Fall 2026 Schedule
The chronologial listing for each of the Fall 2026 sessions is below.
If you would like to add an event to your calendar, you can download .ics files of individual events on the CAE Sharepoint (Requires login) page.
The chronological listing for each of the Fall 2026 sessions is below. You can download calendar invites for specific sessions you'd like to attend. The links to the calendar invites are in the column on the right.
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Date |
Time |
Title |
Description |
Presenter |
Location |
Other info. |
Calendar Invite |
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8.26 |
11 AM |
Mentor Training |
A brief training and overview for those mentoring first-year faculty. |
Leslie Gates |
CAE |
Outlook invitation sent to all existing faculty mentors. Contact cae@millersville.edu to be included. |
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8.28 |
12 PM |
Mentor/Mentee Welcome Luncheon |
An opportunity for mentors and mentees to meet and have lunch together. |
Leslie Gates |
TBD |
Outlook invitation sent to all existing faculty mentees and mentors. Contact cae@millersville.edu to be included. |
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8.31 |
11:59 PM |
Deadline to RSVP for |
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9.2 |
12 PM |
CAE Faculty Committee Meeting | |||||
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9.4 |
5 PM |
Deadline to RSVP for the Advising Luncheon |
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9.4 |
11:59 PM |
Deadline to RSVP for Motivating and Engaging Your Students Workshop |
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9.9 |
12 PM |
Gateway General Education: Do We Need A Program Revision? |
Confused about how your programs are now showing up in MarAUDIT, regarding “directed coursework” and “General Education” requirements? You may need a program revision proposal! Come to the session with your questions! |
Kim McCollum-Clark & Krista Higham |
Zoom |
Gateway General Education Session_ Do We Need a Program Revision_ |
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9.9 |
1:15 |
Book Club: Stop Talking, Start Influencing |
This book is a science-backed 12 Step guide to effective communication for leaders, educators, and professionals seeking to improve their impact. |
Steve Kennedy |
CAE |
CAE Book Club_ Stop Talking, Start Influencing Session 1 of 3.ics |
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9.9 |
3 PM |
Chair's Circle |
The Chairs' Circle is a moderately structured conversation and problem-solving space for current (and/or incoming/newly elected) department chairs. |
Scott Anderson |
CAE |
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9.10 |
12:15 PM |
Book Club: Mind Over Monsters |
Mind Over Monsters is an investigation into the mental health crisis affecting young adults today, and an impassioned argument for creating learning environments characterized both by compassion and challenge. |
Jennie Burke |
Zoom |
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9.14 |
3 PM |
D2L Tidbits: What students see and how to be sure |
Marie Firestone |
Zoom |
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9.16 |
12 PM |
BYOL Teaching Talk |
Join colleagues for lunch and an informal discussion about teaching. We will discuss teaching cases (short descriptions of a classroom-based dilemma) and any other pop-up topics that you bring. |
Leslie Gates |
CAE |
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9.18 |
9 AM |
Motivating and Engaging Your Students |
In this interactive workshop, you won’t just hear about the pedagogical theory of play, you’ll experience it. Together we’ll try out a dozen playful, research-informed techniques designed to spark engagement and creativity in your classroom. Each activity is something you can immediately adapt for your own teaching, regardless of discipline. Along the way, we’ll reflect on why these approaches work, how they align with theories of active learning, and how they can transform everyday moments into opportunities for deeper student connection. You’ll leave with fresh strategies, ready-to-use tools, and a renewed sense of fun in your teaching. |
Erin Kraal and Doug Scott, Kutztown University Center for Engaged Learning |
Stayer MPR |
Session sign up link (breakfast is included!) |
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9.18 |
12 PM |
Pre-Tenure Series: Serving as an Academic Advisor |
Pre-tenure faculty will be invited to think about the basics of serving as an academic advisor and mentor to students. |
TBD |
Matisse Room |
Outlook invitation sent to all pre-tenure faculty. Contact cae@millersville.edu to be included. |
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9.21 |
3 PM |
Gateway General Education: Advising Students Who are Considering Switching to Gateway |
A hands-on session sharing strategies for MarAUDIT analysis, decision-making and process for students considering changing from Legacy to Gateway. |
Kim McCollum-Clark & Krista Higham |
Zoom |
Gateway General Education Session_ Advising Students Who Are Considering Switching to Gateway.ics |
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9.21 |
3 PM |
D2L Tidbits: Set it and Brightspace will not forget it: accommodations, special access and visibility windows |
Marie Firestone |
Zoom |
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9.22 |
11:30 AM |
Advising Luncheon |
The CAE is sponsoring a luncheon all about advising! Get quick updates on the Gateway General Education advising resources, the 30 to Graduate initiative, the Red Folder initiative, and the MyVille Advising Resource page. Then, engage in discussion with your colleagues about approaches to academic advising. Sign up by 9/4! |
Various |
University Room, Gordinier |
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9.23 |
1:15 PM |
Book Club: Stop Talking, Start Influencing |
This book is a science-backed 12 Step guide to effective communication for leaders, educators, and professionals seeking to improve their impact. |
Steve Kennedy |
CAE |
CAE Book Club_ Stop Talking, Start Influencing Session 2 of 3.ics |
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9.24 |
12:15 PM |
Book Club: Mind Over Monsters |
This book is an investigation into the mental health crisis affecting young adults today, and an impassioned argument for creating learning environments characterized both by compassion and challenge. |
Jennie Burke |
Zoom |
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9.28 |
3 PM |
D2L Tidbits: Tie it all together: create associations and links within your Brightspace course to get students to where you want them to focus.
