text reading faculty focus a resource from faculty success

View this issue and previous issues on the web

Inside USF Podcast


Tune in to the Inside USF podcast to learn about Provost Prasant Mohapatra and his plans for the first 100 days as USF's chief academic officer.


Listen Here

Faculty Meet & Greet with Provost Prasant Mohapatra


If you missed the meet & greet on the St.Petersburg and Tampa campuses, please join us at the Sarasota-Manatee campus on Thursday, April 6 at 3:00 pm in the Rotunda.

USF-Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative: Educational Social Retreat -- March 27


Come learn about the USF-Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative and what we do! The sessions and social networking event will be held March 27, 2023, from 3:30 to 8:00 PM at: USF Health CAMLS, 124 S. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

Free, please register: https://bit.ly/3FJDw1d

Faculty Media Training with University Communications and Marketing


This is hosted by University Communications and Marketing and is specific to USF faculty members with a focus on areas of expertise and research. The training will cover maximizing your exposure through the media and across USF platforms.


It will include best practices in various areas - from working with reporters to framing your expertise for a general audience.


Publication Subvention


The Publications Council is still accepting applications for subvention for the Spring semester. We especially welcome applications from junior faculty.


Applications must be received by March 31st in order to be considered at our Spring council meeting that will take place on April 7. For more information and to access the application form, please see https://usflearn.instructure.com/courses/1005053.

Digital Learning Resources


By this point in the semester, your Canvas Gradebook may be pretty full, making it difficult to navigate and find exactly what you need. In this video, we’ll introduce you to one of the “hidden gems” in the Canvas Gradebook, the search and filtering tools. Using these tools, you will be able to customize your gradebook view for easier Gradebook management.  

For more tips and tutorials like these, see all of our Monday Minute videos.

Also, for more in-depth tutorials visit our Digital Learning Resources.


Build your skills with our upcoming workshop sessions:

  • Introduction to Accessibility | March 28th 
  • Canvas Gradebook & SpeedGrader | April 21st


Faculty Fulbright Award Workshops


Spring and summer semesters are the perfect time to learn more about the Fulbright application process. Dr. Darlene DeMarie, USF's Fulbright Faculty Advisor, has two workshops to help you find the best award match. RSVP to fulbright@usf.edu.


  • Monday, March 27, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, CGS 101


  • Tuesday, April 11, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, CGS 101

Inclusive and Equitable Pedagogy Workshops


Come join faculty and staff across USF as we focus on practical strategies to promote inclusion and equity in the classroom through community, policies, and accessibility. 


Register Here

CITL First Fridays on April 7


Please join us for the last First Fridays workshop series of the semester! Sessions will be virtual, held via Microsoft Teams. Use the registration links below to receive an email with the meeting link, as well as calendar files to keep on your schedule.


Register and learn more about each session:

  • Reimagining Learning & Teaching III: Latest in Generative AI 
  • Teaching Innovations: Faculty Learning Communities
  • Course Covenants  

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.

Welcome the Institute of Applied Engineering CEO, Dr. Darren Schumacher


Dr. Darren Schumacher is a serial innovator with a thirty-year track record of bringing new to the organization, new to the market and new to the world innovations to the organizations of which he is a part. Most recently, Dr. Schumacher was the Director of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Applications, a University of Michigan spinoff focused on bringing their unique AI acceleration technology to market. Prior to this position, Dr. Schumacher was the Director of Satellite Embedded Software at Amazon’s Project Kuiper, served as President at Gentherm Technologies and worked at Bosch, SPX, Eaton, and Motorola. He has led organizations as large as 2,000 people, managed budgets up to $100M, and holds approximately 20 patents. Learn more about the Institute.

Deadline for Summer Course Software


USF IT is readying our technology for the Summer 2023 semester, and we are reaching out to ensure you have the software you need in labs and classrooms to support your spring courses.

 

There is a library of software that is available for faculty and students to access from anywhere on the USF Application Gateway. Please visit the website and review the list of software that is currently available, and if you find there is software you need that is not listed, you can request it by using our new Lab and Classroom Software Request Form


These dates are for both requesting to have new software installed as well as upgrading existing software that you plan to use again.

Semester

Start Date

Priority Deadline

Submission Deadline

Summer A&C

5/15/2023

3/31/2023

4/28/2023

Summer B

6/26/2023

5/26/2023

6/12/2023

View more events on the Faculty Success Calendar.

The Faculty Focus is meant to deliver faculty resources and information directly to your inbox. Let us know what information will help you be successful at USF!

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