Candidates for the CLAS Director of Communications will be visiting campus next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. They have been asked to make a presentation on the following prompt: After reviewing the CLAS website, develop a creative and strategic communications plan that tells the CLAS story to internal and external constituencies.

We hope you will be able to attend their presentations. You will have the opportunity to provide your feedback to the search committee after the presentation.

Wednesday, January 18, 1:00-1:45, PAD 308

Thursday, January 19, 10:30-11:15, PAD 308

Friday, January 20, 1:15-2:00, PAD 308

2. CLAS Voyage

Highlights:

The CLAS Voyage Team is pleased that as part of the FTLC’s Student Success Series, Dr. Jillian Kenzie will be visiting GVSU on 1/18 to discuss the results of the National Survey of Student Engagement. This survey provides key insight into institutional engagement and was a key origin in the development of our framework for high-impact practices. Dr. Kenzie will be providing an in-depth look at GVSU’s data on the NSSE from 9-11 on the Pew Campus, in Loosemore Auditorium. We anticipate using NSSE data as part of our assessment plan for HIPs and student engagement.

Updates:

As a reminder, this semester the CLAS Voyage team will be focused on an in-depth exploration of the current state of HIPs in CLAS and identifying areas of success and growth. We plan to detail implementation and scaling plans and identify grants and other funding sources that can create sustainability around this work. As you find interest or have questions, we welcome feedback, thoughts, and questions.

Action Items:

We are pleased to release the application for pilot student learning communities or Embarking Experiences. As part of the strategic planning, CCEL has budgeted to pay for the development of multiple modalities of and innovative courses aligned with our frameworks for high-impact practices. Please follow this link for applications for the Voyage Summer 2023 Pilot Development, due February 2nd. Courses could be delivered in Fall 2023 or Winter 2024.

3. Niemeyer Student Awards nomination deadline is January 21

The Niemeyer Awards nominations are due to the CLAS Dean’s Office ([email protected]) by January 21. For more information, timeline, and Nomination Form, go to the Provost website https://www.gvsu.edu/provost/glenn-a-niemeyer-awards-5.htm.

4. Winter 2023 Learning Opportunities in DEIA

The Inclusion & Equity Institute for Lakers (Inclusion & Equity Institute) is offering several interactive inclusion and equity workshops for faculty and staff this winter. The workshops being offered are Anti-Racism, White Consciousness, Understanding & Interrupted Implicit Bias 101; Queer and Trans 101; What Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Exclusion Reveals; Engaging in Deep Dialogue: Calling-In for Shared Understanding; Speak UP! Campus Climate Concerns; Interfaith Dimensions of Campus Inclusion; Moving Past 101: Social Health Disparities and Equity for Queer and Trans Individuals; Understanding & Interrupting Implicit Bias 201; and Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act as Part of Inclusion and Equity. You can learn more about the workshops at the Winter Workshops 2023 webpage.

The Inclusion & Equity Institute in collaboration with the Office of the Provost, Human Resources, and the Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center will host a colloquium series to focus on the experience of historically underrepresented or marginalized faculty and staff. You can learn more about the colloquium series by visiting the Colloquium Series: Inclusion and Equity Efforts to Elevate Historically Underrepresented Faculty and Staff webpage.

Faculty

5. Resource Information for First Year Courses

As we head into a new semester, the CLAS Student Success Team has created two new resources for faculty to share with students, especially in first year classes. We are requesting that you share this information with your students during the first two weeks of classes, either by running the Academic Support video or the Academic Support slideshow at the start of your classes.

There are additional resources for faculty to share, as appropriate, housed on the Tutoring and Reading Center website. If you would like a representative from the Center to visit your classes, please contact them via their online request form.

If you have additional resource needs, please contact AD Schaner ([email protected]) for assistance. Thank you for your help as we work together to support all students.

6. Registration Reminders

Students have through Friday, January 13 by 5:00 p.m. to make changes to their Winter 2023 schedules without penalty. Please keep this in mind as you see new faces in your classes throughout the week. These students may need some assistance in catching up on the work missed during the first few days of classes. Please accommodate them throughout the week.

After the first week of classes, student who wish to make changes to their schedules will need to follow the Late Add Process. There will likely be late fees and/or tuition impacts as students continue to change their schedules. There may be some allowances for section switches or shifts to lower-level courses as students determine their preparedness for specific classes. If you have questions about this process, please contact AD Schaner ([email protected]).

Students who are adding late start classes will not need to go through the Late Add Process if the course hasn’t yet started.

