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The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) serves to support the success of all faculty and staff contributing directly to the academic mission of USI. CETL provides holistic faculty and educational development by supporting each individual's meaningful impact on student learning and success, teaching excellence, scholarly contributions, service to the USI community, and inclusive leadership.
Overview of CETL programs and services.
News and Updates
Calendar of Events | CETL Weekly Newsletters
- New Faculty Orientation: The 2025 New Faculty Orientation will be held on August 6-8.
- Syllabus Template: Please review the updates, which add AED Safety Procedures, updates online proctoring information, and minor revisions and clarifications (July 2025).
- Faculty Planning Calendar: Important dates related to teaching, students, and faculty activities for 2025-2026 (Excel file in SharePoint)
- Using Watermark Faculty Success to Prepare your Portfolio and FAR: Please visit the Watermark Resources webpage hosted by the Provost's Office
- Looking for information on the reappointment, promotion, and tenure portfolio? Visit the Provost's Office Personnel Decisions webpage (updated June 2025).
- The 2024 Scholarly and Creative Works report is available (May 2025)!
- Tips for Planning the First Day of Class
- AI Tools and Teaching Guidance is available
- Would you like to gather mid-semester feedback from your students? Request a FACT visit.
- 9th Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - The program that features 18 lightning, standard, and poster presentations and the keynote session "Making Team Projects Work: Tips to Improve Your Student Team Projects" will be presented by Timothy M. Franz, Ph.D. (St. John Fisher University).
- View the Materials from the workshops "Our Classes as Places of Belonging" and "Centering Belonging and Growth in Conversations of AI Use", presented by Dr. Katie Boucher (University of Indianapolis) in March 2024.
- View the workshop slides and handouts presented by Dr. Sushilla Knottenbelt (University of New Mexico) in April 2023 - refer to the Student Experience Project and Syllabus Review Guide for ideas.
Upcoming Events
See the Calendar for the additional events.