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Marie Firestone |
Zoom |
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9.29 |
2 PM |
Strategies for Engaging Students in Group Work |
How do you make group work actually work? Come hear about strategies for setting up/assigning groups, considering the types of tasks you give to groups vs. individual students, and assessing group work. We’ll discuss group work in both online and in-person courses. |
Josh Rea, Sarah Jackson, Marie Firestone |
CAE |
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CAE Session_ Strategies for Engaging Students in Group Work.ics |
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10.1 |
5 PM |
Deadline to sign up for Open Classroom Week! | |||||
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10.2 |
12 PM |
Mentor/Mentee Meet Up |
An opportunity for faculty mentors and mentees to have lunch and engage in a mid-semester check-in. |
Leslie Gates |
Matisse Room |
Outlook invitation sent to all existing faculty mentees and mentors. Contact cae@millersville.edu to be included. |
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10.2 |
1 PM |
Gateway General Education: Ask Us Anything |
Finalize your understanding of Gateway, learn the tools for advisement, or preview upcoming proposals. |
Kim McCollum-Clark and Krista Higham |
Zoom |
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10.2 |
3 PM |
Interfolio Training Session |
The session will provide an opportunity for pre-tenure faculty to ask questions and gain additional guidance on using Interfolio for reappointment, tenure, and promotion processes. If you are unable to attend, the session will be recorded, and Kathy Nazarenus will share the recording with all tenure-track faculty members afterward. If you have questions about this event, please reach out to Kathy Nazarenus. |
Provost's Office |
Zoom |
Email Kathy.Nazarenus@millersville.edu if you are a pre-tenure faculty member who did not receive a link. |
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10.5 |
3 PM |
D2L Tidbits: Leaving feedback for students in Brightspace: now all your options |
Marie Firestone |
Zoom |
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10.8 |
12:15 PM |
Book Club: Mind Over Monsters |
Mind Over Monsters is an investigation into the mental health crisis affecting young adults today, and an impassioned argument for creating learning environments characterized both by compassion and challenge. |
Jennie Burke |
Zoom |
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10.14 |
1:15 |
Book Club: Stop Talking, Start Influencing |
This book is a science-backed 12 Step guide to effective communication for leaders, educators, and professionals seeking to improve their impact. |
Steve Kennedy |
CAE |
CAE Book Club_ Stop Talking, Start Influencing Session 3 of 3.ics |
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10.14 |
3 PM |
Chair's Circle |
The Chairs' Circle is a moderately structured conversation and problem-solving space for current (and/or incoming/newly elected) department chairs. |
Scott Anderson |
CAE |
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10.15 |
5 PM |
Deadline to sign up for the Critical AI Collective | |||||
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10.19 |
3 PM |
D2L Tidbits: Grades in Brightspace: All the settings and features you may have overlooked |
Marie Firestone |
Zoom |
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10.21 |
10 AM |
Evidence of Effective Teaching Beyond Course Evaluations |
Becoming an effective teacher requires an ongoing assessment practice in which you gather evidence to determine your effectiveness, and improve your practice based on what you learn. Course evaluations often provide too little information too late. This session includes examples of the diverse ways our colleagues demonstrate their teaching effectiveness to themselves and in formal faculty evaluation processes. |
Sarah Brooks |
CAE |
Collecting Evidence of Effective Teaching with Dr. Sarah Brooks.ics |
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10.22 |
12 PM |
BYOL Teaching Talk |
Join colleagues for lunch and an informal discussion about teaching. We will discuss teaching cases (short descriptions of a classroom-based dilemma) and any other pop-up topics that you bring. |
Leslie Gates |
CAE |
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11.2 |
8 AM |
Open Classroom Week begins! |
Open Classroom Week is Nov. 2 - 6, 2026 and is an opportunity to observe peers and strengthen a culture of collaboration centered on student learning. You can participate by signing up to open your classroom to faculty visitors and/or by visiting other classrooms! |
MU Faculty |
Our classrooms |
Sign up |
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11.2 |
3 PM |
D2L Tidbits: Class Progress, Reports and Statistics: what student activity does Brightspace keep track of? |
Marie Firestone |
Zoom |
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11.5 |
12 PM |
BYOL Teaching Talk |
Join colleagues for lunch and an informal discussion about teaching. We will discuss teaching cases (short descriptions of a classroom-based dilemma) and any other pop-up topics that you bring. |
Leslie Gates |
CAE |
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11.6 |
12 PM |
Open Classroom Week Celebration |
Join everyone who participated for lunch to share what we've learned! |
OCW participants |
Matisse Room |
Outlook invitation sent to all OCW participants. Contact cae@millersville.edu to be included. |
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11.11 |
3 PM |
Celebration of Teaching and Learning |
Save the Date: the annual celebration of teaching and learning will take place from 3-5 PM. |
Gail Gasparich |
Lehr Dining Room |
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11.18 |
TBD |
D2L Campus Visit |
D2L Brightspace Representatives will be on campus November 18th to showcase the new Creator+ Content authoring tool coming to Millersville's Brightspace environment beginning Winter 2027. Time and location of sessions TBD |
D2L Reps |
TBD |
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11.18 |
3 PM |
Chair's Circle |
The Chairs' Circle is a moderately structured conversation and problem-solving space for current (and/or incoming/newly elected) department chairs. |
Scott Anderson |
CAE |
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12.2 |
10 AM |
Pre-Tenure Series: Semester Debrief |
How did it go? Pre-tenure faculty will meet to reflect and share strategies for ending the semester well. |
Leslie Gates |
CAE |
Outlook invitation sent to all pre-tenure faculty. Contact cae@millersville.edu to be included. |
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