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Topic: Empower Your Leadership: Mastering Budget Management and Fiscal Concerns
Speaker: Patricia Todebush

Are you stepping into the role of department leader and feeling overwhelmed by fiscal responsibilities? This session will cover navigating planning and allocation, financial policies and compliance, and fiscal challenges with proven solutions.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025Ìý
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Ìý
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Understanding the New AI Policy and Guidelines: Practical Examples, Strategies, and Insights
Led by Lindsay LinskyÌý
In this interactive workshop, faculty will explore the newly adopted guidelines on Artificial Intelligence that affect both faculty and students at Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨. This workshop aims to provide examples, strategies, and insights for responsible integration of AI into our courses, such as creating/implementing effective AI syllabus statements while fostering a positive and innovative approach. Participants will engage in collaborative activities and discussions to share experiences and best practices, supporting a holistic understanding of the guidelines and their implications.
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Sessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.

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Topic: The Faculty Annual Report and Documenting Teaching Excellence


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We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty at Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨ to participate in the FRAME program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered online via Zoom. There will be about 15 minutes of open socializing time before and after each session.

Sessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.

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Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Ann Marie FrancisÌý
Interim Executive Director of the Cumming Campus

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Leadership ConversationsÌý
This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨ or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Getting D2L to Work for You
Led by Alison Hite and Lori Furbush
Zoom
In this session, we’ll uncover some of D2L’s hidden gems and explore practical ways to turn these often-overlooked tools into powerful assets for both you and your students.

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This workshop will be offered at two different times:
Friday, August 29, 2025
12 p.m.-1 p.m.
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Accessible by Design: Word Document Best Practices
Facilitated by Student Accessibility Services and CTLL

Join us for a hands-on, virtual workshop designed to help faculty and staff create accessible documents that meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. We'll explore Word’s built-in accessibility features—including the Accessibility Checker, heading styles, and alt text—and share best practices for designing inclusive course materials. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own documents and ask questions throughout the session. Whether you're new to accessibility or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will equip you with practical techniques to make your content more inclusive for all learners.

Accessible by Design will help faculty learn how to use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure course content will meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. These workshops are designed as interactive tutorials to help faculty prepare for the new federal accessibility guidelines, which will go into effect April 24, 2026.

Shut Up & Write provides participants with a structured time to make progress on research and writing. We will work in one block of fifty minutes with a five-minute block of talking at the beginning and a five-minute block of talking at the end.Ìý

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Using Simulations as Pedagogical Tools
Speaker: Bibek Chand
In this session, I share my experiences with using simulations in the classroom where students roleplay as a means of active learning. It covers how I design and run simulations in a variety of courses I have taught and their outcomes.
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Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Diana EdelmanÌý
Department Head of English

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Leadership Conversations

This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨ or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Topic: Balance or Burnout

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We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty at Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨ to participate in the FRAME program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered online via Zoom. There will be about 15 minutes of open socializing time before and after each session.

Sessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.

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Topic: Think Like a Chair: Strategies for Building a Dynamic and Sustainable Department
Speaker: Jennifer Graff

This workshop is designed for new leaders in higher education and will discuss vision and strategic planning, strategies to grow and sustain, data and technology, delegating, fostering collaboration, and providing student support.

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Learning That Works: Integrating Work-Based & Service Learning into Course DesignÌý
Led by Brandy Pass and Jennifer Sears
Work-based learning and service learning are two of the High Impact Practices identified by AAC & U. At Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨, faculty in the English department and the College of Education are implementing these practices into their course design. Come learn more about how you can enhance your course design with these practices as early as tomorrow.

This workshop will be offered at two different times:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
12 p.m.-1 p.m.

Accessible by Design: PowerPoint Best Practices
Facilitated by Student Accessibility Services and CTLL

This interactive, virtual workshop will guide participants through using PowerPoint’s accessibility tools—such as the reading order panel, slide titles, and subtitle options—to create presentations that are both engaging and accessible. Participants are encouraged to follow along with their own presentations and ask questions as we explore practical strategies for meeting WCAG 2.1 AA standards. Whether you're just beginning your accessibility journey or looking to deepen your expertise, this session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to design presentations that are inclusive for all learners.

Accessible by Design will help faculty learn how to use Microsoft’s built-in accessibility tools and apply best practices to ensure course content will meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. These workshops are designed as interactive tutorials to help faculty prepare for the new federal accessibility guidelines, which will go into effect April 24, 2026.

Becoming a Research Mentor and Recruiting Students
Led by Efren Valezquez
This session will cover strategies for engaging students in undergraduate research projects.

Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Chuck RobertsonÌý
Chair of Faculty Senate,
Professor of Psychological Science

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Leadership ConversationsÌý
This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨ or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Sessions on policies and portfolio for faculty coming up for pre- and post-tenure. Six virtual workshops will be offered for fall – three for pre-tenure and three for post-tenure. You only need to attend one of the sessions offered.

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Using AI to Enhance Pedagogy and Support YOU: In Class and Out
Led by Ralph Hale and Kelly McFaden
Zoom
At this session we will discuss the ways faculty can use AI to leverage and enhance their pedagogy as well as facilitate the non-academic parts of our jobs that seem to take up a disproportionate amount of our time.

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Kickstart Success: HIPS for the First-Year ExperienceÌý
Led by Heath Harllee and Jennifer Herrig
Unlock the power of High-Impact Practices (HIPs) to transform the first-year student experience. Learn practical strategies that boost engagement, accelerate learning, and create a solid foundation for success.

Topic: A Leadership Conversation with Dr. Denise Domizi
Director of Teaching and Learning Excellence at the University System of Georgia

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Leadership ConversationsÌý
This workshop series will focus on gaining leadership insights from proven leaders. Each session will begin with a Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨ or USG leader sharing their leadership journey and lessons learned. After each presentation, an open discussion about leadership will follow. These interactive workshops are open to faculty at all levels and academic administration. While it is encouraged to attend all five sessions in the series, participants are welcome to attend individual workshops.?

Topic: Teaching with Library Resources
Led by Melissa Lockaby and Amanda Nash

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We strongly encourage all full-time and part-time faculty at Å·±¦ÓÎϷƽ̨ to participate in the FRAME program, a series of six workshops across the full academic year offered online via Zoom. There will be about 15 minutes of open socializing time before and after each session.

Shut Up & Write provides participants with a structured time to make progress on research and writing. We will work in one block of fifty minutes with a five-minute block of talking at the beginning and a five-minute block of talking at the end.Ìý

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Cloudy with a Chance of A’s: Weathering the Storm of Grade Inflation & Academic Entitlement
Speaker: Andrew Jakiel
Grade inflation and academic entitlement have become growing concerns in higher education over the past decades. These factors continue to challenge the integrity of academic standards and place increased pressure on faculty who wish to maintain appropriate rigor within their curriculum but may fear the consequences of adhering to a stern approach. This workshop offers college faculty a critical space to examine the roots, consequences, and current trends surrounding the dangers of grade inflation and what has been historically defined as student academic entitlement.
Participants will explore practical strategies to navigate student requests for grade changes, manage grade-related conflict with professionalism and empathy, and learn how to establish clear boundaries that uphold academic rigor while maintaining a student-centric approach in support of their university’s mission and vision.

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Topic: Unlock Your Leadership Potential: Preparing Faculty for the Annual Review and Promotion and Tenure
Speaker: Craig Greathouse, Heather Harris, and Tamara Spike

Are you seeking to empower your faculty for success? This workshop will discuss strategies needed to effectively guide faculty through the critical processes of annual reviews, tenure, and promotion.
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