Hi Friend of the CTE,                                                                 

Enjoy the resources and opportunities we’ve curated in this News issue to help you and your students finish the semester strong. Have a rejuvenating Thanksgiving break!

News and Information

We thank and congratulate the Miami faculty, staff, and students who were presenters or contributors at the 43rd Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching:

Julie Alexander, Marketing
Racheal Banda, Teaching Curriculum & Educational Inquiry
Olga Brezhneva, Mathematics
Will Chesher, English
Runcie Chidebe, Sociology & Gerontology
Kerri Cissna, Entrepreneurship
Dana Cox, Mathematics

Milt Cox, Emeritus; Mathematics
Phyllis Cummins, Scripps Gerontology Center
Angela Curl, Family Science & Social Work
Darrel Davis, Educational Psychology
Greg Dern, Entrepreneurship
Alim Dewan, Chemical, Paper, & Biomedical Engineering
Dilge Dilsiz, Art
Murat Dinc, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Theresa Evans, English
Josh Ferris, Information Systems & Analytics
Kayleigh Gregory, Family Science & Social Work
Carrie Hall, Psychology
Suzanne Harper, Mathematics
Isabella Hughes, Student
Jay Kimiecik, Kinesiology, Nutrition, & Health
Carlyn Kimiecik, Family Science & Social Work
Janice Kinghorn, Economics
Anna-Katharina Lenz, Entrepreneurship
Yanni Liang, First Year Integrated Core
Claire McLeod, Geology & Environmental Earth Science
Karen Meyers, Finance
Arnold Olszewski, Speech Pathology & Audiology
Mark Peterson, Anthropology
Rachel Rahl, Student
Beata Randrianantoanina, Mathematics
Elizabeth Reed, Music
Jinjuan She, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
Carter Vaillancourt, Student
Samuel Van Vleet, Sociology & Gerontology
Gregg Wentzell, Center for Teaching Excellence
Anne Whitesell, Political Science
Ellen Yezierski, Chemistry & Biochemistry/Center for Teaching Excellence

Are you or your students feeling a bit grumpy? Tired? Overwhelmed? Learn 5 ways to cope during the final stretch of the semester in this Faculty Focus article.

This Faculty Focus article reminds us that making ourselves available to students (e.g., via office hours) increases student retention, satisfaction, engagement, sense of belonging, and overall academic performance. Learn strategies for increasing students’ use of this often underutilized resource for learning.

Opportunities From Our Partners

Are you:

The Tri-C Faculty Colloquium is a fully virtual and free professional development opportunity for faculty and staff from two- and four-year colleges.

This year’s theme is Building Persistence and Resilience for Faculty, Staff and Students.

For more information visit, the Tri-C Faculty Colloquium website or

contact Kara.DePaul@tri-c.edu and Matthew.Crowley@tri-c.edu.

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Virtual Via Webex   

Register in Eventbrite.

Center for Teaching Excellence

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