7. CCESN webinar "Indigenous Obligations: Caring for Creation in the Time of Climate Crisis"

Please join the GVSU Climate Change Education Solutions Network webinar Wednesday, January 18 at from 4 to 5 p.m. for a presentation by Professor April Lindala, titled "Indigenous Obligations: Caring for Creation in the Time of Climate Crisis".

April E. Lindala (Six Nations) is a full professor of Native American Studies at Northern Michigan University. She has served NMU for over 29 years in various roles including positions at WNMU Public Broadcasting, Diversity Student Services, and the Center for Native American Studies.

8. Virtual Workshops on Publishing a Book

Dr. Laura Portwood-Stacer, a Publishing Consultant and Developmental Editor for Academic Authors at Manuscript Works, will be holding two virtual workshops on January 20 about publishing. To attend, please RSVP for the Zoom link.

How to Publish a Book from Your Dissertation (January 20, 12:30-2:30PM)

How to Write an Outstanding Book Proposal (January 20, 2:30-4:00PM)

Calendars                    

9. Important‌ ‌deadlines      ‌

Jan. 13 Last day to add, register or pay for winter semester/100% refund deadline

Jan. 13 Last day for students to request Cr/NC grade option for Winter 2023 courses

Jan. 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day recess - University closed

Jan. 16 Faculty use Digital Measures to create their Faculty Workload Reports (FWRs) and submit to their unit heads, along with an updated CV. Joint appointees submit to BOTH unit heads.

Jan. 16 Date by which unit head lets Associate Dean Anderson know of unit decision regarding waiving unit peer review process

Feb. 3 75% tuition refund deadline

Feb. 1 Spring/Summer 2023 Schedule goes Live in Banner

Feb. 11 Units submit contract renewal materials to the Dean’s office

Feb. 17 AP Award nominations due by 5 p.m.

Feb. 17 Last date by which unit’s peer review should be complete, considering joint appointment feedback when relevant. (Units may opt for earlier deadlines)

Feb. 18 Units submit tenure and promotion materials to the Dean’s office

Feb. 20 – 24 Mid-term Evaluations

Feb. 25 Units submit promotion only materials to the Dean’s office (promotion to associate professor if not associated with a tenure decision)

Feb. 27 Mid-term grades due to Deans Office by 11:59 p.m.

Mar. 1 Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 Schedule goes Live in Banner

Mar. 1 Submission deadline for CSCE Catalyst Grant for Research and Creativity and Collaborative Research and Creative Activity Initiative internal seed-grant programs

Mar. 5 – 12 Spring Break

Mar. 10 Withdrawal deadline for Winter 2023 classes – no refund

Mar. 10 Unit heads submit faculty FWRs and CVs. The submission process is through the Faculty Workload Report

Apr. 1 Affiliate contract renewal recommendations due to the Dean’s Office, [email protected]

Apr. 22 Classes end

Apr. 24 – 29 Final Examinations/Culminating experience

Apr. 29 Sabbatical reports due for sabbaticals taken in Fall 2022               

May 1 Final grades due to Deans Office by 11:59 p.m.

10. Upcoming‌ ‌events         ‌ ‌ ‌                                                 

Jan. 12 Science on Tap: Search for the last Eocene Thermal Event. SpeakEZ Lounge. 8 p.m.

Jan. 18 April E. Lindala (Six Nations), Full Professor at the Center for Native American Studies, Northern Michigan University will give a presentation during the Martin Luther King Jr. week. CCES Network Speaker Series.

Jan. 18 Unit Head Meeting 3 – 5 p.m. Kirkhof Room 2215/2216  

Jan. 18 GVSU Study Abroad Fair. 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Henry Hall Atrium

Jan 20 Dr. Laura Portwood-Stacer: How To Publish A Book From Your Dissertation (Virtual Event)

Feb. 20 GVSU Arts Celebration Presents “How to Commit Crimes Against Reality,” a lecture by Adam Khalil. 7 p.m. Wealthy Theatre.

Feb. 23 GVSU Winter Career and Internship Fair

Feb. 24 Art & Science of Aging Conference, Devos Center

Mar. 18 Region 12 Science Olympiad Tournament

Apr. 3 GVSU Arts Celebration Presents Poetry Night: A Reading and Conversation with Juan Felipe Herrera, 7 p.m. Eberhard Center.

COVID Policy Links

Note: Daily COVID self-assessment is not required at this time.

Lakers Together

Face Coverings Compliance Protocol (including employee FAQs)

Campus Health Matters

Reminders

Newsletters/information you may have missed      

Learn about more events, including the silent march and Day of Service and Solidarity online at gvsu.edu/mlk

AP Award Nominations

AWRI Newsletter

The Rapid opens new park and ride lot in Walker to better serve GVSU

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