Suyang Yu, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Management and Policy, will lead this session. She will share her expertise on creating an inclusive classroom, specifically for in-person settings. Leveraging insights from her teaching effectiveness certification and her personal teaching practice, Dr.
Loren Easter, Departmental Director for UIS Military and Veteran Student Services, will share insights on the makeup of the military-connected student population at UIS and the special considerations this group of students merit. He will also survey the departmental role of Military and Veteran Student Services, the resources provided, and some opportunities for UIS going forward.
Location: BRK 416 and Zoom
Ahmad Jumah, Professor of Accounting, will discuss the strategies he employs to develop his students into self-directed learners—those who can plan, monitor, and adjust their learning processes on their own. These include:
Natalya Zinkevich, Assistant Professor of Biology and recipient of the 2025 Pearson Faculty Award, has mentored students in the life sciences as they have engaged in research, applied for grants and fellowships, presented papers, and authored peer-reviewed work. Her talk will cover her approach to mentorship and her experiences helping students to strengthen:
When the COVID-19 pandemic exploded across the globe in the spring of 2020 and continued into 2021, colleges and university campuses closed, face-to-face classes were moved online, and instructors and students struggled with learning at a distance.
Online discussion are vital to building a community in an online course. In order to achieve that goal, we need students to engage in these online discussions. Join COLRS staff as we explore some strategies for making the most of your online discussions. We'll think about different thinking routines and prompts, post length, frequency, and more!
Understanding how our students are feeling about our classes is important, but survey fatigue might prevent them from sharing those thoughts--especially multiple times in a course. Journaling is a strategy we can use to find out how our students are doing in a low-stakes and personal way (and for so much more!). Join COLRS staff to learn more about how journaling can be leveraged in your courses.
While generative AI can be a powerful tool, it can also keep students from meeting course objectives and developing necessary skills in our courses. Join COLRS staff to discuss ways that we can build assignments to prevent students from turning to AI tools.
Campus Senate will meet on Friday, August 29, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, in the Lincoln Residence Hall Great Room.
If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.
In this session, Tarah Sweeting will highlight the strategies CASA is using to help students achieve their academic goals and improve retention at UIS. Participants will learn how CASA leverages key resources such as academic tutoring, supplemental instruction, and intensive first-year advising to create meaningful support pathways for students.
Tarah will also walk through CASA’s initiatives funded by the Strengthening Institutions Grant, including: