Upcoming Events

05
Nov

Front & Center Webinar: Conversational Space-Making

Workshop/Training

Front & Center Webinar: Conversational Space-Making: A Student Resource for Transforming Conflict. The Conversational Space-Makers Program supports students as they navigate some of the difficult conflicts and challenges that they face. In this session Clair Canfield will explain how this program was developed, the foundational principles that guide it, and how students can access and benefit from this service.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Online/Virtual |
05
Nov

Igniting Active Learning: Energize Your Lessons and Boost Collaboration

Workshop/Training | Sparkshops

Discover how to transform your classroom with active learning strategies that engage students in critical thinking and collaborative problem-solving. This session will explore practical ways to design interactive lessons and foster small-group collaboration, empowering students to take charge of their learning while building essential teamwork skills. Get ready to energize your teaching and boost student participation!

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Online/Virtual |
05
Nov

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Prompt Engineering for Optimal Results

Workshop/Training

This workshop assumes you have a basic understanding of generative AI and are ready to use it to design content and interactive activities and help your students do the same. We will review and demonstrate several documented techniques and frameworks for prompting and interacting with generative AI tools to get desirable results.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
06
Nov

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 |
06
Nov

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Loops and apply() functions

Workshop/Training

The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Natural Resources Building |
06
Nov

Aggie Translators

Workshop/Training

If you are fluent in a second or third language, we need you! Come join our wonderful team of Aggie Translators and help us provide translation and interpreting services in our community. Every other Wednesday, we meet to receive informal training to become community translators and interpreters and enhance our language skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity, be an "Aggie Translator."

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Old Main |
07
Nov

ETE Learning Circle (Evidence-Based)

Workshop/Training | Learning Circles

The New Handbook of Counseling Supervision by L. DiAnne Borders and Lori L. Brown Facilitated by Daphne Hartzheim and Emilee Packer Tuesdays 3:00 pm Sept 5 | Oct 3 | Nov 7 | Dec 5

8:00 am - 9:00 am | Online/Virtual |
07
Nov

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Webinar: Tier 1 Public Employees Understanding Your Pension

Workshop/Training

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), presents a webinar on understanding your Tier 1 pension. This will be an overview of Tier1 pension benefits.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Online/Virtual |
07
Nov

ETE Learning Circle (Digital-Age)

Workshop/Training | Learning Circles

Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education) by Jenae Cohn Facilitated by Jessie Koltz Thursdays 12:00 pm Oct 3 | Oct 10 | Oct 17 | Oct 24 | Oct 31 | Nov 7th

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Nov

Aetna Webinar – Reasons We Eat: Understanding Emotional Eating

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Learn what emotional eating is and the common reasons someone may struggle with it. We will also discuss identifying your personal triggers so you can become aware of what is physical and emotional hunger as well as build new skills to improve emotional eating.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Nov

CIDI Workshop - Getting Started in Zoom

Workshop/Training

Learn the basics of Zoom, including scheduling, recording, managing settings, and making a good learning environment for your students

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Nov

Bridging Religious Difference: Practicing Non-Judgment

Workshop/Training

Thanks to the support of the Heravi Peace Institute and an Advancing Religious Pluralism grant from Interfaith America, USU Space-makers and Interfaith student leaders are planning four events this year to help you learn and practice the skills you need to make space for respectful dialogue and to build bridges across religious differences in the classroom, the residence-hall, and around the dinner table. These events are free and open to all. They will be held in the Multipurpose Room on the 2nd floor of the Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learning Center. All events will be held from 5:00-6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
12
Nov

CIDI Workshop - Running Secure Exams in Canvas

Workshop/Training

This workshop addresses how to create exams in Canvas, plus tools and methods for protecting quiz content and ensuring academic integrity when in-person proctoring isn't an option. (Includes discussion of Proctorio, question banks, time limits, question design, and more.)

