Upcoming Events

November 17 - 23, 2024

Nov

SBIR for Start-Ups: Turning Research Into Revenue

Workshop/Training

Join us as the Utah Innovation Center, and key partners, explore funding opportunities for research and development with the SBIR/STTR programs— a vital resource for researchers, small businesses, and innovators! WHAT YOU WILL LEARN *How to access federal funding through SBIR/STTR programs *Investment opportunities from the Utah Innovation Fund *The role of USU’s Tech Transfer Office in commercializing and licensing research *Support available from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) For more information, contact: jborget@utah.gov 801-400-7347

12:00 am - 1:30 pm | David B. Haight Center | More Info

Nov

Setting the Tone for Semester-Long Student Participation by Changing up the First Day of Class

Workshop/Training | Sparkshops

Do you sometimes find students reluctant to participate in your course in spite of your best efforts and charming personality? Come attend this Sparkshop to learn a way to start the semester in a way that sets a positive tone for your course and engenders student buy-in from the beginning by collaboratively establishing classroom norms on the first day of class. (I know and I get it, class time is a precious commodity. In my experience, this practice has paid off in spades throughout the semester.)

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

CIDI Workshop - Creating Usable, Accessible Courses

Workshop/Training

Learn quick and easy practical tips to make sure your content more usable and easy to learn for the students in your course. In this workshop we will go over how to 1) get rid of extra content and simplify navigation, 2) get rid of broken links and make sure your content is published, 3) embed and caption your videos to make them more usable for everyone, and 4) provide content in user-friendly formats that work well on mobile devices.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

Front & Center Webinar: Balancing Support and Boundaries with Students

Workshop/Training

In this session we will cover the challenging task of how to be a caring supporter of students while setting healthy boundaries and attending to your own self-care. We will do exercises to increase intentionality and consistency in boundary setting; consider our verbal and nonverbal boundary cue behaviors; play a Kahoot game to see if we’re merging into the therapist lane; do active script work for responding to struggling students; and consider personal “policies” for maximizing student support and healthy boundary setting. We will also discuss how to refer to which resources when small and big mental health issues arise.

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

Lunch & Learn - Digestive Health; Benefits of a Healthy Gut and How to Improve

Workshop/Training

USU Be Well and Registered Dietitian, Brooke Lister, present a workshop on digestive health. A healthy gut promotes overall well-being in many different areas of health. The food we eat significantly impacts the balance of bacteria in our gut which leads to either good or bad gut health. In this presentation, we will discuss the benefits of why having a healthy gut is important. We will also talk about dietary changes that can be made to increase the number of good bacteria in your gut! *Presentation will be recorded. Attendance and participation in this event qualify as an activity for the Be Well Rewards program.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

Introduction to Student Success

Workshop/Training

Student success is core to our land-grant teaching mission at USU, where we are committed to helping students from a wide range of backgrounds be successful. Participants in this 2-hour seminar will be introduced to the culture and context of teaching for student success at USU. Faculty will learn about best practices to facilitate student success and academic belonging in their classes as well as gain familiarity with the range of supports that are available to students and faculty.

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Taggart Student Center | More Info

Nov

Ecology Center Data Science Workshop: Visualizing spatial data

Workshop/Training

The USU Ecology Center is offering a series of workshops on programming for data science. All workshops will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM in NR 217 (excluding the week of Thanksgiving). Please tell us which workshops you plan to attend at the link. You can email Michael Stemkovski (m.stemkovski@usu.edu) with any questions.

10:30 am - 11:30 am | Natural Resources Building | More Info

Nov

Engineering 360° Maker Space Workshop: Laser Engraving

Workshop/Training

Come learn how to use the laser engravers at the Idea Factory! Our two laser engravers can cut and engrave a wide range of materials, including wood, fabric, and textiles. In this workshop, we'll walk you through how to use the engravers and how to adjust specific settings to optimize your project. This workshop is open to users of all skill levels; no previous experience is required!

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | More Info

Nov

Aggie Translators

Workshop/Training

If you are fluent in a second or third language, we need you! Come join our wonderful team of Aggie Translators and help us provide translation and interpreting services in our community. Every other Wednesday, we meet to receive informal training to become community translators and interpreters and enhance our language skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity, be an "Aggie Translator."

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Old Main | More Info

Nov

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Basics and Opportunities

Workshop/Training

In this workshop, we discuss the basics of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Dall-E, etc., as they pertain to higher education. Specifically, we'll seek to address how they work and ways teachers can choose to approach them in their classes. We'll discuss syllabus language, AI detection tools, and ways to encourage students to think critically, use AI responsibly, and demonstrate their own capabilities. We'll also share some ideas and examples of AI as a teaching tool.

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

Utah Retirement Systems (URS) Webinar: Preparing to Retire

Workshop/Training

Utah Retirement Systems (URS), presents a webinar on preparing to retire. Are you hoping to retire some day? Here are some steps and considerations that you can make to prepare yourself for retirement.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

Nov

Aetna Webinar – Communicating With Difficult People

Workshop/Training

Aetna, USU’s Employee Assistance Provider, presents a Resources for Living webinar. Communicating with difficult people Do you work with or live with people you think are unreasonable?  Do you have family members that are difficult to deal with? Join this webinar to learn: -What is a “difficult” person? -How to communicate within the difficulty -Whether it’s better to confront or to ignore their behavior -Why boundaries are important and how to set them

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Online/Virtual | More Info

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