October 23

October 23, 2023
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October 23, 2023

In This Issue

UNC Charlotte Academic Procedure: Faculty Fulbright
Faculty Welfare: Town Halls and New Resources for Faculty
Book Talk: The Identity Trap
Annual Legal Symposium
J. Murrey Atkins Library News and Events
NINERways: Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshops
Sigma Xi Meet and Greet
Faculty Council News
Dissertation Defense
Latest AA News

UNC Charlotte Academic Procedure: Faculty Fulbright

UNC Charlotte recognizes the value and prestige of Fulbright Fellowships, which benefit our faculty, students, and institution in a multitude of ways. Thus, an academic procedure has been created to ensure that UNC Charlotte provides “encouraging” support for faculty participants, which is the highest level denoted by the Institute of International Education, the Fulbright administrator at the national level. Please take time to review this new procedure.

Faculty Welfare: Town Halls and New Resources for Faculty

The UNC Charlotte Faculty Welfare Committee (a committee of the University Faculty Council) invites you to help us identify opportunities to improve faculty welfare. Please join us for a Zoom town hall discussion focused on faculty wellbeing for an opportunity to discuss challenges you or others have faced as faculty at UNC Charlotte, as well as suggestions for improving faculty morale and welfare more generally. We plan to develop a survey from these responses to help us understand broader trends next semester. Dates and times of Zoom town halls, anonymous feedback link, and links to other faculty resources are shared on the Faculty Governance website.

Book Talk: The Identity Trap

Johns Hopkins University professor Yascha Mounk will discuss his book The Identity Trap, which focuses on how the search for equality is harmed by the obsession over group identity such as race or sexual orientation. Sponsored by the UNC Charlotte Free Expression and Constructive Dialogue Task Force.

  • Wednesday, October 25, 5:00 PM, via Zoom

Annual Legal Symposium

The Division of Institutional Integrity’s Annual Legal Symposium will be held Thursday, October 26, 8:15 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Please RSVP to attend this event which includes interesting and timely legal topics for faculty and staff.

J. Murrey Atkins Library News and Events

Open Access Week 2023
Atkins Library is celebrating Open Access Week October 23-29. Open Access Week is a global event that explores how open scholarship benefits the academic and research community. Celebrate Open Access Week with us by checking out our blog the week of October 23-29 for posts on open access resources on campus.

Queering the Queen City: Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ History
Join the LGBTQ+ Staff and Faculty Caucus and Atkins Library for an exploration of queer archives. The library is home to the King-Henry-Brockington LGBTQ+ archive which collects personal papers, oral histories, and queer organizational records from prominent Charlotteans. The event will have a short presentation followed by a hands-on journey through the archive material. Light refreshment will be served. Sponsored by the Office of Identity, Equity, and Engagement.

  • Thursday, October 26, 6:00 – 7:30 PM, Dalton Reading Room, 10th Floor, Atkins Library (Register)

NINERways: Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

The “NINERways QEP” is committed to enhancing student success through coordinated courses and curriculum pathways to support students general education Math requirements. As part of NINERways, we are showcasing Master Courses to the campus through scheduled webinars that allow you to experience the course redesign and the impact on students. You are invited to join two webinars via Zoom highlighting Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning this semester.

  • STAT 1222/1322 Showcase: Tuesday, October 31, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Register)
  • MATH 1102 Showcase: Thursday, November 9, 1:00 – 2:15 PM (Register)

Center for Teaching and Learning Workshops

Enhancing Cultural Awareness
This course is facilitated by the Office of International Programs. The training will present an overview of the common definition and assessment of culture at UNC Charlotte and explore cultural dimensions based on theory and research. Participants will receive resources for sample assignments and a mapping exercise to enhance student cultural awareness. This workshop counts towards the Essentials of Teaching and Learning Certificate and is offered in two formats: an asynchronous , facilitated three-day Canvas course, or as a one-hour synchronous virtual workshop.

  • Wednesday, November 1 – Friday, November 3, Asynchronous (Register)
  • Tuesday, November 7, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Synchronous (Register)

Part 1: Getting Started with ChatGPT
Join this workshop if you have never set-up an account or are a beginning user of ChatGPT. This hands-on workshop will cover an introduction to generative AI and ChatGPT. Participants will set-up a ChatGPT account, learn how Generative AI produces a response, practice prompting with ChatGPT, experiment with personalized learning techniques, and practice producing instructional materials that could be used in your courses.

  • Thursday, November 2, 3:00 – 4:00 PM (Register)

Sigma Xi Meet and Greet

Sigma Xi, the national honor society devoted to science and engineering, is hosting a Meet and Greet. Current members, interested students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served. For questions, contact Jeffrey Leak, Interim Associate Dean of the Honors College.

  • Thursday, November 2, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Levine Hall 183 (Register)

Faculty Council News

Please visit the Faculty Governance website for the latest news from the Faculty Council including: 

Dissertation Defense

The dissertation defense is one of the ways a new scholar demonstrates readiness to join the academy and is an opportunity to share their research widely. View All Dissertation Defense Announcements.

Latest AA News

For up-to-the-minute news from Academic Affairs (faculty awards, research, recognition, initiatives), visit the Academic Affairs Division News webpage.

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