CU Engineering Weekly Digest - March 11, 2023

As assistant dean for organizational development, culture, and equity, Monique McCloud will provide strategic leadership of the staff by identifying and executing organizational development initiatives. She will be the college’s HR leader, responsible for leading the college’s DEI strategy as it relates to our more than 250 staff. 

Thank you to Rhonda Hoenigman for her four years of impactful leadership as associate dean for undergraduate education. Faculty applications for the role are being accepted through March 22, and the new appointment will begin July 1.    

Tuesday, March 14. 2-3 p.m., Clark Conference Room (ECAD 109)
Bring a sweet or savory pie to share for this informal social event! All types of pie are welcome – fruit, pizza, pot … you name it. Coffee will be provided.

Thursday, March 16. 2-3 p.m., virtual
Daria Kotys-Schwartz of Rady Mechanical Engineering is co-chairing the campus-wide working group tasked with examining campus policies governing faculty annual merit evaluations, salary allocations, retention offer practices and other faculty-specific merit evaluation and salary allocation processes.

The BOLD Scholars selection process and application review is March 20-29. In addition to contributing to DEI efforts in the BOLD Center, it’s a prime professional development and service opportunity. Applications contain student demographics, a list of student activities and work history, general scholarship essay questions and one BOLD Center-specific prompt. The process is electronic, and detailed instructions and a rubric are provided. Readers have 1.5 weeks to review their list of applicants. 

Tuesday, March 21. 6-7 p.m., BOLD Center
The CU Boulder Society of Women Engineers chapter is hosting an intended to provide SWE members an opportunity to meet others from their major in a casual setting over coffee and snacks. This year, they would like to invite faculty to participate to give members a chance to get to know women-identifying faculty in their programs. If you are interested and available, please RSVP.

The majority of the 50,000 items will be moved to an off-site storage facility, and all other items will be available electronically. 

The Center for Teaching & Learning supports CU’s community of educators through free consultations, teaching resources, programs, seminars, workshops, and other events. Upcoming opportunities include:

• March 23: TEA Dialogue Series: Mindfulness & Meditation to Enhance Learning Transfer
• May 2: Humanizing your Course
• May 16-18: Course Design Three-Day Workshop
• Interested in improving student success in your large courses? Get involved with the Innovative Large Course Initiative (ILCI).
• Want to learn more about inclusive pedagogy? Please visit our website for more information on the JET microcredential, the Inclusive Pedagogy Community of Practice (ICOP), and the monthly Teach-In Series.

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• Venture Partners 2022 Annual Report highlights a groundbreaking innovation pipeline

• Scientists Conduct Exercise Class For Worms To Find Parkinson’s Treatment (DesignTaxi.com)
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• New Material May Offer Key to Solving Quantum Computing Issue
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• New Room-Temperature Superconductor Offers Tantalizing Possibilities

• CU to host April 7 event with Nobel Laureate Professor Shirin Ebadi
• The Ed Dept. Is Reconsidering College-Recruitment Practices. Here Are 7 Reactions We Heard.
• Puerto Rican Resilience Is a Lesson for the Mainland
• One in Five Black College Students Report Discrimination
• First-of-its-kind court ruling says college esports don’t fall under Title IX