Upcoming Events

03
Apr

CIDI Workshop - How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course

Workshop/Training

Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Online/Virtual |
03
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Getting Started With Canvas

Workshop/Training

This workshop covers signing in, creating assignments and setting up the gradebook, using modules, pages, and files, and updating profile and notification settings. Topics are subject to change based on the experience of attendees and what is needed.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
04
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Grading in Canvas

Workshop/Training

Grading is the most important thing to get right in Canvas. To help, this workshop covers: * The basic logic of Canvas grading, with assignments and assignment groups. * Using the SpeedGrader and rubrics * Assignment rules and assignment weighting * Showing and hiding grades * Late work policies * Extra credit scenarios * Pushing grades to Banner * Grades from third-party tools and content (Time permitting) * Outcomes (Time permitting)

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Online/Virtual |
04
Apr

Your Role in the Future of Higher Education

Workshop/Training

A Front & Center Webinar.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Online/Virtual |
04
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Teaching Hybrid Classes

Workshop/Training

A hybrid class replaces some synchronous teaching time with asynchronous learning. It involves both the development of quality online content and interactions and the effective use of live class time. This workshop addresses tips for success in both the online and live components of a hybrid class.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Online/Virtual |
04
Apr

The impact of Trauma on your body

Workshop/Training

This one hour workshop will discuss how trauma impacts the body and discuss what that means for trauma survivors. This workshop will also discuss basic coping and resrouces for seeking treatment.

11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
04
Apr

Mindful Eating

Workshop/Training

Register to attend this workshop at https://recportal.usu.edu/. This workshop will be held in the ARC Nutrition Center or room 120.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Aggie Recreation Center (ARC) |
04
Apr

Aetna Webinar - Simplify Your Life

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Are you so busy with life that you miss out on what matters most? If so, you're not alone. Most of us get stuck with physical and emotional clutter. Join us to discuss: * How modern life can create stress * Ways to focus on what's important to you * Tips to de-clutter and simplify your life *Presentation recording will be available on the EAP site. Visit the hr.usu.edu/aggies-thrive for more information.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
05
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Building Interactive Learning Activities with Atomic Assessments

Workshop/Training

Atomic Assessments provide 65 question types with multiple delivery and feedback options. They can be embedded nearly anywhere in Canvas, for practice or for points. Options abound for math and science. See how to create the interactive lessons you've longed to provide your students.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Online/Virtual |
05
Apr

Lunch & Learn - Making the Most of Your Tax Refund

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Extension's Empowering Financial Wellness Program present a lunch and learn to make the most of your tax refund. For the 2021 tax season the average refund in Utah was $2,700. If you are anticipating getting a tax refund this year, what is the best way to use it to maximize the funds you receive? Join us, as we talk about strategies to balance needs and wants with that refund! *Presentation will be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
05
Apr

Getting in Touch

Workshop/Training

How can mindfulness improve our sexual health? Physical intimacy with others and ourselves can be hindered by societal messages - but those aren't the restraints that should be present in our sexual exploration and lives. In this one-hour discussion, we will talk about the relationship between mindfulness and sexual health, and how being intentional, present, and compassionate may unlock a healthier relationship with our own bodies and deepen our connection with others.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
05
Apr

Ecology Center Workshop: Introduction to Python for ArcPro Users

Workshop/Training

Please join us for our tenth coding workshop in our coding workshop series on Wednesday April 5th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM MT. This workshop is for folks have learned how to wrangle spatial data in ArcPro, and want to supplement their workflow with python.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
06
Apr

Trainer Series: Co-Designing Your Roadmap to Inclusive Excellence

Workshop/Training

Learning Objectives: •Build common language and identify historical context and legal precedent in the higher education landscape •Articulate USHE’s Equity Lens Framework and USU’s Roadmap for Inclusive Excellence •Introduce and practice key strategies to build an inclusive excellence plan – relating it to roles and units

