UTEP Center for Faculty Leadership and Development

09/24/2021

Remembering Diana Natalicio

We at the Center for Faculty Leadership and Development are deeply saddened to hear about the recent passing of President Emerita, Dr. Diana Natalicio. She was not only a role model but an inspiration to push barriers and strive for the absolute best. Her connection to the University was one of heart and extreme care for all those who walked on this campus. We will never forget you or all that you have done to help us grow and lead the next generation of UTEP faculty, staff, and students. Thank you Dr. Natalicio.
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Diana Natalicio served as the 10th president of The University of Texas at El Paso from 1988 to 2019. Her 31-year tenure in the University’s highest office stood as the sixth-longest of any public doctoral/research university president in history at the time of her retirement. It was also the long...

04/07/2021

Denise Lujan, Ph.D., director of developmental math and the Entering Student Experience program at UTEP - The University of Texas at El Paso, was selected as a Fellow of the University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers, the System’s highest honor for recognizing outstanding leadership in education.

04/06/2021

The University of Texas at El Paso
Sol Conference 2021

(visit our website for more information and to register: http://solconference.utep.edu)

The UTEP Support for Online Learning (Sol) Conference is an event for educators who are passionate about the art and science of teaching and learning. Our exciting, virtual three-day event is focused on research-based, classroom-tested best practices that enhance knowledge and work towards student success. The Sol Conference provides a thought-provoking and stimulating forum for educators of all disciplines and experience levels to share practical ideas and best practices that advance online teaching and learning in higher education.

This year's theme, "Humanizing Online Education: During COVID-19 and Beyond," will explore and discuss how students are more invested in a class when they know that their instructor cares about their learning success. Conveying human presence, empathy, and awareness in a class that utilizes the online environment requires intention and a toolkit of effective practices.

Join us for this free event
April 21-23, 2021
(from the comfort of your home)

03/16/2021

Update for March 15, 2021:

The University’s Information Resources team continued to recover central systems and applications over the weekend. Today, campus teams started checking every computer on campus.

The University continues to look for evidence of any personal information being compromised but so far has not found any evidence of that.

Update for March 15, 2021:

The University’s Information Resources team continued to recover central systems and applications over the weekend. Today, campus teams started checking every computer on campus.

The University continues to look for evidence of any personal information being compromised but so far has not found any evidence of that.

03/11/2021

Miners - UTEP email is coming back up! Some faculty and staff may already have access through Outlook, and others should regain access throughout the day. Email may not be available from your phone immediately. More updates: https://utepn.ws/3qyu3Pt

Update for 10 a.m., March 11, 2021: Miners - UTEP email is coming back up! Some faculty and staff may already have access through Outlook, and others should regain access throughout the day. Email may not be available from your phone immediately. More updates: https://utepn.ws/3qyu3Pt

03/11/2021

Update for March 10, 2021:

Earlier today, the UTEP website was restored. Not all services are yet available, but information on the outage can be found at http://utepn.ws/3qyu3Pt.

The UTEP Office of International Programs has a Blackboard room open during business hours and is also providing updates through Facebook at www.facebook.com/oipUTEP.

The University will make necessary extensions for seniors in their final semester to obtain their clearances to graduate.

The UTEP COVID-19 Vaccination Program has not been impacted by the outage. 1,123 individuals were vaccinated on Friday and another clinic will be hosted later this week.

The Information Resources team is working through the night with Microsoft to restore email as soon as possible. In addition, they are working on restoring Wi-Fi at student housing as a priority.

The Administrative Forum scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. As soon as our systems and people can support it, we will be hosting a town hall. The priority at the moment is to let the experts focus on restoring our systems.
Non-essential personnel are asked to work from home through Thursday and Information Resources has asked that you not come to campus to turn on any computers in your offices at this time.

We will post updates on the UTEP website and social media accounts. Thanks again for your patience and support of our Information Resources team.

Update for March 10, 2021:

Earlier today, the UTEP website was restored. Not all services are yet available, but information on the outage can be found at http://utepn.ws/3qyu3Pt.

The UTEP Office of International Programs has a Blackboard room open during business hours and is also providing updates through Facebook at www.facebook.com/oipUTEP.

The University will make necessary extensions for seniors in their final semester to obtain their clearances to graduate.

The UTEP COVID-19 Vaccination Program has not been impacted by the outage. 1,123 individuals were vaccinated on Friday and another clinic will be hosted later this week.

The Information Resources team is working through the night with Microsoft to restore email as soon as possible. In addition, they are working on restoring Wi-Fi at student housing as a priority.

The Administrative Forum scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. As soon as our systems and people can support it, we will be hosting a town hall. The priority at the moment is to let the experts focus on restoring our systems.
Non-essential personnel are asked to work from home through Thursday and Information Resources has asked that you not come to campus to turn on any computers in your offices at this time.

