May 17, 2017
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) team members will be available daily throughout the summer and want to visit with you, your departments, and your classes to share information about the programs and services as well as new and exciting Webster initiatives with which they work. The ARC is open Monday through Friday, May 29 to August 4 for the summer session.
tags: academics, faculty, webster today, students, academic resource center
May 17, 2017
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) team is conducting a faculty satisfaction survey and is seeking faculty input. This survey includes questions about your overall experience with the ARC as well as questions about specific services they offer.
tags: faculty, webster today, academic resource center, survey
May 08, 2017
Incompletes can affect students’ academic progress, course sequencing, persistence, and graduation. As faculty members prepare to submit Spring 2 grades, we, again, encourage faculty members and academic advisors to review the guidance regarding Incompletes and ensure that Incompletes are only being used in appropriate situations.
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, webster life, webster today, academic resource center, academic affairs, advising
April 14, 2017
The Career Planning & Development Center partnered with the Academic Resource Center to host a Career Readiness Round Table Discussion April 10. Tina Vinson, director of community outreach for Starkloff Disability Institute, was on campus for a lunchtime discussion with soon to be Webster graduates with disabilities.
tags: webster life, webster today, academic resource center, career planning and development center, diversity and inclusion, disabilities
April 10, 2017
English major Kaleb Gosdin was announced as the winner of the 2016-2017 Freshman Writing Award at a recent ceremony. Gosdin won for his essay, “Christianity and Sustainability” written for his First Year Seminar, Your Ecological Footprint. Gosdin was presented with his award by Provost Julian Schuster.
tags: academics, webster life, webster today, writing center, academic resource center
April 03, 2017
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) provides academic resources, support, advocacy, and access through relationships that empower students across the worldwide Webster University community. The ARC team works to support Webster’s community in any way possible and is always available to visit your departments during meetings and/or your classes to help connect with employees and students. Click through for a list of ten facts you should know about the ARC.
tags: academics, faculty, webster today, academic resource center
March 13, 2017
As faculty members prepare to submit Spring 1 grades, faculty members and academic advisors are encouraged to review the guidance regarding Incompletes and ensure that Incompletes are only being used in appropriate situations. Incompletes can affect students’ academic progress, course sequencing, persistence, and graduation.
tags: academics, employee news, academic resource center, academic affairs, advising
March 08, 2017
Volunteers are currently being recruited for a faculty mentoring pilot program for Transitions students, which has been developed through Professor Don Conway-Long’s 2016-2017 Provost's Faculty Fellowship with the Academic Resource Center and the Faculty Development Center.
tags: academics, faculty, academic resource center, faculty development center, transitions, webster today
February 13, 2017
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) announces the return of Sanela Bejdic and Shelley Wolfmeyer from maternity leave, an expansion in ESL support, and the availability of online presentations and online scheduling for the Webster community accessing ARC services.
tags: academics, employee news, academic resource center, esl, home page, faculty, webster today
February 10, 2017
Faculty, students and academic partners are invited to attend a workshop entitled “Creating Meaningful Change: Building an Inclusive and Empowering Classroom Environment,” Friday, Feb. 17, noon-1 p.m. in the Library Conference Room (Library 120). In this hands-on session, participants will strengthen their self-awareness of how they approach diverse identities (such as race, socio-economic status, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, nationality, ability/disability, etc.) while developing strategies for communicating with all students in their classes.
tags: faculty, home page, webster life, webster today, multicultural center and international student affairs, faculty development center, teaching festival 2017, teaching festival, academic resource center, university library
February 10, 2017
Faculty, students and academic partners are invited to attend a presentation on “Evaluating Student Work with Turnitin” on Friday, Feb. 17, 1-2 p.m., in the Library Conference Room (Library 120). This presentation will show participants how to read and evaluate a Turnitin originality report accurately, how to identify instances of plagiarism, and how to help students avoid academic dishonesty.
tags: faculty, webster life, webster today, academic resource center, plagiarism prevention, academic resource center, library, home page, teaching festival 2017, teaching festival, academic
February 07, 2017
Faculty, students and academic partners are invited to attend a panel discussion entitled “College Credit for What Adult Learners Already Know: Helping Students Document Their Learning,” to be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, noon to 1 p.m. in the Faculty Development Center Suite (Library 420).
tags: faculty, webster life, webster today, students, employee news, academic resource center, academic affairs, teaching festival 2017, teaching festival
January 23, 2017
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in the annual Teaching Festival organized by the Faculty Development Center, Academic Resource Center and University Libraries, to be held Feb. 13-17 in Emerson Library. This year's theme is "Finding and Sharing Voice: Active Learning for Inquiry, Agency, and Leadership."
tags: academics, employee news, faculty, teaching festival, teaching festival 2017, webster life, home page, strategic plan, strategic plan, faculty development center, library, academic resource center, webster today
January 20, 2017
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) and the Plagiarism Prevention Program (PPP) are interested in meeting with departments and colleagues to discuss their various offered programs and resources. These discussion may occur in-person, by phone, via webinar, and/or through email.
tags: academics, webster life, webster today, students, academic resource center, faculty, plagiarism prevention program
January 18, 2017
Submissions are now being accepted for the annual Freshman Writing Award competition. Please consider nominating one or more of your student's papers for this award. Submissions must have been written for a class during the Fall 2016 semester, they may be in any genre, they must be a minimum of 500 words long, and they must be written in English.
tags: academics, webster life, webster today, students, writing center, academic resource center, faculty
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