March, already?
Things may still be chilly outside, but spring is just around the corner. We hope you'll take the opportunity to do something fun for spring break, even if you're not able to take any time off. Make time for self-care, read a book, try a new recipe or even try taking a different route home from work to challenge your brain and see some new scenery. Whatever your plans, we hope you have a good March and a great spring break! Faculty Impact: Elevating diverse voices with information science
Foundational to creating healthy and vibrant communities – in the city or the classroom – is ensuring that everyone feels invested and heard, appreciated, and celebrated. Success depends on each of us recognizing our own biases and prejudices and our privilege and power. I bring that same commitment and sense of responsibility to my work as a teacher and scholar in the School of Information Sciences at Wayne State. At first glance, the environment of a public university may seem quite different from grassroots, community-based work; however, I would argue that their vision and mission share essential values – diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and equity – which together contribute to a more just society. Read the rest of Faculty Impact... ALA applications are due March 25Come network and grow your leadership skills in the Academic Leadership Academy (ALA) whether you are interested in a formal leadership role or simply want that committee you chair to operate more smoothly. All levels of our academic and personal lives can be filled with challenges that the ALA can help cast in a new light. Apply today! If you're interested in learning more but didn't have time to attend a Q&A session, reach out to our office with any questions you may have. Join us for a panel todayTODAY: Promotion and Employment Security Status for Academic StaffJoin us at today at noon for an overview of the promotion and Employment Security Status (ESS) process for academic staff, followed by a panel of academic staff who recently completed the process. We'll go over how both processes are completed, the materials needed for packets, what to expect throughout, and how to prepare your professional record for promotion packets, after which the panel will be available to address attendee's questions.
Upcoming professional development programmingCurating Your Department’s Twitter Presence
2022 New Faculty Orientation Series: Intro to the Office of Multicultural Student Engagement (OMSE)
Promotion for Non-Tenure-Track/Tenured FacultyJoin us at noon on Apr. 11 for an overview of the promotion process for non-tenure-track and non-tenured faculty, followed by a panel of faculty who recently completed the process. We'll go over how the promotion process is completed, the materials needed for packets, what to expect throughout, and how to prepare your professional record for promotion packets, after which the panel will be available to address attendee's questions.
Coming up across campusThe WIDER/SSTEP team invites us all to a conversation and celebration of teaching on Friday, Apr. 8, organized with the help of the Academy of Teachers and the Office for Teaching & Learning. This year's theme is Closing the Loop: Giving & Receiving Feedback to Improve Learning. Join speakers and faculty-led roundtable discussions to help you close the loop with fresh ideas for leveraging the power of feedback in your classroom. More details can be found in the Closing the Loop Event Flyer, and you can RSVP for the event below:
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Want to promote the great work the people in your department/unit/program are doing on social media but don't know where to start? Join us at noon on Friday, Mar. 11 for a hands-on webinar with 
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