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Join Us for Open Door Dialogue


We recognize that you may have additional questions and concerns about how to facilitate a successful classroom environment when discussing polarizing topics. If you wish to discuss or share your experiences and best practices about any of these or related questions, we invite you to join us for “Open Door Dialogue”. Open Door Dialogue will be on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m., via MS Teams.

USF Researchers Recognized in Stanford University’s list of the world’s top 2% of scientists


Over 150 USF faculty were recognized as top-cited scientists in their fields, according to a Stanford University study published by Elsevier. The study, published annually, aims to identify the world’s top 2 percent of scientists using standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.

Digital Commons @ USF Road Show


The Digital Commons @ USF team is ready to go on the road to bring our expertise and services to you, with content and services designed to support USF faculty with their teaching, research, data management, and publication needsLearn more here.

Registration is Open for the Florida Academy of Sciences 86th Annual Meeting


Faculty and their students are welcome to submit abstracts for consideration for either an oral or poster presentation. Sections range from Agriculture and Anthropology to Social Sciences to Science Teaching. The Call-for-Abstracts, information about the meeting, and links to register and submit abstracts are available here.

The CITL First Fridays Workshop Series continues March 3, 2023



Join us for First Fridays, a monthly series of teaching and learning workshops open to all USF instructors. Upon registration, you’ll receive an email with the meeting link, a calendar file, and reminders.




Digital Learning Resources


The Canvas dashboard can quickly get cluttered with old courses, making it difficult to locate the course you need. In this video, we’ll show you how to clean up your Canvas dashboard.

For more tips and tutorials like these, see all of our Monday Minute videos. Also, for more in-depth tutorials and to register for a workshop, visit our Digital Learning Resources.


Upcoming sessions include:

  • Leveraging Canvas to Improve Grading & Assessment Workflow | February 17th
  • Video Best Practice | March 2nd
  • Introduction to Accessibility | March 28th

TRUTH Framework Course


The TRUTH Framework facilitates an educational culture that: recognizes identities of self and others; identifies improvement strategies that benefit all students of differing abilities and perspectives; creates new and meaningful relationships; and supports an inclusive and equitable education that empowers differences and fosters a sense of belonging. This course describes the levels of the TRUTH Framework and asks participants to reflect on how they might apply these concepts.


This is an asynchronous, online course offered through CITL March 20 - May 7.


Sign up hereregistration closes Mar. 17, 2023

Timelycare


Do you have a student that may be struggling with stress, depression or other mental health issues? Please refer them to TimelyCare, a free, online, 24/7

self-care and professional counseling service for students. This USF partnership provides a convenient option in addition to on-campus offerings.

Inside USF Podcast


Tune in to the Inside USF podcast to hear Regional Chancellor Karen Holbrook share exciting plans for USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus, including a new housing and student complex, as well as a plan for a nursing/STEM facility. Listen Here

Faculty Success Events

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For real-time updates and resources, visit the Faculty Success website.