OFD Events AY 25-26

This calendar will be updated with further details throughout the semester. Dates, times and locations are subject to change. 

August  2025

21 – New Faculty Orientation, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Grad Lounge, Buley Library, Room 438 

September 2025 

5 -- Faculty- and Student-Led Exploration of Educational Challenges of the African and Refugee in the United States, 3:00 to 5:30 PM, Virtual. Contact Dr. Joy Jegede, jegedej1@southernct.edu, for the Zoom link. (FDG Grant funded--J. Jegede)

18 – Faculty Mentoring Circle: "Humanizing Pedagogy," facilitated by Sarah Benes, Director of Faculty Development, 2:30 to 3:30 PM, Buley Library, Room 219 (Faculty Development Conference Room)

19 – Series on GenAI: Overview of GenAI and its Current Climate, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, SB 102 (School of Business Community Room). (FDG Grant funded—A. Marsoobian, P. Wang and M. Brown) 

October 2025 

8 -- Faculty Mentoring Circle: "Classroom Case Studies," facilitated by Jennifer Hudson, Associate Director of Faculty Development, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Buley Library, Room 219 (Faculty Development Conference Room)

17 – Bridging Data Gaps, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Location TBA (FDG Grant funded—G. Salubi and K. Jones) 

17 -- Series on GenAI: Impact of GenAI on Society and Incorporating GenAI Ethically, TBA (FDG Grant funded—A. Marsoobian, P. Wang and M. Brown) 

31 – Bridging Data Gaps, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Location TBA (FDG Grant funded—G. Salubi and K. Jones) 

November 2025 

5 -- Expanding SCSU Pedagogy in Consideration of African Immigrants and Refugees, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, ASC Theater. (FDG Grant funded--J. Jegede)

5 – Bridging Data Gaps, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Location TBA (FDG Grant funded—G. Salubi and K. Jones) 

December 2025 

January 2026

15 – University Forum, Details TBA

20 – Series on GenAI: GenAI, Pedagogy, and Learning, 11:45 AM to 3:00 PM, Location TBA (FDG Grant funded—A. Marsoobian, P. Wang and M. Brown) 

February 2026

March 2026

April 2026

17 – Series on GenAI: GenAI in Research and Scholarship, 11:45 AM to 3:00 PM, Location TBA (FDG Grant funded—A. Marsoobian, P. Wang and M. Brown)  

May 2026