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
06
Apr

Putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work in the classroom to improve student outcomes

Workshop/Training

Generative AI can be useful in creative contexts to reduce production time and improve student work. In this workshop, Dr. Ben George from the LAEP department will share ideas for incorporating these tools into course assignments and show how AI image generation tools, such as Dall-E 2, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, have been used to help students create assets for design renderings.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
06
Apr

Contra-Power Dynamics; Crafting a Toolbox (Uintah Basin)

Workshop/Training | Sparkshops

Participants of this Spark Shop will describe and discuss contra power dynamics in the classroom. Then, they will work together to craft a resource toolkit and further discuss how to best show up for each other when contra-power harassment or bias incidents occur.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Getting Started With Canvas

Workshop/Training

This workshop covers signing in, creating assignments and setting up the gradebook, using modules, pages, and files, and updating profile and notification settings. Topics are subject to change based on the experience of attendees and what is needed.

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Online/Virtual |
07
Apr

Women in Welding Workshop

Workshop/Training

NOTE: This workshop is now full. We will be offering more workshops soon!

Over the course of four sessions, participants will learn how to set up
a welder for GMAW/FCAW, apply basic troubleshooting techniques,
use basic shop tools and machinery, and will be introduced to
entry-level fabrication techniques. Students will complete a small
project by the end of the course to take home with them.
We are excited to educate and support women in the trades, and hope
you will join us for lots of fun and real-world learning!

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
10
Apr

Let's Have Pizza and Let's Talk Men

Workshop/Training

Let’s Have Pizza and Let’s Talk Men will be a lunch and learn workshop event that explores societal expectations of men, how this intersects with sexual assault awareness month, and talking about how we can generate healthier ideas of masculinity and challenge unhelpful beliefs. The workshop is open to all who would like to join and pizza will be provided for those who attend!

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Alumni Center |
10
Apr

Veg Out: Easy Ways to Add More Veggies to Meals

Workshop/Training

This is a cooking demo where you will get to sample all of the recipes made. Register to attend this workshop at https://recportal.usu.edu/. This workshop will be held in the ARC Nutrition Center or room 120.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Aggie Recreation Center (ARC) |
12
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Importing and Updating Your Course for the New Semester

Workshop/Training

This workshop addresses how to copy content from one semester's course to another, update due dates and settings, check for problems, and make additional enhancements.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Apr

Facilitating Students Engagement with Challenging Material: The Power of Literary Learning Circles

Workshop/Training | Sparkshops

Many of us teach required courses that are not at the top of most students' list of classes they are most excited to take. Small group learning circles have been a powerful tool we have used over the past three years to improve student engagement with course material in what we have come to call in Social Work, high resistance topic areas/courses. The response from students has been overwhelmingly positive and the experience of faculty has been equally positive. Come learn about how you might adapt this assignment/tool to enhance your students learning and your own teaching experience.

12:00 pm - 12:40 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Apr

Aetna Webinar - The Importance of Connection; Addressing Loneliness and Isolation

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Healthy human connections have a direct impact on our ability to cope with daily stressors, feel supported in times of need and on our physical and mental health. Join us for this webinar to discuss:
• How connecting with others improves our physical health
• The mental health benefits of human connection
• What you can do to increase your interactions with others and decrease your loneliness and isolation

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Create Custom Message Campaigns with Delphinium

Workshop/Training

Delphinium adds a graphical presentation to your Canvas content and adds some game elements to help increase student engagement. It also provides a feature to message students using a form letter approach so you can quickly email students who meet certain criteria and include their name and number of points they have earned to date. This workshop addresses this custom messaging function.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
17
Apr

Effective Sleep Habits

Workshop/Training

This one-hour workshop will focus on understanding sleep and the impact sleep has on mental health. We will discuss the difference between acute and chronic insomnia along with different ways to improve sleep (challenging dysfunctional beliefs, relaxation, stimulus control, and sleep hygiene).

