Faculty News 06.30.25
June 30, 2025
Academic Strategic Communications
Faculty News is a collaboration between Academic Affairs and the Office of Research. Major contributors include Academic Innovation, Faculty Success, Libraries, Registrar and the Office of Research. The newsletter lands in the inboxes of everyone with a faculty appointment, including tenured, tenure-track and fixed-term-track faculty, college deans and department chairs.
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Redefining success with microcredentials. What happens when UTSA faculty fuse academic excellence with real-world credentials? In a case study by Workcred, they’re redefining student success—launching Roadrunners into the workforce with microcredentials that mean business.
- Featured Events:
- 7/1: Make it accessible: drop-in/co-working hours
- 7/8: Getting started with Gradescope
- 7/8-8/19: Microcredentials Summer Institute
- 7/15: Make it accessible: drop-in/co-working hours
- 7/23: Getting started with Gradescope
- 7/29: Make it accessible: drop-in/co-working hours
- 7/30: Getting started with Gradescope
- View all faculty events
- Opportunities and Reminders:
- Apply: Student Experience Project (deadline: July 27)
- Apply: Connect & Thrive Mini-Grant (applications open soon)
- Accessibility by April: ADA Title II and your digital course content.
By April 24, 2026, all digital course content in Canvas must meet federal accessibility standards. That includes documents, images, videos and other content you share with students. Now is the time to take proactive steps to ensure all students have access to your course content. Start by watching the recorded training linked below and make plans to join this month’s “Make it Accessible: Drop-In/Co-Working Hours” with the Digital Accessibility Team. Watch the “Beginners Guide for Accessibility Basics” training on Panopto - ParScore retired - Gradescope now available for bubble sheets
- University Resources
