that you would like to pursue. Please let your Content Director know if you have any questions or are interested in learning more. View the funding opportunities.

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

Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, April 26, 12 - 1 p.m.
University Lounge, Rm. 201, U Center

SHU Meditates
Thursday, April 27, 12:30 - 1 p.m., in Teams

Teaching Conversation Series: Year-End Challenges and Solutions
Friday, April 28, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., in Teams

Brown Bag Lunch
Tuesday, May 2, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
University Lounge, Rm. 201, U Center

SHU Meditates
Thursday, May 4, 12:30 - 1 p.m., in Teams

Navigating the Tenure and Promotion Process
Friday, May 5, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., in Teams and UC 206

Access videos of CFD workshops.

How Do I Grade This Thing?
Assessing Student Work in the Age of AI and GenTech Bots
Assessing student work with confidence and clarity can be a complex challenge, especially as new, digital tools seem to emerge suddenly on our campuses – and none may be more challenging than GenTech technologies such as ChatGPT and Adobe Firefly. Instructors who are new to assigning and assessing digital student compositions can range in approaches from “the rubric remains the same” to “I’m not qualified to grade a podcast or website.”  Attend this free Adobe Digital Literacy Café webinar on tomorrow, April 26 at 11 a.m. to discuss the developing impact of generative AI in education. All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar. Register for the Adobe Digital Literacy Café webinar.

Canvas Workshops and Information Sessions
Canvas representatives will be on campus on Tuesday, May 9th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to lead several 90-minute, in-person workshops designed to get faculty started in Canvas. Additionally, the TLTC will be hosting information sessions to provide a first look at Canvas, and to answer participants’ questions about the new learning management system, the course migration process, and the University’s transition plan. View the full Canvas information session schedule.

Call for Applications: Director of the Center for Catholic Studies
The Office of the Provost is seeking to staff the position of Director of the Center for Catholic Studies. The review of applications by the search committee – composed of Nancy Enright, Ph.D., Anthony Sciglitano, Ph.D., Bryan Pilkington, Ph.D., and Monsignor Gerard McCarren, S.T.D. with John Buschman, D.L.S. as ex officio – will begin on May 1, 2023. As noted in the announcement, please send your materials to provost@shu.edu.

Promotion and Tenure
As per Faculty Guide 5.1.h, faculty members who intend to submit an application for promotion and/or tenure next Academic Year (2023-24) must submit a notice to this effect to their Department Chairperson no later than May 15, 2023. In departments that require external reviews, the chairperson should begin the process of soliciting official external reviews before summer and in strict accordance with FG 5.2.b. We encourage applicants to attend the Center for Faculty Development event, "Navigating the Tenure and Promotion Process," that will be held via Teams Friday, May 5, at 10:30 a.m.