CALENDAR
Wednesday, March 6
Dedication and ribbon-cutting: Celebration of Sciences Building and third phase of Campus Landscape Enhancement Project. 4 p.m., Sciences Building
No-No Boy concert: Dr. Julian Saporiti illuminates hidden Asian American histories with folk songs and other means of storytelling. 7:30 p.m., JO 2.604
Thursday, March 7
CTL Office Hours: “Teaching with Kindness and Wonder — Lessons from Mister Rogers.” Join Center for Teaching and Learning director Dr. Karen Huxtable-Jester for a discussion of how the messages Mister Rogers shared with young children on his PBS television show can be applied to teaching adults using evidence-based teaching strategies. 4-5 p.m., virtual | Register for Office Hours
Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 17
Spring break: No classes.
Wednesday, March 13
McDermott Library hybrid workshop: Just for UT Dallas staff! Learn more about the many library resources available to you. 3 p.m., MC 2.524 or register for Teams link
Tuesday, March 19
Managing Writing Resistance: Discuss writing challenges and the strategies to overcome them. (Spoiler alert: There are strategies!) Noon-1 p.m., virtual | Register for Writing Workshop
Fellowship Writing: Answering Common Prompts: Fellowship applications usually have some short-answer questions with some specific prompts. This presentation will look at examples of these prompts and then walk through a method of answering them. 3-4 p.m., virtual | Register for Fellowship Writing
Wednesday, March 20
CTL Webinar Wednesday: “Teaching for a Changing World: Helping Students Navigate Complexity, Thrive with Change, and Promote Well-being.” Second in a three part-series on the 3C Model of Cognitive Competencies, which includes nine cognitive competencies that will help students successfully navigate a turbulent future. Facilitated by Dr. Doug Kiel, Professor Emeritus. 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Teams | Register for Webinar Wednesday
Thursday, March 21
How to Make Your Writing “Flow”: Join the Office of Graduate Education to learn how to organize your ideas, craft logical connections between them and incorporate transitions into your writing to make it “flow” naturally. 5-6 p.m., FA 2.206 or via Teams | Register for “Flow”
(Can’t make it to the workshop? Fill out this form to receive a recording of the workshop after it’s over.)
Friday, March 22
8th Annual All-Campus Mini-Conference: UT Dallas faculty showcase innovative teaching strategies related to a wide range of topics. 8:30 a.m.-noon, Executive Dining Room (JSOM 1.606) | Register for Mini-Conference
Faculty Mentoring Program: Workshop, “Designing Your Professional Identity/Brand.” Lunch provided for in-person attendance. 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., JSOM 1.516 or Teams | RSVP by Friday, March 8
Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History Library Tour: Tour the newly organized EODIAH library of art history books and learn about each of its unique collections. 11:30 a.m., ATC 2.705 | Register for Library Tour
Monday, March 25
Science Luncheon Series with Dr. Cindy Lustig, University of Michigan: “Effects of Motivation (And Maybe More) on Young and Older Adults’ Working Memory”: Lunch provided for in-person attendance. Noon-1 p.m., Center for Vital Longevity, 818 or via Teams. Please RSVP to cvlevents@utdallas.edu by Thursday, March 21, to reserve your lunch.
Tuesday, March 26
Undergraduate Learning Assistants: A Win-Win-Win for Your Course: Dr. John Zweck, Professor, mathematical sciences, leads discussions with faculty and students about their experiences participating in courses that use ULAs. 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., MC 2.404 | Register for ULAs
Friday, March 29
Faculty Mentoring Program: Mentor-Mentee “Appy” Hour, 4-6 p.m., Northside Drafthouse and Eatery
Monday, April 1
Science Luncheon Series with Dr. Alice O’Toole, UT Dallas: “Dissecting Face and Body Representations in Deep Neural Networks: Implications for Rethinking Neural Codes.” Lunch provided for in-person attendance. Noon-1 p.m., Center for Vital Longevity, 818 or via Teams. Please RSVP to cvlevents@utdallas.edu by Thursday, March 21, to reserve your lunch.
Tuesday, April 2
How to Be a Good Scientific Writer: Do you struggle to clearly communicate your scientific research to a variety of audiences? Join the Office of Graduate Education to learn how to clarify your writing and make your work accessible to experts and non-experts alike. 5-6 p.m., FA 2.206 or via Teams | Register for Scientific Writer (Can’t make it to the workshop? Fill out this form to receive a recording of the workshop after it’s over.)