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
18
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Creating Your Own Course Templates

Workshop/Training

This workshop shows how the Design Tools in Canvas can be made to create a customized template that can be quickly implemented.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Online/Virtual |
18
Apr

Lunch & Learn - Unplug to Recharge

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Aetna, USU's Employee Assistance Program provider present a lunch and learn to unplug from technology and recharge our lives. Most of us use electronics and social media. While it’s hard to deny the advantages of technology, many have an unhealthy attachment to it. Feeling like you’re caught up in the social media madness and need to recharge? This training will talk about symptoms of technology burnout, physical and emotional effects of connection overload, how to begin a digital “detox”, the positives of unplugging to recharge our bodies and minds, and steps to have a better balance.

*Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event will qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
18
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Grading in Canvas

Workshop/Training

Grading is the most important thing to get right in Canvas. To help, this workshop covers: * The basic logic of Canvas grading, with assignments and assignment groups. * Using the SpeedGrader and rubrics * Assignment rules and assignment weighting * Showing and hiding grades * Late work policies * Extra credit scenarios * Pushing grades to Banner * Grades from third-party tools and content (Time permitting) * Outcomes (Time permitting)

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
18
Apr

Outdoor Photography Workshop

Workshop/Training

Join USU's Levi Sim for a hands-on workshop on outdoor photography techniques • All camera types welcome (phones, DSLR, etc.) • Students, faculty, & staff from all colleges are invited • Hone your skills for summer fieldwork to enter this fall's Field Season Photo Contest!

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Natural Resources Building |
19
Apr

CharPalooza

Workshop/Training | Agriculture and Natural Resources

We will be demonstrating the use of three types of biochar kilns.

11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
19
Apr

Lunch & Learn - Invest In Success: 5 Principles You Need To Know

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and TIAA present a lunch and learn on successful investing for your future. TIAA representative, Larson Caldwell, will help you understand the key principles of investing for retirement, from compounding to taxes to choosing investments. Includes learning that how you invest for retirement is just as important as how much you save. *Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | USU Libraries |
19
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Editing 2+ Courses in one Place with Canvas Blueprints

Workshop/Training

Canvas allows a teacher to create a "blueprint" course, where updates can be made just once and then synced to several associated courses. This can greatly ease the management of multiple versions of the same class. This workshop shows how to use and effectively manage blueprint courses.

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
19
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Importing and Updating Your Course for the New Semester

Workshop/Training

This workshop addresses how to copy content from one semester's course to another, update due dates and settings, check for problems, and make additional enhancements.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
20
Apr

Lunch & Learn - URS Savings Plans

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Utah Retirement Systems present a lunch and learn on savings plans, investment options and how to utilize them. If you're uncertain or have questions about investing or not using a URS plan, that's ok, the information in this workshop will still be useful for you. *Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Reward program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
20
Apr

Aetna Webinar - Wellness for Busy People

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Self-care is important to live a healthy and more successful life. Join us to learn ways you can eat a healthy diet, exercise, get enough rest, and squeeze in self-care into a busy schedule. Better well-being is possible! *Presentation recording will be available on the EAP site. Visit the hr.usu.edu/aggies-thrive for more information.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
21
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Creating Inclusive, Accessible Courses

Workshop/Training

Your Canvas course already has great content, but have you considered how usable and accessible that content is?

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Online/Virtual |
21
Apr

CIDI Workshop - How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course

Workshop/Training

Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Online/Virtual |
21
Apr

Youth Welding Workshop

Workshop/Training

For youth ages 14-18
Over the course of two sessions, participants will learn how to set up a welder for GMAW/FCAW, apply basic troubleshooting techniques, and use basic shop tools and machinery. Workshop is four hours total over two days.
Sessions are:
Friday, April 21 from 6:15 - 8:15 PM and
Saturday, April 22 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM.

