ACUE Insights: Coaching Students to Set and Meet Their Own Learning Goals

This session, led by Angela Doehring, Clinical Assistant Professor of Exercise Science, explores practical strategies to help students take ownership of their learning through goal-setting, reflection, and feedback. Dr. Doehring will share how she uses structured wellness projects to guide students in developing meaningful goals, tracking progress, and connecting coursework to personal and professional growth.

Time Poverty

If you don’t think you have time for this presentation, this one is for you! All too often in universities, the prevailing work culture is one of speed and efficiency, marked by a glorification of busyness. In this session, participants will explore a radical antidote that supports wellness and improves teaching, research, and collegiality: embracing Slow.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is “a skill-building ecosystem that bridges the gap between the classroom and the workforce.” Whether you’re looking to sharpen technical skills, streamline course preparation, or guide students toward career readiness, LinkedIn Learning is a powerful tool available to you and your students. To help you get the most out of our university-wide access, we are hosting a hands-on workshop designed specifically for faculty.

College Readiness of the Post-COVID Cohort

How have our state’s incoming college students changed over the past ten years? What are their expectations in the classroom? What kinds of learning challenges do they excel at, and how can college educators better support their emerging skills?

The Illinois Mexican and Mexican-American student (I-MMÁS) initiative invites you to the Health Promotion Symposium online symposium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 29.

Join us online for a multidisciplinary discussion aimed at promoting strategic collaborations among scientists from the Faculty of Higher Studies Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, and the University of Illinois System in health promotion.

The Illinois Mexican and Mexican-American student (I-MMÁS) initiative invites you to the Water and the Environment online symposium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 28.

The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held Wednesday, January 7, at 10:00 a.m.  The meeting will be held via Zoom at the link below.  All Civil Service employees are welcome to attend.

February 27-March 1

UIS Recreation and Athletic Center | Springfield, IL

Non-Sanctioned Tournament by the Department of Campus Recreation

ACUE Insights: Developing Equitable Grading Processes

This workshop, led by Kyle Blount, Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology, will highlight common pitfalls in grading processes and introduce equitable grading principles and practices (i.e., what are they and why you should use them). Participants will choose a grading practice, brainstorm how to effectively implement it in a course, and provide feedback within small groups.

Overview of the ECCE Program

Alan Freedman, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Chair of the University Requirements Committee (URC) will discuss the ECCE program and the ECCE Speakers’ Series.  The role the University Requirements Committee (URC) in the evaluation and approval process of ECCE-designated courses will also be reviewed.

Location: BRK 416 or via Zoom. Coffee and Cookies will be provided