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The Center for Faculty Development (CFDFREEMississippi) and the Office of Online Learning (onlineFREEMississippi) are available for one-on-one consultations through email and virtual meetings.
Workshops & Events by Topic
Show Up and Write! is hosted virtually on Teams by the Center for Faculty Development (CFD) weekly and provides a quiet open space for dedicated writing time. This writing group aims to support faculty, staff, and graduate student research by designating time for writing and increasing productivity through peer support and personal accountability. Join us on Teams and plan to focus time on writing an article, book chapter, grant proposal, blog, grading or another project.
Show Up and Write! will meet virtually every Thursday this fall from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 pm beginning August 29th, 2024 and will conclude November 21st. These sessions are come-and-go as needed for your schedule and does not include peer exchange. Faculty, staff and graduate students from all disciplines and ranks are welcome to attend.
If this piques your interest, click the link below to receive a reminder/calendar invite along with the Team's information to join this supportive community.
GRADUATE MENTORSHIP TRAINING SERIES
12-1:30 PM | Center for Faculty Development | 319 International Center
- September 17, 2024
- October 15, 2024
- January 28, 2025
- February 25, 2025
(click link to register for each session)
GRADUATE MENTORSHIP LUNCH AND LEARN WORKSHOPS
12:00-2:00 PM | Peck House | Hattiesburg Campus
These in-person mentoring workshop are designed to help new and continuing faculty sharpen their skills as effective and positive mentors in their work with graduate students. The workshop will be roundtable discussions of case studies of realistic interactions between graduate mentors and students. For new faculty, this workshop will also satisfy the mentorship training requirement to receive graduate faculty status.
Lunch will be provided at the Lunch and Learn Workshops on October 29 & March 18. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided for the Mentorship Training Series.
RISE To The Top! Faculty Appreciation and Awareness Session
The Institute for Disability Studies and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development would like to celebrate the more than 50 faculty who taught students during the RISETTT! pilot years. Additionally, we would like to spread the word to new faculty about the state of Mississippi鈥檚 second Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. This session aims to highlight previous participation, increase engagement, and grow the undergraduate RISETTT! Curriculum (course) opportunities. Coffee, tea, and breakfast treats will be served.
Open to all faculty, including affiliates and adjuncts.
Friday, September 20, 2024
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Elizabeth Harkins Hall Room 119
Presenters:
Dr. Jerry R. Alliston, IDS Associate Director
Ms. Danielle Mullins, IDS Executive Coordinator
Ms. Laura S. Malone, ISPD Assistant Director
For more information, please contact Laura.Malone@usm.edu.
University Finances 101 Series
University Finances 101: Vendor Entry and Intro to Completing Remittance Vouchers
This training will touch on the process to start with Vendor Entry for all payments, then transition into how to effectively complete Employee, Non-Employee Remittance Vouchers, and Moving Vouchers. We will describe the process, timing, and AP's general workflow to service the needs of all University departments in the most timely and efficient manner. We will wrap up with a Q&A session.
Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, 2024
9-10 a.m. | Virtual -Teams
Presenters:
Misti Harrison, Accounts Payable Manager
Jasmaine Keys, Vendor Maintenance Specialist
University Finances 101: Travel Processes and Form Completion
This training will be our annual training for new and existing staff to cover forms, policies, State law, and all aspects of Business Travel for USM employees, and students. We will cover the process, timing, and Travel's general workflow to service the needs of all University departments in the most timely and efficient manner. We will wrap up with a Q&A session.
Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 2024
9-10 a.m. | Virtual -Teams
Presenters:
Bonnie Housley, Travel Coordinator
April Wright, Assistant Travel Coordinator
University Finances 101: Pcard/Ecard Policies and Procedures
This training will be our annual training for new and existing staff to cover forms, policies, State law, and all aspects of obtaining and using Pcard/Ecards for USM employees. We will cover the process, timing, and Travel's general workflow to ensure prompt usage and reconciliation of Pcard/Ecard transactions. We will wrap up with a Q&A session.
Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, 2024
9-10 a.m. | Virtual -Teams
Presenters:
Leketha Hughes, Procurement Card Administrator
Shannon Watson, Procurement Card Specialist
Workshops & Events by Date
SEPTEMBER
Every Thursday | Show up and Write! | 1 - 3 pm Teams
Show Up and Write! is hosted virtually on Teams by the Center for Faculty Development (CFD) weekly and provides a quiet open space for dedicated writing time. This writing group aims to support faculty, staff, and graduate student research by designating time for writing and increasing productivity through peer support and personal accountability. Join us on Teams and plan to focus time on writing an article, book chapter, grant proposal, blog, grading or another project.