From 4/21 at 6:15 pm to 4/22 at 8:15 pm |
25
Apr

Lunch & Learn - Plant Based Diets 101

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Registered Dietitian, Brooke Lister, present a lunch and learn on plant based diets. A plant based diet is any diet that focuses on foods derived from plant sources. However, people often have different interpretations of what “plant-based” eating looks like. Plant-based diets have many nutritional benefits that impact our health but we want to make sure we are getting a variety of plant-based foods to get all the nutrients we need. In this presentation, we will talk about the benefits of plant-based diets and steps you can take to implement a more plant-based diet that is well-rounded and will give you the nutrition you need. *Presentation is available in person and virtually and will be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | USU Libraries |
25
Apr

Linear Algebra and Differential Equations Open Study Hours

Workshop/Training

Come get help preparing for the Lin/Diff final.

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Engineering Building |
25
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Gamify Your Course with Delphinium

Workshop/Training

Delphinium adds a graphical presentation to your Canvas content and adds some game elements to help increase student engagement. Learn how to set it up for your course in this introductory workshop.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
26
Apr

Automotive Workshop - Diagnostic Procedures

Workshop/Training

Come to this FREE workshop to learn how to diagnose vehicles more efficiently by learning a repeatable diagnostic process. We will be learning about the 7-step diagnostic process to stay organized and efficient while performing diagnostics on various vehicles. We will also learn how to use different tools to help diagnose vehicles including scan tools, multimeters, and other diagnostic equipment.

To register, email moab.tech@usu.edu, call 435-797-1538, or visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/580934028317

From 4/26 at 6:00 pm to 4/27 at 8:00 pm |
27
Apr

Lunch & Learn - Learning to Embrace Failure

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Aetna, USU's Employee Assistance Program provider present a lunch and learn embrace and learn from failure. Let’s face it – failing often feels bad. It can bring up all kinds of insecurities. But avoiding failure may lead to a lack of growth. Failing can be good for you – personally and professionally. This training will discuss why people are afraid of failure, how failure can help you, and ways to embrace failure and gain more success. *Presentation will not be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an event for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
27
Apr

Inclusive Pedagogy and Navigating Power: An Honors Program

Workshop/Training | Sparkshops

The Honors Inclusive Pedagogy Sparkshop will focus on navigating power dynamics in the classroom. Discussion topics will include understanding various relationships among the positionalities of the instructor and students, empowering the voices of all students, and managing power imbalances or contra-power challenges in the classroom. The discussion will result in 2-3 specific strategies for building an inclusive, balanced, and empowering classroom.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
27
Apr

Aetna Webinar - Unplug to Recharge

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Most of us use electronics and social media, and while it is hard to deny the advantages of technology, many of us may have an unhealthy attachment.  The constant need to feel connected is affecting us on many different levels.  Feeling like you are caught up in the social media madness and need to recharge?  This workshop will talk about the reasons you need to unplug. How do we begin to “detox?” The positives of unplugging to recharge our bodies and minds Steps to have a better balance

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
28
Apr

Beyond The Diversity Assignment: Applying Critical Approaches to Pedagogy

Workshop/Training | Inclusive Excellence

Join us for this interdisciplinary, day-long workshop for instructors to revolutionize your classroom and teaching. Critical and inclusive pedagogy is more than the “diversity” assignment; engage in a hands-on collaboration to revolutionize your course’s major assignment and syllabus using critical and intersectional pedagogy lenses. With a keynote by Mario I. Suárez (TEAL) and experienced instructor-facilitators, this workshop will feature voices of USU leaders in this work and provide participants actionable strategies for elevating their teaching.

9:00 am - 3:00 pm | USU Libraries |
28
Apr

CIDI Workshop - Importing and Updating Your Course for the New Semester

Workshop/Training

This workshop addresses how to copy content from one semester's course to another, update due dates and settings, check for problems, and make additional enhancements.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
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