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Online/Virtual |
12
Nov

Mo Paychecks, No Problem: Tips for Navigating from One Paycheck to Two Each Month at USU

Workshop/Training

Benefited employee pay frequency changes January 2025 from one paycheck to two paychecks per month (semi-monthly). How will you prepare for the upcoming change? We’ll share what we’re doing NOW to prepare to pivot so the January pay cycle doesn’t disrupt our day-to-day financial health. A recording of this workshop is available at https://extension.usu.edu/employee/marketing/training/

Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
12
Nov

Introduction to Student Resources

Workshop/Training

This 60-minute seminar is designed to expose faculty to the variety of student success resources available at USU. Participants will gain valuable knowledge about USU’s academic support infrastructure. They will recognize that they are not alone in supporting their students' academic progress. The Academic Belonging & Learning Excellence (ABLE) team will lead faculty in discussions that will include an understanding of WHY these supports are necessary, WHERE to find these resources, and HOW faculty can successfully broker students to these success partners

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
12
Nov

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Webinar: Applying for Retirement

Workshop/Training

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), presents a webinar on applying for retirement. Are you ready to retire? In this webinar, we show you how to apply for retirement and every step in the application.

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

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Wrangling spatial data

Workshop/Training

The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Natural Resources Building |
13
Nov

Lunch & Learn - Budgeting Hacks

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Extension's Empowering Financial Wellness Program present a lunch and learn on budgeting and tips to improve yours. Have you started budgeting but you’re finding it difficult to stick with it or maybe you’re not sure where to start? Join us as we discuss some budgeting hacks to help you take control of your finances make your money work for you. Join us to learn about common budgeting mistakes and how to avoid them, how to keep unexpected expenses from derailing your budget, and review our favorite budgeting methods & apps. *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 |
13
Nov

Engineering 360°: Crafting Your Engineering Portfolio

Workshop/Training

Join us for a hands-on workshop led by Dr. Doug Hunsaker, who will share best practices and insider tips on portfolio development. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to create a standout engineering portfolio that showcases your skills, projects, and achievements, setting you apart in a competitive job market. Come and go as your schedule allows, and work on your portfolio in real time with feedback from Dr. Hunsaker. Don’t miss this opportunity to take a significant step towards landing your dream job in engineering!

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Engineering Building |
13
Nov

Open Educational Resources Faculty Workshop

Workshop/Training

USU Libraries is excited to invite you to a faculty workshop on converting course materials into Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning, and research resources that are free of cost and access barriers and carry legal permission for open use. Learn how to leverage the library's new Innovation Hub to create high-quality multimedia OER. Come discover how to use the Hub's resources to develop course materials, license your work openly, and ensure your work is easily accessible to students and fellow instructors!

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Merrill Cazier Library Innovation Hub |
14
Nov

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.

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Online/Virtual |
14
Nov

Lunch & Learn - It's Holiday Time Already?

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Aetna, USU's Employee Assistance Program present a lunch and learn on preparing for the holiday season. The holidays are painted as cheerful and relaxing. So, why do we get so stressed? Let’s look at what contributes to our stress and learn ways to reduce this level and truly enjoy those special occasions. Participants will learn to address the stress of the holidays, find ways to make the holidays more enjoyable, and learn tips to manage holiday stress. *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 |
14
Nov

Aetna Webinar – The Power of Positive Thinking

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Do you tend to be a more positive or negative thinker? Join this webinar to learn about the negativity bias, the effects of negative and positive thinking and how to cultivate a more positive mindset.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
18
Nov

Setting the Tone for Semester-Long Student Participation by Changing up the First Day of Class

Workshop/Training | Sparkshops

Do you sometimes find students reluctant to participate in your course in spite of your best efforts and charming personality? Come attend this Sparkshop to learn a way to start the semester in a way that sets a positive tone for your course and engenders student buy-in from the beginning by collaboratively establishing classroom norms on the first day of class. (I know and I get it, class time is a precious commodity. In my experience, this practice has paid off in spades throughout the semester.)

