Faculty News 08.25.25
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:
Strategies and tools for promoting student engagement. Research shows that active engagement — whether through collaborative activities, interactive tools or meaningful discussions — is key to deep, lasting learning for college students. Discover proven active learning strategies and digital tools, like Adobe, to energize your classroom, streamline teaching and enhance accessibility.
Featured Events:
- 8/27: Creativity in AI: visual storytelling with Firefly and Adobe Express
- 8/28: Merger celebration: faculty and staff reception at Main Campus
- View all faculty events
- Teaching support walk-in hours Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Register: NCFDD 14-Day Writing Challenge (deadline Aug. 29)
- Reminder: New way to access Adobe (by Sept. 15 for existing users; any time for new users)
- Reminder: 2024-2025 Faculty Annual Review forms available
- Apply: UTSA Transformed – Faculty Success Fellows Program (deadline Sept. 19)
- Apply: ADVANCE Mini-Grant Program for Faculty Innovation and Transformation (apps accepted until all grants are awarded)
- ParScore retired - Gradescope now available for bubble sheets
- Faculty Success
- Academic Innovation Teaching Resources
- Office of Research
- Student resources available at myUTSA Account