We will post updates on the UTEP website and social media accounts. Thanks again for your patience and support of our Information Resources team.

03/10/2021

Timeline Photos

Miners, if you need to access PeopleSoft, you may do so by visiting this site: https://my.utshare.utsystem.edu/. Our IT team is working hard to bring systems back up one at a time after thorough testing. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

03/10/2021

Timeline Photos

Update for March 9, 2021:

Today our Information Resources team continued to work on restoring the exchange server, which houses the University’s email.

Blackboard and Banner have been up and running and accessible.

We have continued to look and are not aware of any personal information being compromised.

Non-essential personnel should continue to work from home through Wednesday.

03/09/2021

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02/16/2021

2021 Sol Conference: Extended Proposal Submission Deadline

WE HAVE EXTENDED OUR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO FEBRUARY 26, 2021!

How many times have you said, "We can't hear you. You are on mute" in recent months? Teaching and learning online during a pandemic can indeed be quite a challenge! We know, though, that you have developed effective strategies to connect with and support your students during this unprecedented period. It's time to share them!

The Sol Conference at The University of Texas at El Paso provides a thought-provoking and stimulating forum for educators and practitioners from all fields and experience levels to share ideas and best practices that advance online teaching and learning in education.

Be part of our exciting, virtual three-day event starting April 21 to 23, 2021. Submit your proposal today!

02/10/2021

Learning online during a pandemic can be quite a challenge for our students. We may see one thing on a screen, but little do we know what is happening behind it! We know, though, that you have developed effective strategies to connect with and support your students during this unprecedented period. It's time to share them!

The Sol Conference at The University of Texas at El Paso provides a thought-provoking and stimulating forum for educators and practitioners from all fields and experience levels to share ideas and best practices that advance online teaching and learning in education.

Be part of our exciting, virtual three-day event starting April 21-23, 2021. Submit your proposal today!

Proposal submission deadline: February 15, 2021
https://solconference2021.questionpro.com

01/28/2021

Teaching online during a pandemic is definitely a challenge. It can be quite the balancing act! We know, though, that you have developed effective strategies and lessons learned during this unprecedented period. It's time to share them!

The Sol Conference at The University of Texas at El Paso provides a thought-provoking and stimulating forum for educators from all disciplines and experience levels to share practical ideas and best practices that advance online teaching and learning in education.

Be part of our exciting, virtual three-day event starting April 21 to 23, 2021. Submit your proposal today! https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/sol/cfp.html

The proposal submission deadline is February 15, 2021.

Teaching online during a pandemic is definitely a challenge. It can be quite the balancing act! We know, though, that you have developed effective strategies and lessons learned during this unprecedented period. It's time to share them!

The Sol Conference at The University of Texas at El Paso provides a thought-provoking and stimulating forum for educators from all disciplines and experience levels to share practical ideas and best practices that advance online teaching and learning in education.

Be part of our exciting, virtual three-day event starting April 21 to 23, 2021. Submit your proposal today! https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/sol/cfp.html

The proposal submission deadline is February 15, 2021.

12/16/2020

⛄️⛄️⛄️ Happy Holidays! ⛄️⛄️⛄️

Please click on the link to watch our Thank You video:
https://bit.ly/sol_grabngo_thankyou

⛄️⛄️⛄️ Happy Holidays! ⛄️⛄️⛄️

Please click on the link to watch our Thank You video:
https://bit.ly/sol_grabngo_thankyou

12/09/2020

We are very excited to share the following news with you 😃😄😄 :

The UTEP Center for Faculty Leadership and Development invites you to participate in the 1st virtual Sol Conference on April 21-23, 2021.

The Sol Conference provides a thought-provoking and stimulating forum for educators of all disciplines and experience levels to share practical ideas and best practices that advance college teaching and learning.

Submit your proposal
We are looking for quality presentations intended to advance the scholarship of teaching and learning, online and/or blended education. All proposals should be grounded in evidence-based practice and/or innovative strategies.

Four different presentation formats are available ranging from a live broadcast to a pre-recorded poster presentation. Please visit our Sol Conference webpage for more information: https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/sol/cfp.html

Submission deadline: February 15, 2021

09/17/2020

This week’s Grab-N-Go series is on “Instructor Presence.” Online courses lack many of the social cues that naturally occur with in-person courses. However, there are a number of ways to bridge that gap and create a rich, dynamic learning environment.

https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/sol/Grab-N-Go-Instructor-Presence1.pdf

Thank you and take care!

-SOL Team

09/04/2020

Dear UTEP Faculty,

This week, we offer a Grab-N-Go on Synchronous Online Instruction.

