Professional Development Days

Official opening of the 2024-2025 academic year

The 2024-2025 academic year officially kicks off this week with University Professional Development Days (UPPD) and Convocation.

UPPD begins Monday with New Faculty Orientation and continues throughout the week with sessions for all faculty and staff.

Convocation takes place Tuesday beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the University Wellness and Activities Center Mabee Gym. Lunch will follow immediately after the Convocation.

During the annual gathering, President Abel Chávez, MBA, PhD, will share his plans and vision for the year. There also will be presentations by the Faculty Assembly, Staff Assembly and Student Government Association presidents.

The Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, CM, will serve as keynote speaker at both UPDD and Convocation. Father Holtschneider is the immediate past president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) and served as president of DePaul University, the nation’s largest Catholic university, from 2004-2017. Father Holtschneider holds degrees in mathematics and theology, as well as a doctorate in higher education policy from Harvard University where he lectures on governance and strategy in higher education.

To view the full UPPD schedule visit the SharePoint site.

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Professional Development Days kick off tomorrow at 9 a.m.

Professional Development Days kick off tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. in Chapel Auditorium. The sessions will break at 10:15 a.m. to allow participants to attend the President’s Convocation. Sessions will reconvene at 1 p.m. in Chapel Auditorium.

See the full schedule below:

Tuesday
Regresamos / We Return
Chapel Auditorium

9 a.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer

9:05 a.m. Provost’s Greetings

9:15 a.m. Introduction of New Faculty, Staff, and Administrators
Announcements, Department Accolades, and Other Brief News

10:15 a.m. Break

Nos Convocamos / We Convene

10:30 a.m. University Convocation – Juntos: Living the Mission – Thiry Auditorium

Noon Convocation Lunch – Chapel Auditorium

Nos Reunimos / We Gather
Chapel Auditorium

1 p.m. Plenary Sessions (Presentations of Interest to All)
Topics planned include:
▪ Title IX Curriculum Disruption Week
▪ Student Affairs Update
▪ QEP Update
▪ CRM/Advise Refresher and Registrar Process Update
▪ COVID Update
▪ Ellucian Experience Sneak Preview

3:50 p.m. Day 1 Concludes

Wednesday
Aprendemos Juntos / We Learn Together
Chapel Auditorium

8 a.m. Breakfast Tacos and Beverages

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer

8:35 a.m. Panel Discussion: “Pertenencia/Belonging” at OLLU

10 a.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions (10:00, 10:50, and 11:40 start times)
Topics planned include:
▪ Blackboard Learn Ultra
▪ Center for Career Development and Testing Services
▪ Classroom Technology Workshop
▪ Ellucian (Colleague) Reports for Faculty
▪ Financial Aid Information for Faculty and Staff
▪ General Education and Program Assessment
▪ Graduate Registration Training
▪ Grant Writing and “Grant-Finding”
▪ Curriculum Proposal Preparation for Faculty
▪ Student ADA/VA Accommodations
▪ Textbook and Materials Adoption Process and Procedures
▪ Undergraduate All-Access Textbook Program Updates

12:30 p.m. Day 2 Concludes

Salimos en comunidad / We go forth in community . . .

Professional Development Days scheduled for Aug. 9-10

Faculty and staff are invited to Professional Development Days on Aug. 9-10. The session will begin with a welcome and an introduction of new faculty, staff and administrators on Aug. 9 at 9 a.m. in Chapel Auditorium. The sessions will break for Convocation and will continue after lunch and through Wednesday morning. The full Professional Development Days schedule will be announced by the Academic Affairs Office later this week. 