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Strong Start Teaching Institute - Registration Open!
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Monday, May 11th, 2026
8:30am - 5:00pm
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
8:30am - Noon
Devos Center for Interprofessional Health 445 (DCIH)
City Campus, Grand Rapids
How can we ensure that students begin their GV career with a strong start? The Strong Start Teaching Institute focuses faculty attention on best practices for engaging students in first year undergraduate courses. Together, over two days we will explore resources and examples around four themes:
- Clarity of academic expectations.
- Fostering a sense of belonging (at GV and in our classrooms)
- Familiarity with available student resources.
- Active learning strategies that promote student engagement, motivation, and achievement.
The in-person and asynchronous components of this Institute will apply to a range of instructor experience levels and disciplines. Preference given to adjunct, affiliate and visiting faculty.
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The Robert and Mary Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center serves as a catalyst for promoting a culture of teaching excellence at Grand Valley State University. Rooted in a liberal education tradition and informed by the scholarship of teaching and learning, we advocate innovative teaching and student-centered pedagogies. We partner with faculty as they prepare students to contribute meaningfully to their professions and societies.