Continuing our Showcase Spotlight Series is an interdisciplinary group of faculty members from various colleges and departments: Dr. Tracy Gross, Jennifer Lowenthal-Hershey, Dr. Sarah Morrison, Tara Stulce, Shannon Crosby, and Dr. Xiaoning Sun!

This group of faculty members will be presenting at the Showcase this fall during the second session of simultaneous faculty presentations. In this presentation, the group will share insights from their experience participating in the ACUE Effective Teaching Practices Certification Program. Each faculty member in the group will share one high-impact instructional strategy that they have learned in the program and are currently bringing into their own teaching practices. Attendees to this session will leave with five effective, classroom-ready strategies that they can immediately apply to support student learning, strengthen engagement, and enhance achievement across a variety of course contexts. To read about the other faculty presentations taking place during session two of the day, visit the Showcase event schedule on the FCTL website.

Attend the Showcase on August 12, 2026, to hear from this interdisciplinary group and many other inspiring presenters. To find the sign-up within My Learning Connection, click the link below and navigate to the “Learning and Development” card in My Missouri State. Select “My Learning Connection” from the links, and type “Showcase” into the search box in the top right of the screen. From the results, select the section you’d like to register for and save your spot at the event.

There are more exciting presenters being announced in the coming days, so stay tuned to find out who else will be at Showcase this fall. Make sure to subscribe to this blog or connect with us on LinkedIn to hear about more presenters everyday from now until the end of the semester.

The Showcase is being held on August 12, 2026, from 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM on the third floor of the Plaster Student Union. 

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Note: General attendance to the Showcase is limited to 300 attendees. There are limited spots (120 seats) for both the keynote luncheon and keynote workshop with Rebecca Pope-Ruark (learn more about Dr. Pope-Ruark here). Attendees must be registered to participate in either keynote session.