While asynchronous teaching is ideal for most online courses, synchronous teaching offers some advantages to students' learning experiences. We hope you find the tips, linked resources, and accompanying video useful if and when you offer synchronous online sessions to your students.

https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/sol/grabngo.html

Thank you, and have a wonderful long weekend!

Sol Team

08/27/2020

Dear UTEP Faculty,

We hope you first week is starting off as smoothly as possible, and we are happy to offer the next Grab-N-Go, Making Space for Difficult Conversations.
This one provides thoughtful guidance on encouraging students to engage in online dialogue in a respectful and thoughtful manner.
https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/sol/Grab-N-Go-Difficult-Conversations.pdf

If you have ideas for Grab-n-Go topics or Sol workshops you'd like to see offered, please let us know.

Take care!

Sol Team

08/24/2020

UTEP Office of the Provost

Congratulations to Dr. Xiao, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, at the UTEP College of Science and Dr. Slade, assistant professor of instructor and teacher education, at the
UTEP College of Education. They are among 27 faculty members representing all 14 UT System academic and health institutions to receive the award. https://utepn.ws/3hmbiuX

08/21/2020

Hey, Miners!

If you're planning to be on campus this semester, we encourage you to participate in UTEP's free coronavirus testing program.

Just go to consent.utep.edu to submit a one-time, online consent form. Then, stop by one of the convenient outdoor testing locations on campus between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. to be tested. No appointment necessary.

We appreciate your choice to be proactive about your health and the health of your fellow Miners. Your decision to be tested will help pave the way for a stronger, healthier, and safer UTEP campus.

Miners take care of Miners!

https://www.utep.edu/resuming-campus-operations/testing/?home

08/20/2020

Hello UTEP faculty!

As we prepare for a fall semester during which many of UTEP’s courses will be taught online or with a significant online component, the Support for Online Learning (Sol) team offers the Grab-N-Go (https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/sol/grabngo.html) series. This resource provides quick tips, links to additional resources, and faculty videos on a variety of topics related to effective online teaching. While we are currently focused on online instruction, these topics will apply to any mode of teaching.

The first two topics of the Grab-N-Go series are Universal Design and Online Course Syllabus.

We hope you will find them helpful, and if you have ideas for topics you’d like to see offered, please let us know.

We wish you a great semester!

Sol Team

07/09/2020

Reaching Out to Your At-Risk Students: Blackboard Retention Center

Join Dr. Sirin tomorrow (July 10):

Blackboard Retention Center
REACHING OUT TO YOUR AT-RISK STUDENTS

DR. CIGDEM SIRIN, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Faculty Leadership and Development
In this workshop, you will learn how to use the Blackboard Retention Center--a performance-tracking and intervention tool--to easily identify, communicate with, and motivate students in your course, particularly at-risk ones.

3:00PM-4:00PM
Microsoft Teams

https://campusedge.utep.edu/browse-by-unit/center-for-faculty-leadership-and-development/event/6005-reaching-out-to-your-at-risk-students-blackboard-retention-center

Blackboard Retention Center can help you discover which students in your course are at risk. You can step in early to communicate with students who are struggling at critical junctures during the semester when you can make the biggest impact. No special s [...]

07/09/2020

Dear Miners, we hope you can join us in today's webinar (1:00pm) presented by Dr. Jose Villalobos:

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP (CEL) PROGRAM

DR. JOSE VILLALOBOS, Associate Professor of Political Science

This online session demonstrates an exciting way to teach courses in the College of Liberal Arts with an officially designated Community Engagement and Leadership (CEL) component, and provides guidance on the application process for the “CEL” Program. The discussion will also include how community engaged learning can be accomplished in online settings.

1:00PM-2:00PM
Microsoft Teams

https://campusedge.utep.edu/browse-by-unit/center-for-faculty-leadership-and-development/event/6013-online-training-community-engagement-and-leadership-cel-program?fbclid=IwAR0k_48aijAP5y08Pr_MDleyzJV_-qaRi7L9AS9V9nCq9PPoi7MDhdHsJrA

05/08/2020

We would love to read your stories 😊😊😊.

Take care and have a good weekend!

We are going through very different times and it is heartening to know that as a UTEP community many have found novel, effective, and even lighthearted ways to stay connected with one another and our students.
With this in mind, the CFLD invites you to share your COVID-19 responses here, whether it is with how to keep in touch, wellness checks, adjustments to teaching and learning, useful resources, etc.
You might share through videos, pictures with captions, or sharing through a paragraph or two. This is an effort to share all the good going on in difficult and challenging times. Your posts will also be featured in our website https://www.utep.edu/faculty-development/.

We wish you all continued good health and spirits!