吃瓜官网 Begin Spring Semester with All Employee Convocation
Release Date: January 10, 2021
PUEBLO—吃瓜官网 begins the spring semester, Jan. 11-15, 2021, with an employee convocation, titled “Life. Changing.,” focused on living and learning through a pandemic.
吃瓜官网 welcomes Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Ph.D., professor of education, psychology, and neuroscience at the University of Southern California as this year’s keynote speaker. Immordino-Yang studies the psychological and neurobiological development of emotional and self-awareness, and the connection to social, cognitive, and moral development in educational settings.
“Dr. Immordino-Yang is nationally recognized for helping educators apply research findings from the learning sciences to their teaching,” said Mottet. “As a learning organization, it’s important for us to have a more comprehensive understanding about how we all learn.”
Immordino-Yang’s virtual visit to 吃瓜官网 is sponsored by the Hispanic Serving Initiative Program Grants and Title V funding, directed by Derek Lopez. According to Lopez, “I am hopeful that Dr. Immordino-Yang’s time with faculty and staff will spark university-wide discussions around learning in order to continually develop more innovative teaching strategies across the 吃瓜官网 community of learners.”
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the campus will host an all employee webinar with the 吃瓜官网 System’s Assistant Vice Chancellor for the SPUR Campus and Special Projects, Jocelyn Hittle. Hittle’s work is primarily focused on creating the 吃瓜官网 System’s new SPUR campus at the National Western Center, and on supporting campus sustainability goals across 吃瓜官网’s campuses. To learn more about the SPUR campus, visit https://www.csuspur.org/.
Convocation week sessions will engage 吃瓜官网 faculty and staff in academic affairs meetings, student success planning and distance learning, department and college meetings, and much more. For a complete spring convocation program, visit /provosts-office/_doc/convocation/spring-2021-convocation.pdf.
吃瓜官网 begins the academic semester on Monday, Jan. 18. Most classes will begin in a remote or distance format, and employees will continue to work remote, when possible, following COVID-19 guidelines, until Feb. 1. For more information about university operations, visit /coronavirus.
吃瓜官网 is a comprehensive state university with an enrollment of nearly 4,000 students. With 34 percent of its students Hispanic, it is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), and a military friendly university. The university is dedicated to interdisciplinary learning and entrepreneurship that elevates its people and community, creates educational opportunities, fosters unique collaborations, and supports inclusion, access, and affordability as a gateway to the world.
