Faculty Spotlight

Hanan Mogawer, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemistry (College of Arts and Sciences), is ATL’s March 2024 Faculty Spotlight. Visit our website to learn more about Dr. Mogawer and the ways in which she inspires the students she teaches at URI. Learn how you can nominate someone you know for this opportunity.

Graduate Student Spotlight

Patricia N. Crawford, Graduate Student in the College of Business, is ATL's March 2024 Graduate Student Spotlight. Visit our website to learn more about Patricia and the ways she provides a sense of purpose and direction for the students she teaches at URI. Learn how you can nominate another graduate student for our spotlight program.

New ATL Faculty Leaders Program

ATL is pleased to announce and invite applications for our new Faculty Leaders Program. This program is designed to give faculty members the opportunity to serve in a leadership role, working collaboratively with ATL staff, to both advance their professional development and support the advancement of faculty and graduate student instructors across the university.

We are inviting applications in three leadership areas: Graduate Student Instructor Support; Inclusive Teaching & Accessibility; and Student Learning Outcomes, Assessment, and Accreditation. Visit our website to learn more about these areas and how to apply

2024 Innovative Education Conference (IEC)
Keynote Speakers

Our inaugural IEC will feature 2 dynamic keynote speakers, Dr. Viji Sathy (Duke University) and Dr. Kelly Hogan (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill), who together co-authored the book Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom. Visit our website to learn more about them and their impactful work in the area of inclusive teaching. Also, you can register for our free, virtual conference, too!

Ramadan Support from the Academic Testing Center

The Academic Testing Center will offer Sunset Sessions on Wednesday evenings for Muslim Students during Ramadan after 6pm on March 20th, March 27th, April 3rd, and April 10th.

Faculty can submit requests via RegisterBlast and indicate "Ramadan Testing - Extended Evening Hours" as the exam category.

Please direct questions to Lisa Macaruso, Assistant Director of the ATC, at academictesting@uri.edu.

ATL Announces New 2024 Summer Institute

Have you been wanting to determine ways to incorporate AI into your class, but haven’t had the time? Join us for a summer institute where we will take a deep dive into AI and its integration into teaching and learning, emerging on the other side with more informed perspectives, tools, and approaches. Visit our website to learn more about the institute and to register.

ATL Announces New "Thank-an-Instructor" Program

ATL invites submissions for the Spring 2024 "Thank-an-Instructor" program. Students will be able to express appreciation for instructors who have positively impacted their educational journey in meaningful ways through thank you notes. ATL will collect and review students' comments, transferring them into a digital display and sending them to instructors. Visit our website to learn more about this program.

Campus Partners Opportunities

Inclusive Excellence Awards
This is a reminder that nominations for the 2024 Inclusive Excellence Awards are due Monday, March 11th at 11:59pm. Relevant teaching awards offered include the Faculty Excellence in Community Award and the Faculty Excellence in Inclusive Teaching Award. Learn more about all the awards and how to submit a nomination.

ITS Professional Development 
IT Teaching and Learning Service (TLS) is offering a number of opportunities this month. Check out their calendar of events here.

March is Women's History Month

During Women's History Month, we would like to extend our immense gratitude to all female faculty, instructional staff, and administrators for their consistent effort to make sure all voices are heard, seen, and represented in the field of higher education. Thank you for all that you do - during this month, and every month!