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WORKSHOPS: Teaching Online in Condensed Formats
The Center for Faculty Development and CU Online are hosting 3 workshops for Teaching Online in Condensed Formats for any faculty that would be interested in learning about teaching online during the summer session, using canvas in condensed formats, and a chance to receive a $500 stipend. Faculty must RSVP for the workshops to the…
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CU Denver | Crucial Conversations Training
Crucial Conversations Training teaches skills for communicating when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. Put our award-winning training to work and you’ll be able to surface the best ideas, make high-quality decisions, and act on those decisions with unity and commitment. This course will teach you the techniques of how to deal…
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SEHD COOKIE EXCHANGE THIS FRIDAY!
Don’t forget! The SEHD Cookie Exchange will take place THIS FRIDAY, December 18th in LSC 745 @ 11AM! Bring your favorite baked cookie to share with your colleagues! Here are the rules: 1. All cookies should be homemade but you can opt to purchase them if you don’t have time. 2. Please bring 4 to…
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ESEA Reauthorization Wins Mixed Praise
By Kristin McCabe and Zachary VanHouten On December 10, President Obama signed into law the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—now titled the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The long-overdue reauthorization is being heralded as the end of the heavy-handed No Child Left Behind era, returning much of the authority to states…
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PARCC Results
The newest K-12 state assessment results for English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics at the district and school levels were publicly released Friday, December 11th. These are the CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) developed by PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) results. The media has called the assessment CMAS or…
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MINUTES | Student Committee | 12-7-15
Notes from Student Committee 12/07/15 In Attendance: Kara Viesca, Bryn Harris, Rich Argys, Suzanne Adams, and Elizabeth Steed We looked over the new policies for the SEHD for the undergrad student handbook at the university level and made some recommendations. We evaluated scholarship applications for three SEHD scholarships. We worked on a student appeal.
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NSF and NIH Workshop Conferences
The Office of Research Services (ORS) wants you to be aware of two grant workshops, one being given by NSF and one by NIH in the Spring of 2016. ORS has been sending a few people to such meetings recently; we will be continuing this practice in the Spring. If you are interested in attending…
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SEHD's Counseling program Co-sponsors All-day Emotionally Focused Family Therapy Workshop
The CU Denver Counseling program co-sponsored an all-day Emotionally Focused Family Therapy workshop delivered by Gail Palmer from the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. There were over 40 CU Denver students, former students, and current faculty and staff who were part of the 75 people in attendance. The workshop was a special…
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Why a new ranking says the University of Colorado Denver is the best college in the US
Click here to read this article on VOX.COM. Many groups are now trying to rank colleges based on how much their students earn later in life — and how much they earn relative to what you’d expect. And every time, the answer is different. The Economist says Washington and Lee University does the best job…