Dear Faculty, Administrators and Staff,

In an effort to expand international cooperation and global engagement, I am pleased to announce Seton Hall University and the Universita Cattaneo LIUC have formed a partnership designed to facilitate collaboration between the two institutions to drive impactful research, new opportunities for student exchange, faculty led study abroad, and unique experiential learning and summer programs.

The partnership will allow for student and professor exchanges and present opportunities for grant funding and is one of the most recent in a series of internationalization initiatives at the University. The continued expansion of international partnerships not only creates new opportunities for research, teaching and other exchanges, but it also extends Seton Hall brand awareness in the international realm.

LIUC University, located in Castellanza in northern Italy, is housed in a 19th century cotton mill which has been beautifully restored by the world-famous Italian architect Aldo Rossi. The campus is surrounded by over 20 acres of lush parklands and is less than a mile from the train station, about a 30-minute ride to Milan. The university’s notable academic programs include Industrial Engineering, Business Administration and International Business, and is known for having many connections with the local economy and local industry.

To learn more, read the announcement or contact Mary Kate Naatus at mary.naatus@shu.edu.

Sincerely,

Katia

On Monday, May 22, Seton Hall celebrated its 167th Baccalaureate Commencement at the Prudential Center with keynote speaker, His Excellency Borys Gudziak, the Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.

Amidst pomp and circumstance and clad in Pirate blue, the University graduated 1,386 students with baccalaureate degrees, 804 with honors. In addition, 951 graduate students received master’s and doctorate degrees this commencement season, making the total number of graduates this year 2,337. Read more.

Help Seton Hall Students Manage Their Textbook Costs Next Fall!
Look at free open textbooks or browse the University Libraries eBook collections which include JSTOR, Oxford, EBSCO and Gale collections. There are millions of titles waiting to be discovered! Our subject librarians are available to collaborate with you and your instructional designer over the summer to find appropriate materials for your courses and assignments.

Need help downloading eBooks? Please bookmark this eBook Guide for your students and syllabi to make borrowing and returning eBooks easy.

Theses and Dissertations, Now Available in the eRepository
Submitted theses and dissertations are now available for reviewing in the Institutional Repository, where ETDs have been downloaded over 3 million times around the globe. You can also view ETDs in Proquest. Congratulations to our students, faculty advisors and librarians that made this possible!

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Applications are now being accepted for the University Teaching Fellows Program

Summer Writing Retreat
May 23, 24, and 25; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Registration is required.

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TLTC Productivity Series
The TLTC is pleased to announce the 2023 Productivity Series, hands-on workshops dedicated to the tools and strategies that enable you to streamline your work and increase productivity. The three-day series will be held from Tuesday, July 11 - Thursday, July 13, and repeat on Monday, July 31 - Wednesday, August 2. Session topics range from optimizing laptop health to leveraging Microsoft SharePoint for digital collaboration and more! Learn more and register.

Earn Your Online Teaching Certificate this Summer!
The Level 1 and Level 2 Online Teaching Certificate programs will be offered in an asynchronous format this summer. Both new and experienced faculty interested in transitioning to online teaching are encouraged to complete the self-paced courses. These programs will focus on the pedagogical methods that enhance online learning environments. Learn more and register.

25th Annual Faculty Summer Seminar: May 31 – June 2
The Center for Catholic Studies and the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership invite you to this year’s seminar, “Science & Religion: Histories, Myths, & Insights,” from May 31 to June 2, 2023. The three-day workshop will explore the history, complexity and philosophy of the relationship between science and religion and welcomes Lawrence Principe, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins University. Faculty participants who write a response-essay by August 5 will receive a stipend of $300. Learn more and register.

Faculty Retreat on Living the Catholic Intellectual Tradition: June 22
All Seton Hall faculty are invited to explore the history of CIT, how it is lived and where it can take us in the future. The retreat will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2023 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Villa Pauline in Mendham, New Jersey, and include reflections, talks, dialogue and active learning examples. Register now.

Faculty Merit Pay Applications Due to Chair/Dean by Tuesday, June 6, 2023
We are pleased once again to continue our Faculty Merit pay process as part of a comprehensive effort to reward faculty. As a reminder, excepting the Law School, the following faculty are eligible to apply for merit: (a) all tenured faculty and (b) all faculty who are presently completing at least their fifth year of full-time service to the University and hold the rank of faculty associate, senior faculty associate, clinical faculty, lecturer, or a full-time faculty position in SHMS or ICSST. Receipt of merit is of course contingent upon renewal of an applicant’s contract for the subsequent academic year.

The important improvements to the Faculty Merit process that were recommended by a faculty committee and implemented last year worked well, so we will continue them. Eligible faculty in departments or colleges that specifically do not have approved merit rubrics and/or merit peer review committees can apply for merit by submitting to the Office of the Provost (john.buschman@shu.edu) and your Dean by August 23, 2023 a simple application that includes (1) a Digital Measures/Faculty Success report for work completed since the last promotion or merit award (whichever is most recent); (2) a short bulleted or narrative justification of merit that speaks specifically to research, teaching, and service relative to disciplinary standards of excellence; and (3) documentary evidence of relevant accomplishments (references for publications, grants, etc.).

We strongly encourage faculty to apply for merit, particularly those faculty who have not yet applied, as we hope to be able to grant more awards this year.