Dear Faculty, Administrators and Staff,

I wanted to alert you of this important message from Disability Support Services (DSS).

Faculty are reminded that students must request accommodations for a class through DSS, not directly to professors. If an accommodation is approved the student will have a letter from DSS to provide to the professor detailing the approved accommodation.

Faculty are encouraged to contact DSS directly with any questions about accommodations or for assistance with implementing accommodations. Please refer any student requesting an accommodation to DSS for review of their request. Thank you for your partnership.

Sincerely,

Erik

Seton Hall’s Middle States accreditation site visit will take place on campus from March 17-20, 2024. In preparation, our Middle States Team Chair, President Terrence Sawyer of Loyola University Maryland, will be visiting campus on Thursday, October 19. He will tour the campus facilities, meet with members of the Seton Hall community and provide feedback on the current version of our Self-Study Report.

Included here is our Self-Study Report, which represents the extensive work of approximately 100 faculty, administrators, staff and students. We encourage you to read the document and provide feedback using this link.

We also encourage you to attend a Town Hall Meeting on Friday, Sept. 22, from 1-2 p.m., in Schwartz 113. The Co-Chairs of the Middle States Self-Study, Leigh Onimus and John T. Saccoman, will provide a brief summary of the status of the process as well as key components of each chapter of the Middle States report, as well as provide information on the next steps.

Denise Vigani, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy, has received a subaward as part of the project, “Testing Patience: A Prelude to Interdisciplinary Study,” funded by the Templeton Religion Trust and led by principle investigators Anne Jeffrey (Baylor University) and Tim Pawl (University of St. Thomas, Minnesota). The project aims to produce philosophical research on the virtue of patience and its empirical study. In her role, Dr. Vigani is participating in a science-engaged research group exploring philosophical conceptions of patience as a virtue and the relationship between those conceptions and the operationalized constructs employed in empirical study. She will also participate in an interdisciplinary conference on patience organized by Dr. Sarah Schnitker, head of Baylor University’s Science of Virtues Lab. The subaward will allow Dr. Vigani to devote additional time to research on the virtue of patience during the Fall 2024 semester.

The Office of Graduate Affairs is hosting a Graduate Open House on Tuesday, October 3rd, at 6 p.m. in Bethany Hall. This is the first Graduate Open House to showcase our newly launched and innovative graduate programs that support interdisciplinary learning, as well as individuals who are pursuing careers in emerging S.T.E.M and digital job markets. Faculty and administrators are invited to engage with prospective graduate students and talk about why they should choose SHU for their graduate studies! We hope you’ll add Fall Graduate Open House to your calendar. 

IRB/ETD Training for Faculty Advisors and Graduate Students
Learn more about SHU’s IRB process, and the requirements for submitting an electronic thesis or dissertation. This is intended for faculty advisors and graduate students across disciplines at Seton Hall. 

Please also view University Libraries guidelines.

Hanover's Grants Digest for Higher Education provides a succinct overview of notable grant competitions with deadlines in the coming months that may be of interest to a broad range of institutions. 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 the September 2023 Digest with information on these programs, including hyperlinks to funder guidelines.

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

Events

Contemplative Community Week
Sept. 18-22, both in person and in Teams.

Using Social Media to Bring Research to Life
Friday, Sept. 22, 10-11, in Teams

SHU Meditates
Thursdays, 12:30 - 1 p.m., in Teams, starting 9/7.

Faculty Lunch-Time Meet-ups
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.; Faculty Section of the Pirate Dining Room. Check the list of dates here.

Faculty Opportunities

Faculty Parents Learning Community,
Sept. 28, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., in Teams.
Faculty members with children (and all others who are interested) are invited to an interest meeting for this new faculty learning community.

Seton Hall Conference on "Civilizational Prospects: Engaging Wicked Problems"
The Call for Conference Proposals now open.  

Faculty Learning Communities
The CFD offers a variety of faculty learning communities where colleagues can connect, share ideas, and provide/receive support about subjects of common interest.

Announcements

Survey for DEI Planning:
In order to continue to foster wide-ranging conversations about diversity, inclusion, and equity at the university, we’re looking for feedback on potential topics, format, and scheduling options.

For additional information about any of the above, contact Mary Balkun.

AI Resources

Information and resources related to generative AI is available from the CFD:

Faculty Innovation Grant Virtual Showcase Series
The TLTC is hosting a virtual showcase series highlighting the Adobe Creative Projects developed by the 2022-2023 Faculty Innovation Grant (FIG) recipients. The Faculty Innovation Grant Showcase Series will demonstrate effective methods of integrating the Adobe Creative Suite into the curriculum and assessing its impact on student outcomes. Showcases will be held remotely via Teams from 12 - 1 p.m. on the following dates:

Learn more about the Faculty Innovation Grant Showcase Series.

Enhance Digital Literacy
Learn actionable strategies to foster digital literacy by integrating Adobe Express and AI into your teaching in any discipline. Adobe will be hosting multiple 30-minute, virtual sessions on Wednesday, September 20 and Thursday, September 28. Learn more and register.

Artificial Intelligence Resource Center
As AI technology advances and evolves, so does our ability to address the opportunities and challenges it brings. The TLTC has developed a dynamic AI Resource Center to provide the latest insights, GenAI and AI detection tools, and strategies to modify your course content to address the ethical concerns linked to the use of AI in the classroom. Explore the AI Resource Center.