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President Letter to the Campus about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
This email was sent from the President's Office on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Dear D’Youville Community, I write to you today to express a renewed commitment toward our campus diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Our reach for diversity must come with a sustained...
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STAR Report Reminder
Do you have students who are not attending class? Are you concerned about particular students? Please notify Amy Yoder of any students who have not attended your courses or any other students you have a concern about by filling out the STAR Report and emailing it to...
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Leadership Buffalo Essentials – Applications Open!
We are excited to welcome faculty and staff to apply for the Fall 2018 class of the Leadership Buffalo Essentials program! This is an amazing opportunity to enhance leadership skills, learn about the Buffalo area and network with colleagues. Here is what some of the...
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The Scantron unit has been moved to the lower floor of the Montante Family Library
Dear members of the faculty, Please be advised that we have moved the Scantron™ test scanner from Room 9 of BFAC to the Computer Lab in the lower floor of the Montante Family Library (see the image below). With this move you will have access to the Scantron unit at...
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Introducing the Student Success and Solutions Centers
Many of our students asked, and we listened — this fall we’ve created two new technology-enhanced areas — the Student Success Center and Solutions. These spaces are designed to save our students’ time and improve the quality of their experience here on campus. Whether...
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How to Publish More
Top 5 Writing Habits Set regular writing time: Nearly all of the books and resources about academic publishing guarantee you will publish more if you commit to a set writing time like it's an important meeting with the Dean. Set writing goals and action steps: Even...
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Academic Minute
The Academic Minute is a great resource and source of public engagement for faculty. AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella is host of the radio segment The Academic Minute, produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio in partnership with AAC&U. The Academic Minute features...
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2018 Faculty Retreat Wrap-Up
DYC's first faculty retreat was a huge success. The event took place June 12-14 at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY with 26 attendees. The many projects worked on included retooling an animal handling lecture, revising and evidence-based medicine course series for...
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2018 Conference and THATCamp Wrap-Up
DYC's first Conference on Teaching Innovation took place on May 22 with over 50 campus and non-DYC attendees. The morning took place in our Kavinoky Theater with 8 faculty members presenting their “Classroom Moments”, short story-style talks about their Aha! classroom...
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CAS Kick Off and Orientation Wrap-Up
On June 1, 2018, D’Youville kicked off its new functional area assessment initiative, adopting the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) standards. “Founded in 1979, CAS is the pre-eminent force for promoting standards in student affairs,...
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