Dear Faculty, Administrators and Staff,

I hope you enjoyed or continue to enjoy your break! A very happy, productive and healthy 2023 to all!  As we begin the new year, there are a few important items regarding Assessment, the next Impact Talks and Teacher of the Year, and more that I wanted to alert you too.

We are pleased to announce that Sona Patel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, has been appointed Director of Assessment after an open, competitive search process. Dr. Patel will continue as a faculty member in the School of Health and Medical Sciences, where she runs a highly successful lab and several grant-funded projects, but in this new capacity she will also work with faculty to facilitate more efficient, impactful, and comprehensive assessment in all academic programs. Dr. Patel brings significant experience with assessment and accreditation from her work at SHMS and significant knowledge of academic affairs from her ongoing work on the Faculty Senate executive committee. Congratulations and welcome, Sona!

Sincerely,

Katia

Seton Hall’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium will be held on Monday, January 16, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. in Bethany Hall with a livestream option. Open to Seton Hall undergraduates, graduate students, alumni and employees as well as members of the surrounding community, the one-credit workshop will focus on Dr. King's contributions toward, and the analysis of, oppression, liberation and peace along with informative assessments of historical and contemporary issues from faculty. A special luminary will follow the workshop.

Those interested in joining in-person must pre-register by Wednesday, January 11. For more information and to register, please visit the Symposium webpage.

Monday, January 30, 2023, 12 - 1:30 p.m.

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted many facets of higher education. Colleges and universities are being called upon to rethink the traditional way of doing business and rapidly adopt and implement new practices that align with today’s technology-enabled and driven world.

Please save the date for the Office of the Provost’s upcoming Impact Talk, to be held in person on Monday, January 30, 2023. Join a panel of industry experts as they discuss the critical importance of digital transformation in higher education, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Following the event, there will be an additional workshop for faculty focused on leveraging Adobe Creative Cloud to cultivate high-impact learning with a relatively low lift. Read more about the event and register.

For full-time faculty, Deans shall determine college Teachers and Adjuncts of the Year and report this designation to the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Assessment. Deans are encouraged to invite nominations from departments as appropriate and may decide to set a pre-deadline for these nominations. For adjunct faculty, we invite full-time faculty colleagues to submit nominations. Deadline:  January 31, 2023

We are excited for the first time to formally recognize faculty for Excellence in Service Learning with an award modeled after the Uniservitae Service-Learning Experiences in Catholic Higher Education Award. For more information about the award's requirements and eligibility, click here. Deadline:  January 31, 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, Professor Andy Simon, Department of Psychology, became President of the International Council of Psychologists.

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

Welcome back to the spring 2023 semester! There are a number of exciting CFD offerings being planned to support teaching, scholarship, and work-life balance:

Check forthcoming newsletters and the university Events calendar for dates and links.

Registration is Open for Spring 2023 Online Teaching Certificates
The TLT Center is offering faculty the opportunity to earn two levels of the Online Teaching Certificate in the spring semester. The Online Teaching Certificate program provides faculty with tools and strategies to develop and facilitate online and hybrid classes.

Learn more about the Online Teaching Certificates.

TLTC Open Labs
Space154 is a collaborative space where faculty, staff, administrators, and students can participate in a variety of experiences. Whether you’d like assistance copying a Blackboard course, managing your Microsoft Teams, setting up your gradebook, or with any other instructional technologies and skills, we’re here to help.  Pop-in to one of our upcoming Open Labs, in-person or virtually, for on-the-spot support from an instructional designer!