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D&I 2020

Students: Share your art at the Diversity & Inclusion Conference

January 16, 2020

The SGA Diversity and Inclusion Committee invite students to submit their art to be exhibited on campus at the 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Conference. Art submissions are due no later than Feb. 14. The submission must include a written explanation (maximum 250 words) on how or why your art exemplifies the theme “Seeing Humanity.”

tags: extended campus, faculty, global, webster life, webster today, sga, students, student affairs, diversity and inclusion

WorldClassRoom

Webinar: Gaining Speed with WorldClassRoom Jan. 23-24

January 16, 2020

In this one hour webinar offered Jan. 23 and Jan. 24, participants will learn more about how and why to use some of the tools in WCR, including Announcements, SpeedGrader and the New Gradebook to create an engaging environment for students. Information will also be provided about modifying and enhancing assignments with Turnitin, rubrics and plagiarism prevention strategies.

tags: academics, employee news, faculty, webster today, worldclassroom, online learning center

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Gorlok Greats Award Nominations, Now Open

January 15, 2020

The Webster Staff Alliance (WSA) encourages all faculty, staff, and students to submit nominations to help recognize the outstanding work of Webster University staff members. The Gorlok Greats Award was created by the WSA to help recognize staff members whose achievements, whether an individual act or sustained effort of exemplary service, relate to Webster University strategies and support the University’s values and mission. The nomination period runs from Jan. 15 through Mar. 1.

tags: academics, students, employee news, faculty, extended campus, gorlok greats, wsa, webster staff alliance, webster life, webster today

Elsa Fan

Around Webster: Fan, Vix, Scharf publications; Chakaryan workshop; Cosic screenings

January 14, 2020

Hasmik Chakaryan will present a workshop, "Working with Immigrant and Refugee Populations: Increasing Contextual Knowledge and Cultural Competency." ... Elsa Fan co-edited a special section in Medicine Anthropology Theory on how the category "men who have sex with men," or “MSM," circulates in global health spaces and development interventions. ... Heidi Vix and Emily Scharf wrote a chapter in "The Library Workplace Idea Book: Proactive Steps for Positive Change." ... Zlatko Cosic's films screened in Ethiopia, Germany and Croatia.

tags: college of arts and sciences, employee news, news around webster, anthropology, professional counseling, video production, library, faculty, school of communications, webster life, webster today

The training was developed in consultation with SafeColleges, which administers an online training platform addressing critical issues like Title IX compliance.

Mandatory Title IX Training: All Students, Employees to complete by Feb. 21

January 13, 2020

Title IX awareness and compliance training is required for all Webster all students, faculty and staff at all campus locations and will launch on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The Title IX Office will allow participants 30 days to complete the required training. All students, faculty and staff are expected to complete the training by Friday, Feb. 21.

tags: employee news, faculty, students, title ix, global, webster life, webster today

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Carter Leads Music for Circus Harmony, Tickets Available

January 10, 2020

Jeffrey Carter, professor and chair in the Department of Music, is currently working as the music director and composer for Circus Harmony, a St. Louis’ only social circus organization, that uses circus art to motivate social change. Carter has written the music for the show titled FLUENTE, an underwater circus adventure, suitable for all ages, with performances are Jan. 18-19 and Jan. 26-26. Bandmembers also includes sophomore music major Noah Lovins, Community Music School's Joe Winters and Music alumnus Jake Stergos.

tags: employee news, faculty, webster today, webster life, department of music, college of fine arts, community, alumni

NCNAA Student Literacy Corps

Student Literacy Corps Spotlight: Tutor role 'life-changing' for student veteran

January 09, 2020

Webster's Student Literacy Corps program trains and places tutors in St. Louis-area schools. Marine veteran and Webster University student Michael Guthrie serves as a tutor and mentor with Student Literacy Corps, spending a majority of his time in the classroom at Nahed Chapman New American Academy at Roosevelt High School. He describes his experience working with the refugee and immigrant teenage students there as truly life-changing.

tags: academics, faculty, school of education, webster life, webster today, military, community engagement, student literacy corps, diversity and inclusion

faculty

Spring 2020 Faculty Review Notices

January 07, 2020

The Committee to Review Faculty invites signed, written testimony on any of the faculty listed below who are going up for initial status (FDL or tenure) and/or promotion. Please see the instruction after each faculty member name for where to submit testimony for the review. Note: This post is updated throughout the term as notice of new reviews are received.

tags: faculty, webster today, faculty reviews, committee to review faculty

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Academic Resource Center Sees Increased Use of Key Services

January 07, 2020

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) offers a variety of services that are an excellent resource for students and faculty alike. Between the Fall 2018 and 2019 semesters, data has shown an increase in the usage of a variety of services. To ensure faculty members continue to get the most out of the center, there are resources available to help deepen their knowledge and even bring ARC staff to the classroom and share with students.

tags: academics, employee news, student success portal, starfish, students, academic resource center, advising, faculty, webster today,

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Spring 2020 Success Portal Reminders, Updates and New Tools Available

January 06, 2020

Two new student success tools are launching in the Student Success Portal, powered by Starfish, in Spring 2020: the Academic Success plan and the English Proficiency Concern flag. In addition to these new resources, faculty and staff can read through to learn more about existing features, exciting updates to them and when to expect the Attendance Verification, Early Term and Midterm surveys to begin and end.

tags: academics, college of arts and sciences, college of fine arts, employee news, extended campus, faculty, online learning, school of business and technology, school of communications, school of education, webster life, webster today, student success portal, starfish

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The Reflective Teaching Community Announces New Remote Sessions for Faculty Worldwide

December 19, 2019

Based on growing demand, the Reflective Teaching Community announces that it will hold remote sessions of the learning community via WebEx beginning in January. These sessions continue the learning community’s year-long exploration of the theme of experiential and place-based learning, opening up these conversations to faculty across our network. In order to accommodate as many locations as possible, these sessions will be held at 8:30 or 9 a.m. central time.

tags: academics, employee news, faculty, webster today, faculty development center, reflective teaching community

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Fall 2 Grades Due Dec. 31: Guidance on incomplete grades

December 18, 2019

Incompletes are tricky business. Since all graduate and undergraduate Fall 2 course grades are due by Dec. 31, now is the time to look over the resources Webster has available to help faculty determine when or if an Incomplete grade is appropriate.

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