| In the Spotlight
Connect Your Students with McNair Scholars Program
Do you teach or mentor students who might be considering graduate school? The UO’s McNair Scholars Program offers eligible students grad school preparation, an application fee waiver, summer research funding, and access to workshops and seminars. Please share this slide with your class and support their continuing journeys in higher education. You can also nominate a student in your class, lab, or department with graduate school potential using this form. For information about eligibility requirements, visit the McNair Scholars webpage.
Units need to submit faculty-approved policy drafts to the Office of the Provost by the Feb. 22 deadline. If you have questions about the review process, Ron Bramhall holds virtual drop-in office hours every Tuesday and Friday from 9-10 a.m. on Zoom. It’s a great chance to get quick feedback or talk through any part of the process. For process-related questions, reach out to Denita Strietelmeier.
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| News and Resources
Join the upcoming sessions of this new 5-part series:
- How Does the University Budget Work?
Jamie Moffitt, Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration
Register via MyTrack
— Feb. 4, 2-3 p.m. (Zoom) - How Does University Fundraising Work?
Wesley Stewart, Senior Associate Vice President for Development, and Lacie LaRue, Assistant Vice President, Advancement Strategies and Technology Innovation
Register via MyTrack
— Feb. 6, 2-3 p.m. (in-person)
— Feb. 16, 11 a.m.-noon (Zoom) - How Does UO Attract, Enroll, and Support Talented Ducks?
Derek Kindle, Vice President for Enrollment Management
Register via MyTrack
— March 6, 1-2 p.m. (in-person)
— March 16, 1-2 p.m. (Zoom)
Nominations for Williams Fellowships and proposals for Williams Instructional Grants are open until Feb. 16. The Williams Fund supports excellence and innovation in undergraduate education.
- Williams Fellowships are major awards for great teachers who also are innovators and collaborators
- Williams Instructional Grants fund faculty ideas for undergraduate teaching and curriculum projects
Join a member of the Office of the Provost's Elements team to walk through how to use the system for your upcoming faculty review. Sessions take place bi-weekly on Zoom. Find more information on the training and support webpage.
The next two sessions will be held:
- Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2-3 p.m.
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| Faculty in the News
Music and science don’t often overlap, but University of Oregon professor Leif Karlstrom is making it happen with the Volcano Listening Project. Karlstrom turns datasets from the volcanoes he studies into sound, then uses those soundtracks to make music with a wide array of musicians. The project was on display at a pair of shows in Portland and Hood River.
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| Events and Learning
Pizza and Pedagogy
Thursday, Feb. 12, from noon-1:30 p.m. in EMU Swindells Room 230
This informal session offers an opportunity to examine grading strategies at a time when students cite grade anxiety as a key reason they consult AI. Physics professor Andrea Goering will share her approach to alternative grading in STEM classes, how to move from policy into classroom practice, and ways to acclimate students to a culture of grading differently.
Developing Your Online Course
Thursday, Feb. 19, from 2-3 p.m. in PLC 184
This session, which is intended for faculty and staff developing their first online course, examines the UO’s five Canvas Course Site Essentials for Online Classes.
Preparing Your Large Class for the Spring Term
Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 10-11 a.m. in EMU Lease Crutcher Lewis Room 23
Don’t wait until spring break – start planning next term’s course policies, grading schemes, and first days today.
Preparing to Teach Online
Thursday, Feb. 26, from 2-3 p.m. in PLC 184
Explore what it means to teach an online course in this session intended for faculty and staff teaching their first online class. Students in online classes flourish when instructors engage with them in regular and meaningful ways and encourage a robust peer learning community.
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