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm | Online/Virtual |
18
Nov

CIDI Workshop - Creating Usable, Accessible Courses

Workshop/Training

Learn quick and easy practical tips to make sure your content more usable and easy to learn for the students in your course. In this workshop we will go over how to 1) get rid of extra content and simplify navigation, 2) get rid of broken links and make sure your content is published, 3) embed and caption your videos to make them more usable for everyone, and 4) provide content in user-friendly formats that work well on mobile devices.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
19
Nov

Front & Center Webinar: Balancing Support and Boundaries with Students

Workshop/Training

In this session we will cover the challenging task of how to be a caring supporter of students while setting healthy boundaries and attending to your own self-care. We will do exercises to increase intentionality and consistency in boundary setting; consider our verbal and nonverbal boundary cue behaviors; play a Kahoot game to see if we’re merging into the therapist lane; do active script work for responding to struggling students; and consider personal “policies” for maximizing student support and healthy boundary setting. We will also discuss how to refer to which resources when small and big mental health issues arise.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Online/Virtual |
19
Nov

Lunch & Learn - Digestive Health; Benefits of a Healthy Gut and How to Improve

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Registered Dietitian, Brooke Lister, present a workshop on digestive health. A healthy gut promotes overall well-being in many different areas of health. The food we eat significantly impacts the balance of bacteria in our gut which leads to either good or bad gut health. In this presentation, we will discuss the benefits of why having a healthy gut is important. We will also talk about dietary changes that can be made to increase the number of good bacteria in your gut! *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 |
19
Nov

Introduction to Student Success

Workshop/Training

Student success is core to our land-grant teaching mission at USU, where we are committed to helping students from a wide range of backgrounds be successful. Participants in this 2-hour seminar will be introduced to the culture and context of teaching for student success at USU. Faculty will learn about best practices to facilitate student success and academic belonging in their classes as well as gain familiarity with the range of supports that are available to students and faculty.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Taggart Student Center |
20
Nov

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Visualizing spatial data

Workshop/Training

The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Natural Resources Building |
20
Nov

Aggie Translators

Workshop/Training

If you are fluent in a second or third language, we need you! Come join our wonderful team of Aggie Translators and help us provide translation and interpreting services in our community. Every other Wednesday, we meet to receive informal training to become community translators and interpreters and enhance our language skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity, be an "Aggie Translator."

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Old Main |
21
Nov

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Basics and Opportunities

Workshop/Training

In this workshop, we discuss the basics of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Dall-E, etc., as they pertain to higher education. Specifically, we'll seek to address how they work and ways teachers can choose to approach them in their classes. We'll discuss syllabus language, AI detection tools, and ways to encourage students to think critically, use AI responsibly, and demonstrate their own capabilities. We'll also share some ideas and examples of AI as a teaching tool.

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

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Webinar: Preparing to Retire

Workshop/Training

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), presents a webinar on preparing to retire. Are you hoping to retire some day? Here are some steps and considerations that you can make to prepare yourself for retirement.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
21
Nov

Aetna Webinar – Communicating With Difficult People

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Communicating with difficult people Do you work with or live with people you think are unreasonable?  Do you have family members that are difficult to deal with? Join this webinar to learn: -What is a “difficult” person? -How to communicate within the difficulty -Whether it’s better to confront or to ignore their behavior -Why boundaries are important and how to set them

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
26
Nov

Aetna Webinar – Beating the Winter Blahs

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Does it sometimes feel like winter will never end? Sign up for this webinar to learn more about the winter blahs and how to cope, including: * What causes the winter blahs? * Differences between the blahs and SAD (seasonal affective disorder). * Simple solutions and ways to improve your mood.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
03
Dec

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.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
03
Dec

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 |
04
Dec

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Webinar: Gaze Into Your Retirement Future

Workshop/Training

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), presents a webinar on retirement planning. Would you like to know how you can "predict" what income you will have in retirement? Learn how to glance into your retirement future by using URS Calculators.

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Online/Virtual |
04
Dec

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Custom functions

Workshop/Training

The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Natural Resources Building |
05
Dec

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Webinar: Retirement Investing 101

Workshop/Training

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), presents a webinar on retirement investing. Worried about the volatile stock market? No need to fret. Learn basic investment principles to make better investment decisions for your retirement savings plans no matter the market conditions.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
09
Dec

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Webinar: Understanding URS Target Date Funds

Workshop/Training

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), presents a webinar on understanding URS target date funds. The right target date fund can make all the difference. Designed to address risk at each retirement savings stage, see what makes URS target date funds different from URS core funds.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
11
Dec

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Machine learning methods

Workshop/Training

The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Natural Resources Building |
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