Events

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CTLS) facilitates a variety of ways for faculty to engage and develop as teacher-scholars.

Session Title	Date & Time	RSVP Required?	Additional Information
Lunch & Learn: Violence Prevention & Response	3 Sep 2025 12:30 - 1:50 PM	Yes	In collaboration with the Project Director for Violence Prevention & Response (Randall Ischy) and our Title IX Coordinator (Loren Galloway Bowans).
Lunch & Learn: Accommodations Training	15 Sep 2025 12:30 - 1:30 PM	Yes	In collaboration with the Associate Director of the Center for Academic Success (Lou Djurdjevic)
Lunch & Learn: Accommodations Training	25 Sep 2025 4:00 - 5:00 PM	Yes	In collaboration with the Associate Director of the Center for Academic Success (Lou Djurdjevic)
Learning from Each Other: Building Better Teaching Observations	30 Sep 2025 12:00-1:00 PM	Yes (via link)	In collaboration with ACS. Facilitators: JT Torres (Washington & Lee) and Kitty Maynard (Richmond)
Lunch & Learn: Brave Classrooms: Confronting Crisis, Confrontation, and Cognitive Difference	6 Oct 2025 12:30 - 1:50 PM	Yes	Lunch provided In collaboration with the Counseling Center (Ashley Genty, Geneva Walker, Rachel McNally and Alicia Moore).
Lunch & Learn: Academic and Funded Internship Programs	29 Oct 2025 12:30-1:50 PM	Yes (via link)	Lunch provided In collaboration with the Center for Career and Professional Development (Mary Claire Angle)

This programming is required for new faculty.

Session Title	Date & Time	RSVP Required?	Additional Information
Getting to Know SU’s Students & Teaching Culture	18 Sep 2025 4:00-5:00	This is a required program for new, full-time faculty.	SLC 140 (Sandbox)
Your Teaching Experiences So Far + Supporting an Honor Code Culture	16 Oct 2025 4:00-5:00	This is a required program for new, full-time faculty.	SLC 140 (Sandbox)
Understanding University Expectations & Evaluation Processes; Planning Your Professional Development Agenda	20 Nov 2025 4:00-5:00	This is a required program for new, full-time faculty.	SLC 140 (Sandbox)
Finals Week Social	TBD		TBD
Preparing for Internal Awards and Honors	28 Jan 2026 4:00 - 5:00 PM	This is a required program for new, full-time faculty.	SLC 140 (Sandbox)
Mentoring for Teaching, Scholarship, and your Career + Grant Writing	11 Feb 2026 4:00 - 5:00 PM	This is a required program for new, full-time faculty.	SLC 140 (Sandbox)
Managing Committee Service and Preparing Your Brief Annual Report	11 Mar 2025 4:00 - 5:00 PM	This is a required program for new, full-time faculty.	SLC 140 (Sandbox)
Balancing Teaching, Scholarship/ Creative Work, Service, and a Life	22 Apr 2025 4:00 - 5:00 PM	This is a required program for new, full-time faculty.	SLC 140 (Sandbox)
End-of-Year Gathering	TBD	Optional	Location provided via email.

CTLS also connects Southwestern faculty to programs available to them through the following organization(s):