April 2022 | Issue 4

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GSC/UNH Merger Updates

Are you looking for the most up-to-date information about the GSC/UNH merger? Look no further! As mentioned in a previous email, a Sharepoint site has been created for the USNH community.

This site is intended to provide news and updates on the merger. It also serves as a repository for baseline documents that are developed by our working groups, which are distributed to the GSC and UNH communities.

GSC-UNH Merger Site

GSC Faculty Professional Learning Community Happenings!

The Granite State College Faculty Professional Learning Community is running strong with over 50 members.

Did you know that we have our own Microsoft Team and webpage on the O-TLC site? Did you want to learn more about our PLC? Visit the Online Teaching & Learning Collaborative to learn more!

Learn more here!

GSC Faculty News

Welcome Spring!

With the arrival of Spring, especially this year, it is a time of new beginnings! While the pandemic has been the focus of our lives for the past two years, it appears that we have made it through. I want to thank our faculty for continuing to provide the highest quality education to our students despite the many challenges along the way.

We are now setting our collective sights on Commencement – a time to recognize and reflect on the student achievements we have contributed to. We also look forward to our annual Honors Convocation in early May. This event recognizes our Alpha Sigma Lambda candidates; student members are selected from the highest ten percent of the students who have twenty-four graded credits and are matriculated in an undergraduate degree program. A true indicator of the quality education you all provide – for the last two years, every one of these students had a GPA of 4.0! We will also recognize two colleagues chosen to receive the Distinguished Faculty Award for 2022.

Please be sure to register for commencement on May 22 at 4:00 pm at the Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, NH.

Tamara Von George

Acting Dean of Academic Affairs and Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Academic Affairs

News & Updates

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Northeast OER Summit

Mark your calendars for the Spring Graduate Faculty Meeting!

Join educational professionals at the fifth annual Northeast Regional OER Summit, a multi-state collaborative virtual event for new and experienced OER advocates.

Learn and share effective practices in awareness building, implementation, collaboration, strategy, and research!

Hosted virtually by the University of Massachusetts Amherst

When: May 26-27, 2022

Don't forget to RSVP to the Graduate Studies Faculty Development Meeting!

If you have not already registered we ask that you do so as soon as possible. Registration will assist in determining breakout groups.

Monday, April 18, 2022

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Virtual Meeting

This meeting is for all active graduate faculty teaching Master of Science courses at Granite State College who are expected to attend.

Learn more here!

RSVP here!

You're Invited! Join us to Celebrate our Grads!

On behalf of the Commencement Team, I would like to invite you to attend our annual commencement ceremony to be held on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at the Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, NH. The ceremony starts at 4:00 P.M.

Our graduates of the Class of 2022 will be joined by family and friends who have supported them in their journey to become college graduates. As faculty of Granite State College, you play a most significant role in their success, and we hope that you will attend the outdoor ceremony.

To confirm participation and to order regalia, please RSVP no later than Monday, April 11th!

RSVP Here!

Congratulations to our 2022 Distinguished Faculty!

Carmen Frederico, M.B.A.

Faculty, Undergraduate

Paula Shafer, M.S., PMP

Faculty, Graduate

Visit the O-TLC for a complete write-up

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) WebROCK Activation

As a reminder, on April 12^th, Enterprise Technology & Services will activate multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Granite State Banner Self-Service, also known as WebROCK. After April 12th, all users will need to use MFA, along with their Granite State username and password, to connect to WebROCK. This is the same method used to log into WISE.

While some users have already registered a device for USNH SmartAuth, those who have not should visit the Knowledge Base article at https://td.unh.edu/TDClient/60/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1583 for instructions.

If you have questions, please contact the USNH Help Desk at 603-862-4242 or submit a request

Faculty Spotlight:

Ronald Danault, Technology and Science Programs

Ron Danault’s passion for education began as an undergraduate student at Granite State College. While earning his bachelor’s degree here, he found the faculty so inspiring that he decided to become an educator himself. He went on to earn his M.Ed. in Computer Science and later served as an adjunct faculty at Granite State and other New Hampshire colleges. Now that passion has come full circle in his new leadership role as our Director of Undergraduate Technology and Science Programs.

GSC Faculty News

Academic Affairs

News & Updates

Faculty Spotlight:

﻿Ronald Danault, Technology and Science Programs

Ronald Danault, Technology and Science Programs