As many of you may know the schedule for spring commencement has been finalized. This semester there will be five commencement ceremonies with two occurring on Thursday afternoon and evening. It is possible that students in your class may have a conflict with final exams during the Thursday afternoon or evening commencement. The deans have already reached out within their areas … [Read more...] about Spring 2021 commencement schedule
Archives for February 4, 2021
The Office of the Provost, the FCTL, and Information Services would like to share some information with faculty about uploading video to Blackboard. We are recommending video be shared via Microsoft Stream or YouTube. Please see How to Share a Video to Blackboard. As storage space is at a premium, you are encouraged to remove video files. Here is an article on how to do … [Read more...] about Course video sharing for faculty
Students/alumni are invited to attend the Career Center’s upcoming virtual career fairs during the week of February 8. The career fairs will be held inside the Handshake career management platform. Students will be able to interact with employers (video) in 1:1 sessions or group sessions throughout the career fair. These career fairs are open to all MSU students and alumni. … [Read more...] about Encourage students to attend virtual career fair
Attend the virtual online course development boot camp Next session: May 17–28, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. The boot camp is an immersive-style experience providing you hands-on training and a structured process for developing an online course. You will have the opportunity to participate in the boot camp through an online experience much like students do when taking an online … [Read more...] about FCTL events and announcements
The Globally Responsive Education and Teaching (GREAT) program at Missouri State University promotes internalization of the curriculum, advocates intercultural classroom teaching and learning on campus, and facilitates global research collaborations by providing a platform for dialogues between MSU faculty and international scholars. This month, we are featuring Mr. Peng … [Read more...] about Rethinking international higher education during the pandemic
Please make plans to attend Academic Advisor Forums this semester. All sessions count toward the three hours needed for annual renewal of the Master Advisor designation. Every interested advisor is welcome, so please encourage colleagues to participate. All sessions are through Zoom. Registration is strongly encouraged via the Academic Advising and Transfer Center website. A … [Read more...] about Attend the Spring 2021 academic advisor forum series
First-Year Programs has started Fall 2021 Instructor Recruitment. If you are interested in teaching GEP 101, First-Year Foundations, please visit the first year website to learn more. Date of first consideration is Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Please direct any questions to Dr. Tracey Glaessgen, Center for Academic Success and Transition/First-Year Programs. … [Read more...] about Call for GEP 101 instructors