Events

Events

Events for Faculty

On-going ~ February ~ March ~ April

Date, time, location,
and link

Title and Description

Facilitators and Sponsors

On-going
 

The Faculty Center Presents:
Magna OnDemand 

This is a program where you can watch videos on your own time and earn a professional development certificate from the Faculty Center.

The Faculty Center will offer two Professional Development Certificate programs each academic year. The Fall program runs from July 1 to December 31, and certificates will be issued in January. The Spring program runs from January 1 to June 30, and certificates will be issued in July. If you’d rather attend live workshops and discussions based on Magna seminars, try the Faculty Center’s Enhancing and Supporting Teaching Professional Development Certificate program with nearly 500 educational development programs.

View any webinar at any time and earn the Professional Development Certificate

If appropriate, the certificate may be shared with your supervisor, or included in a Tenure, Recontracting, or Promotion Packet. 

  
 

Rowan University Libraries workshops

Cover various topics related to inquiry, learning, research, and creativity. All workshops are free and open to students, staff, and faculty, and most are open to the public. Use the Workshop Calendar's search filters to view workshops by category or audience. For more information on library workshops visit our Workshops LibGuide.

  

Every Friday

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Zoom

Lunch & Learn: Exploring Neurodiversity & Accessibility

A welcoming space for all faculty and staff to attend, ask questions and get more information on Neurodiversity and Accessibility at Rowan!

 

  

Mondays

1/27 – 5/5

9:00-11:00

James Hall 3012 (Conference Room)  

Zoom 

 

RU Writing

All Rowan faculty & librarians are invited to join these 2-hour, hybrid sessions devoted to protected writing time. 

We encourage you to register via this brief Google form to establish a schedule to support your writing (but even if you don’t you can still drop in and write during any of these sessions). 

Perk: If you register, we will send calendar invitations to you! 

Facilitators: 
Monica Kerrigan, ELAR
Jill Perry, Faculty Center 

Sponsor:
Faculty Center & Campbell Library

 

Wednesdays

1/29 - 5/7

9:00-11:00

James Hall 3012 (Conference Room)  

Zoom 

RU Writing

All Rowan faculty & librarians are invited to join these 2-hour, hybrid sessions devoted to protected writing time. 

We encourage you to register via this brief Google form to establish a schedule to support your writing (but even if you don’t you can still drop in and write during any of these sessions). 

Perk: If you register, we will send calendar invitations to you! 

 

Facilitator: 
Monica Kerrigan, ELAR 

Sponsor:
Faculty Center & Campbell Library

January 27-May 5

Every Monday from 11:00-12:00

James 3092
(the Faculty Center)

Drop-in Research Consultations  

Ash Lierman, Education Librarian, will provide research support for all faculty and graduate students. Please feel free to drop in for a research consultation with Ash.

 

Facilitator: 
Ash Lierman, Education Librarian

Sponsor:
Faculty Center & Campbell Library

 

 

PD Opportunities from Montclair State University

The Office for Faculty Excellence at Montclair State University offers multiple workshops that are free and open to the public. Most are online.

  

February

Monday, Feb. 3

9:30-10:30 AM 

OR

Monday, Feb. 3

12:30-1:30 PM

Zoom

Register

Using Canvas to Support Face-to-Face Instruction Series: 
Session 1: Why and How to Use Canvas Modules to Support Your Face-to-Face Course

This session is offered by the Faculty Center at 3 different times for an hour each. In this interactive Zoom workshop, you'll learn effective ways to set up and use modules to boost student engagement.

Facilitator:
Carla Sbrana, Educational Technologist

Sponsors:
Faculty Center
 

Tuesday, February 4

9:30-10:30 am          

or          

Wednesday, February 5 12:30-1:30 pm

Zoom

Choose a date and register by February 3 to receive the workshop materials

Teaching with Technology (other than AI) Series:

Session 2: How Can I Use Technology to Foster the Emotional Processing of Course Content?

It is becoming more and more important to actively stimulate and engage the emotional responses of students to help them learn deeply and meaningfully. The intentional application of technology can capture an interaction with the content to develop students’ emotional responses to content, which in turn fosters deeper understanding and learning of important concepts and ideas.

 

Facilitator:
Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 
Previously offered Feb. 3 

Tuesday, Feb. 4

4:30-5:30 PM

Zoom

Register

Using Canvas to Support Face-to-Face Instruction Series:
Session 1: Why and How to Use Canvas Modules to Support Your Face-to-Face Course

This session is offered by the Faculty Center at 3 different times for an hour each. In this interactive Zoom workshop, you'll learn effective ways to set up and use modules to boost student engagement.

