NACEP, the Advanced Credit Program's accrediting body, requires all dual credit adjuncts to attend one professional development workshop every academic year. For this reason, the ACP offers a wide variety of PD workshops each year. A list of this year's professional development workshops will become available as we schedule them.
Adjuncts who participate in these workshops receive one student scholarship (limit of two per academic year). If you have questions, please email Brienna Manore at blmt7g@umsl.edu.
30th anniversary of the Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professorship in Greek Studies
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Century Rooms, 3rd Floor Millennium Student Center
17 Arnold Grobman Dr.
Saint Louis, MO 63121-4400
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: 331 Social Sciences Building
(UMSL's North Campus)
Speaker: Dr. Nobuko Adachi, Professor of Anthropology at Illinois State University
Topic: Cultural Sustainability and Ideological Shirts in a Post-disaster period: The case of the Soma Nomaoi Cavalry Event in Fukushima After 3.11
Abstract: In this talk, Dr. Adachi will share research on the consequences of the triple catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that occurred on March 11, 2011. She will share her findings on how survivors in a Fukushima locality continue to reconstruct their communities within new natural and social environments. Using the specific case of the legendary Nomaoi Cavalry ceremony, she will trace shifts in ideology and will offer insights into broader concerns related to social change and environmental impact.
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: 234 Benton Hall
43 Benton Ct.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Speaker: Julie Smith Sodey, Ed.D
Topic:
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Key Note Speaker: José Antonio Bowen, Ph.D.
Dr. Bowen has been leading innovation and change for over 40 years at Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southampton (UK), then as a dean at Miami University and SMU and as President of Goucher College (voted a Top 10 Most Innovative College under his leadership).
Keynote session: The Frontier of Teaching: The Power of AI in Teaching
This session will explore the role of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. In the age of AI, critical thinking skills, information literacy, and a liberal arts education are more important than ever. As AI continues to reshape the nature of work and human thinking, it is vital to equip students and educators with AI literacy skills needed to thrive in this rapidly evolving world.
Dr. Bowen will not only discuss the transformative impact of AI but also demonstrate real-world applications changing the face of teaching. Come away with practical examples of how you can empower yourself and your students with AI literacy skills essential for this new frontier.
Conference Schedule/Session Times
Registration Closed
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Hybrid: UMSL Fine Arts Building (Room TBD)/Zoom
Speaker: Jeffrey Johnson (Illustrator, Cartoonist) & Maureen Quigley (Art History, Game Design)
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
Location: (Hybrid: In-person or Zoom)
Murray Lecture 4:00 - 4:50 pm ( 103 Benton Hall)
Teaching Lab Tour/demo/discussion 5:00 - 6:00 pm (313 Science Learning Building)
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Speaker: Carlos Bustamante, UC Berkeley
Topic: Division of Labor and Mechanism of Translocation in viral ring ATPase
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Anheuser Busch Hall Room 0003 (UMSL North Campus)
Topic: The representation of the Latino/Latinx community in US Politics
Join us for a panel discussion on the representation of the Latino/Latinx community in US Politics. This event will be in English and will include featured guest speakers: UMSL Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish, Dr. John Trevathan; Brian Munoz, Visuals editor and reporter and St. Louis Public Radio; Dr. David Kimball, Professor and chair of Political Science at UMSL
Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Location: Millennium Student Center Chambers, 3 rd floor
17 Arnold Grobman Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Topic: Amendment 3: Abortion on the Ballot
Join us for a panel discussion about Amendment 3, the ballot initiative to end the abortion ban in Missouri.
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: 331 Social Sciences Building ( UMSL North Campus)
Speaker: Dorris Keeven-Franke
Topic: The German-American Heritage of St. Louis
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Time: 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: UMSL's ED Collabitat (South Campus)
2993 South Drive
St. Louis, MO 63121
Speakers: Dr. Michael W. Bahr, UMSL and Dr. Julie Hume, St. Clair Elementary School
Topic: Considerations for Class-Wide and School-Wide Management of Student Behavior in the Post-COVID Era
With the onset of COVID and the immediate post-pandemic era, the Centers for Disease Control advocate for a population health approach to address problem behavior (Evans & Bufka, 2020). In schools, this means class-wide and school-wide strategies provide the greatest potential for assisting students post-COVID.
This professional development session will review recent research on productive, proactive behavior management in schools and focus on current best practices for what really works in schools. Active participation by attendees is a component of this presentation.
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am
Location: 102 Benton Hall
43 Benton Ct.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Speaker: Rebecca Polich, PhD
Topic: Under the skin: Using the Anatomage table to conceptualize the unseen organs of the human body
Time: 4:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: 100 Lucas Hall ( UMSL North Campus)
Speakers: Laika Satish & Vinay Kodipelly
Topic: AI in Math Education
This session will cover the basics of artificial intelligence and how to get started using it. A presentation will follow about how ChatGPT can be included into Math 1320, an introductory level statistics course. Similarities will be made to show how it can be incorporated into other lower-level mathematics courses.
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Location: Millennium Student Center Century Rooms A,B,C
17 Arnold Grobman Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Topic: Policy Townhall: Advocacy after the election
This event cosponsored by the Regional Health Commission will focus on health policy in Missouri and will feature panelists who are policy makers, health care professionals, and community members.
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Location: TBD (In Person)
Speaker: Waldemar Rohloff
Topic: Teaching in an AI World
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Virtual (Zoom link will be shared with registrants shortly before the event)
Speaker: Multiple
Topic: Preparing Students for an AI World: Focusing on Process over Product
This event will include a keynote speech, (virtual) roundtable workshop, and panel presentation all on the subject on AI in the university, going beyond tinkering to strategic implementation of this new technology. UMSL faculty, staff, and students are all welcome to attend.
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Topic: TBD
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: 001, 003, and 004 Anheuser-Busch Hall (UMSL North Campus)
Speaker: TBD
Topic: Sharing Your Best Practices in the Language Classroom: A Mini-Conference
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