Show Up and Write! will meet virtually every Thursday this fall from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 pm beginning August 29th, 2024 and will conclude November 21st. These sessions are come-and-go as needed for your schedule and does not include peer exchange. Faculty, staff and graduate students from all disciplines and ranks are welcome to attend.
If this piques your interest, click the link below to receive a reminder/calendar invite along with the Team's information to join this supportive community.
IRB Submissions and Review: Using InfoEd
This presentation, led by USM's Office of Research Integrity (ORI), will be a hands-on guide to USM's IRB software platform: InfoEd. It will be useful to all human subjects researchers, research advisors, and IRB members.
Thursday, September 5th, 2024
12:00- 1:00 pm
Hybrid: IC 319 | Teams
Presenters: Dr. Donald Sacco, ORI Director; and Dr. Lisa Wright, Senior ORI IRB Analyst
Guiding Students Toward Meaningful Note-Taking
Do you have students who sit in class and either don't take notes at all or ones who try to write down everything you say? In this session, learn ways to encourage your students to take more meaningful and useful notes to help promote their success in your course.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
Noon- 1 pm
Hybrid: IC 319 | Teams
Presenter:
Dr. Dean Franks, Assistant Professor, School of Education
Challenges and Solutions for Working with the Community
Increasingly, higher education and academic researchers are getting involved in projects with broad societal impacts that require collaboration or communication with the public. This workshop will provide tips for working with and reaching organizations or individuals outside of academia. Participants will discuss important considerations such as communication methods, motivations for participation, identifying mutual benefits, the concept of 鈥渄o no harm鈥�, and overcoming institutional barriers.
September 13, 2024
9:00 - 10:15 am
Hybrid: IC 319 | Teams
Presenters:
Dr. Christy Kayser, Director, Center for Community Engagement, USM
Dr. Sharon Young, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, USM
ShLanda Burton, B.S., NDTR, BDT/AdvCD(DONA),MMHSS, Executive Director National Birth
Coalition
RISE To The Top! Faculty Appreciation and Awareness Session
The Institute for Disability Studies and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development would like to celebrate the more than 50 faculty who taught students during the RISETTT! pilot years. Additionally, we would like to spread the word to new faculty about the state of Mississippi鈥檚 second Inclusive Post-Secondary Education program for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. This session aims to highlight previous participation, increase engagement, and grow the undergraduate RISETTT! Curriculum (course) opportunities. Coffee, tea, and breakfast treats will be served.
Open to all faculty, including affiliates and adjuncts.
Friday, September 20, 2024
9:00-10:30 AM
Elizabeth Harkins Hall Room 119
Presenters:
Dr. Jerry R. Alliston, IDS Associate Director
Ms. Danielle Mullins, IDS Executive Coordinator
Ms. Laura S. Malone, ISPD Assistant Director
For more information, please contact Laura.MaloneFREEMississippi.
OCTOBER
University Finances 101: Vendor Entry and Intro to Completing Remittance Vouchers
This training will touch on the process to start with Vendor Entry for all payments, then transition into how to effectively complete Employee, Non-Employee Remittance Vouchers, and Moving Vouchers. We will describe the process, timing, and AP's general workflow to service the needs of all University departments in the most timely and efficient manner. We will wrap up with a Q&A session.
Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, 2024
9-10 a.m.
Presenters:
Misti Harrison, Accounts Payable Manager
Jasmaine Keys, Vendor Maintenance Specialist
University Finances 101: Travel Processes and Form Completion
This training will be our annual training for new and existing staff to cover forms, policies, State law, and all aspects of Business Travel for USM employees, and students. We will cover the process, timing, and Travel's general workflow to service the needs of all University departments in the most timely and efficient manner. We will wrap up with a Q&A session.
Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 2024
9-10 a.m. | Virtual -Teams
Presenters:
Bonnie Housley, Travel Coordinator
April Wright, Assistant Travel Coordinator
University Finances 101: Pcard/Ecard Policies and Procedures
This training will be our annual training for new and existing staff to cover forms, policies, State law, and all aspects of obtaining and using Pcard/Ecards for USM employees. We will cover the process, timing, and Travel's general workflow to ensure prompt usage and reconciliation of Pcard/Ecard transactions. We will wrap up with a Q&A session.
Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, 2024
9-10 a.m. | Virtual -Teams
Presenters:
Leketha Hughes, Procurement Card Administrator
Shannon Watson, Procurement Card Specialist