Facilitator:
Carla Sbrana, Educational Technologist

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 

Monday, Feb. 10

9:30-10:30 AM 

OR

Monday, Feb. 10

12:30-1:30 PM

Zoom

Register

Using Canvas to Support Face-to-Face Instruction Series:
Session 2: "Using Canvas to Support Communication with Students"

This session is offered by the Faculty Center at 3 different times for an hour. It will cover the ways faculty can use Canvas for communicating with their face-to-face classes and the best practices involved. This is an interactive workshop via Zoom.

Facilitator:
Carla Sbrana, Educational Technologist

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 
 

Tuesday, February 11

9:30-10:30 am          

or          

Wednesday, February 12, 12:30-1:30 pm

Zoom

Choose a date and register by February 10 to receive the workshop materials.

Teaching with Technology (other than AI) Series:

Session 3: How Can Screencasted Feedback Enhance Student Comprehension?     

It's proven that feedback is one of the most important influences on improving performance and student learning, and provides faculty a simple, efficient, and effective way to provide personal feedback, which allows the student to better understand the nuances of the comments and the points the instructor is communicating.

 

Facilitator:
Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 

February 11, 2025

10:00 – 11:30 AM

Virtual 

Register

An Introduction to the NIH Fellowship Program for Prospective Candidates

This virtual event will cover:

  • NIH fellowship opportunities.
  • Key application components.
  • The peer review process.
  • Tips for preparing a competitive application.

With recent updates to the application and review process, now is an excellent time to explore these programs. Sponsors no longer need prior NIH support or extensive mentoring experience, opening the door for more researchers to participate.

This webinar is ideal for prospective candidates, sponsoring PIs, and university administrators new to NIH fellowships.

Facilitator:
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
Previously offered Feb. 10 

Tuesday, Feb. 11

4:30-5:30 PM

Zoom

Register

 

Using Canvas to Support Face-to-Face Instruction Series:
Session 2: "Using Canvas to Support Communication with Students"

This session is offered by the Faculty Center at 3 different times for an hour. It will cover the ways faculty can use Canvas for communicating with their face-to-face classes and the best practices involved. This is an interactive workshop via Zoom.

Facilitator:
Carla Sbrana, Educational Technologist

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 

Friday, February 14

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Webex

Register

Grant Budgeting - Pre-Award and Post-Award Perspectives 

Developing a budget is one of the most challenging aspects of preparing a funding proposal. This workshop will offer insights into the Pre-Award budget planning process, including determining direct costs, indirect costs, and cost sharing. Presenters will demonstrate the process for determining anticipated, allowable costs related to a project such as wages, travel, supplies, consultants, sub-awards, and participant costs. This workshop will also introduce aspects of post-award grant management that one should be aware of when creating a project budget.

A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email along with the WebEx link for the workshop.

Sponsors: 

The Office of Sponsored Programs in the Division of University Research and the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations in the Division of University Advancement

 

Monday, Feb. 17

9:30-10:30 AM 

OR

Monday, Feb. 17

12:30-1:30 PM

Zoom

Register

 

Using Canvas to Support Face-to-Face Instruction Series:
Session 3: "Using Canvas to Support Discussions with Students"

This session is offered by the Faculty Center at 3 different times for an hour. The session will cover the ways faculty can use Canvas to support discussions with students in their face-to-face classes and the best practices involved. This is an interactive workshop via Zoom.

Facilitator:
Carla Sbrana, Educational Technologist

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 
 

Tuesday, February 18 9:30-10:30 am          

or          

Wednesday, February 19 12:30-1:30 pm

Choose a date and register by February 17 to receive the workshop materials.

Teaching with Technology (other than AI) Series:

Session 4: How Can I Use Technology Platforms to Engage Students in Active Learning?

Gain new ideas for implementing user-friendly and free technology tools in classrooms to create authentic learning experiences for students.

 

Facilitator:
Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 

Previously offered Feb. 17 

Tuesday, Feb. 18

4:30-5:30 PM

Zoom

Register

Using Canvas to Support Face-to-Face Instruction Series:
Session 3: "Using Canvas to Support Discussions with Students"


This session is offered by the Faculty Center at 3 different times for an hour. The session will cover the ways faculty can use Canvas to support discussions with students in their face-to-face classes and the best practices involved. This is an interactive workshop via Zoom.

