Join colleagues for Professional Development Day on August 21 in Seacobeck Hall!
UMW Professional Development Day is on Thursday, August 21 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Seacobeck Hall. Space is limited for each session, so Please Register by Monday, August 18th to reserve your seat. Training is open to ALL faculty and staff. Coffee, tea, and water will be available throughout PD Day in the Seacobeck Dome Room.
See session descriptions and schedule on the 2025 Professional Development Day webpage. An overview of the current schedule is below. Keep an eye on the PD Day webpage for any updates! Register today!
8 – 9 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Community Engagement Updates, Purpose, and Designation (Seacobeck 128; Facilitators: Sarah Dewees and Elizabeth Johnson-Young)
Writing and Thinking Rhetorically and Critically with AI (Seacobeck 151; Facilitator: Leah Schweitzer)
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:
AI Tools for Academic Research: New Developments in 2025 (Seacobeck 151; Facilitators: Peter Catlin and Elyse Ridder-Roe)
FSEM Fall 2025 Workshop (Seacobeck Weatherly Wing; Facilitator: April Wynn)
A Hands-On Look at Accommodate (Seacobeck 139; Facilitators: Alex Ecklund, Danielle Smith, Greta Kratowicz, & Jennifer Uber)
11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
AI Update 2025: What You Need to Know Before Fall Semester (Seacobeck 151; Facilitator: Anand Rao)
Actionable and Easy Ways to Level-Up Your LAMW Competency Game (Seacobeck 139; Facilitators: Alex Dunn and Victoria Russell)
12 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break and Special Collections & University Archives Open House:
Simpson Library Special Collections & University Archives is hosting an open house during the PD Day lunch break. Stop in to visit with the Special Collections & University Archives staff (Angie Kemp, Sarah Appleby, Regan Chancellor) and find out why they have the coolest place on campus! Note: No registration is required.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Provost Panel: AI and the Liberal Arts (Seacobeck Weatherly Wing; Moderator-Tim O’Donnell, Panelists-Maya Mathur, Krystyn Moon, Scott Powers, & Mike Reno)
What’s New in Canvas-Fall 2025 Edition (Seacobeck 151; Facilitators: Jerry Slezak, Cartland Berge, & Shannon Hauser)
3 – 4 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Academic Advising Essentials: Tools, Trends, and Talk with Experts (Seacobeck Weatherly Wing; Facilitator-Wes Hillyard, Panelists-Alex Ecklund, Betsy Southern, Melissa Engelbert, and faculty advisors)
Personal and Professional Promotion: Sharing Your Expertise, Department Events, and Success Stories (Seacobeck 151; Facilitators: Lisa Marvashti, Sarah Mahoney, Ryland Willis)
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