Facilitator:
Carla Sbrana, Educational Technologist

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 

 

Thursday, February 20

2:00-3:00 PM  

Zoom

Register

How to Combat Disengagement: Using Social Annotation to Reignite Student Attention. 

Educator Nita Gopal from Modesto Junior College will share how her “watering hole” strategy helped Gen Z students connect with texts, each other, and their own sense of self using Hypothesis.

  • Creative ways to embed attention-focused annotation exercises
  • How student collaboration boosts focus, self-awareness, and accountability
  • Success stories of using annotation to foster deeper learning and engagement

Free for Rowan faculty

Facilitator:
Nita Gopal, Modesto Junior College

Sponsors:
Hypothesis

 

Feb 21, 2025

12:30 - 1:30 PM 

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 852 3836 9304

Passcode: 081071

Universal Design for Learning: Lunch and Learn

Join us for our Exploring Neurodiversity and Accessibility Lunch and Learn! A welcoming space for all faculty and staff to attend, ask questions and get more information on Universal Design for Learning and how to apply it in the classroom.  

Questions? Email us at: neurodiversity@rowan.edu   

Sponsor: 
Center for Neurodiversity

Tuesday, February 25

4:30-5:30 pm  

Zoom

Register

Using Canvas to Support Face-to-Face Instruction Series:

Session 4: "Using Canvas for Assignments and Assessments in Face-to-Face Classes"

The fourth session will cover the ways faculty can use Canvas in their face-to-face classes for assignments and assessments and the best practices involved.

Facilitator:
Carla Sbrana, Educational Technologist

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 

March   

Monday, March 17th - Friday, March 21st 

James Hall

 

 2025 Spring Break Writing Retreat

The purpose of this retreat is to provide faculty and librarians with expectations for producing scholarly and creative activity with space, time, and sustenance as they work on a scholarly or creative project. 

The retreat will be held during spring break in 3 different timeframes (2 days, 3 days, and 5 days). 

Space is limited and priority will be given to tenure-track (untenured) faculty and librarians, but all full-time faculty are welcome and encouraged to apply.

  • Applications are being accepted now via go.rowan.edu/SBWR2025. 
  • Applications will close on Monday, February 10th at 11:59 PM. 

Decisions will be made and notifications sent out on or before February 20th. 

 Sponsor:
Provost's Office & Faculty Center 

April

Tuesday, April 1

9:30-10:30 am          

or          

Wednesday, April 2

12:30-1:30 pm      

Choose a date and register by March 31 to receive the workshop materials. 

Growth Mindset for Students Series:

Session 1: How Can I Reach and Teach Struggling Students?

For teachers whose students are struggling to keep up with course content, pace, and assignments. Effective strategies for engaging students, assessing progress and comprehension, and promoting a growth mindset.

Facilitator:
Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director

Sponsors:
Faculty Center
 

Tuesday, April 8

9:30-10:30 am          

or          

Wednesday, April 9

12:30-1:30 pm

Choose a date and register by April 7 to receive the workshop materials.

Growth Mindset for Students Series:

Session 2: How Can I Encourage the Growth Mindset with Three Simple Tips?

Discover how to build a foundation for your students, helping them understand that there is such a thing as a growth mindset, and demonstrating for them what it is and how it works.

 

Facilitator:
Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director

Sponsors:
Faculty Center
 

Tuesday, April 15

9:30-10:30 am          

or          

Wednesday, April 16

12:30-1:30 pm

Choose a date and register by April 14 to receive the workshop materials.

 

Growth Mindset for Students Series:

Session 3: How Can I Help Students See that Sweat (Working Hard and Smart) is Key to Their Success?    

Discover techniques for getting students to work smarter, not just harder. This program covers questions of metacognition, the value of low-stakes feedback, and innovative ways that tests and quizzes can drive students to make more neural connections and increase long-term retention.

Facilitator:
Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

 

Tuesday, April 22

9:30-10:30 am          

or          

Wednesday, April 23

12:30-1:30 pm

Choose a date and register by April 21 to receive the workshop materials.

 

Growth Mindset for Students Series:

Session 4: What is Gamification and How Can it Promote a Growth Mindset?

Gamification uses gaming elements and mechanics in a nongame context—and it’s really simple to implement if you know where to start.

 

 

Facilitator:
Natalie Kautz, Assistant Director

Sponsors:
Faculty Center

Updated 2/18/25