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Teaching and Learning Symposium

10th Annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
University of Southern Indiana | University Center East

You are invited to the tenth annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium, hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. The Symposium includes works focusing on improving and transforming student learning, academic success, and curriculum in higher education as we celebrate the value of teaching and learning. It provides opportunities to share and discuss teaching and learning efforts framed as Teaching Practice or the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) with colleagues from across the region. 

Call for Proposals to Present: Submit by Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:59 pm CST

The program will feature an opening poster session, lightning and standard presentation sessions, and a keynote luncheon. This free event is sponsored by USI's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL).

Call for Proposals  Submit Your Proposal

Are you considering a presentation? Here are the key steps and information to help you.

  1. View the Call for Proposals for submission instructions, guidelines on preparing your proposal, and the review rubric.
    • Decide on the type of work: Teaching Practice or Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)/Scholarly Inquiry
    • Choose the preferred presentation format: Lightning Presentation, Standard Presentation, or Poster Discussion (or no preference)
    • Prepare your proposal and abstract using the guidelines and rubric.
  2. Submit your presentation proposal and abstract by the due date.
Key Dates
  • Friday, December 12, 2025: Last day to submit proposals to present
  • Wednesday, January 7, 2026: Registration opens (free)
  • Tuesday, January 13, 2026: Notification for proposals
  • Tuesday, January 20, 2026: Confirm Intent to present
  • Friday, January 30, 2026: Submit revised abstract (as applicable)
  • Late January: Symposium program posted
  • Monday, February 23: Upload presentation files
  • Tuesday, February 24: Symposium day!
  • Open Class Connections: Faculty Visiting Faculty: dates to be announced, for USI faculty members.

Presenters will have the option to include their abstracts and presentation materials within USI’s Scholarly Open Access Repository (SOAR), which is indexed on Google Scholar and provides additional visibility and broader dissemination of their works.

The Symposium will provide you with opportunities to engage with other participants across disciplines and areas of work. Benefits include the opportunity to share and get feedback on your work, spark new ideas, make your teaching scholarship visible, and initiate or strengthen connections.

  • Share your efforts in supporting student learning and success and advancing your teaching practice.
  • Gain knowledge of evidence-based strategies and technologies that support student learning and success across settings and disciplines.
  • Foster reflection on your teaching practice, including improving and measuring student learning.
  • Interact with participants across disciplines and institutions

Detailed program Abstract Booklet Abstracts in SOAR

Program Overview (in Central Time, CST)
You are welcome to attend sessions and presentations as your schedule permits.

  • Schedule to be announced in January

All sessions will be held at USI University Center East, 2nd floor

SOAR is USI's Open Access Repository hosted by the David L. Rice Library.

To be announced

You are invited to the Poster Session during the opening morning session to learn more and have conversations with the presenters.

  • The Symposium will be held in the second floor of University Center East, on the campus of the University of Southern Indiana. This building is connected to the Performance Center. When driving down University Boulevard, look for the Fuquay Welcome Center and the Liberty Arena, Home of the Screaming Eagles.
  • Entrances to University Center East are through the Performance Center and the breezeway with "The Cone" structure.
  • Parking Lot C is the closest to the event. Parking is free.
  • Accessible parking spaces are available next to the Rice Library and in Parking Lots C and N.

Thank you to our 2026 Symposium Committee members, who serve on the organizing committee and as proposal reviewers and session facilitators, and staff providing support!

  • Kristina Baker, College of Liberal Arts - Organizing Committee member
  • Nicole Becklinger, Pott College
  • Laura Bernhardt, David L. Rice Library - Organizing Committee member
  • Amy Chan Hilton, CETL - Organizing Committee member
  • Mark Creager, Pott College - Organizing Committee member 
  • Catherine Dowell, College of Liberal Arts
  • Julie Eyink, College of Liberal Arts - Organizing Committee member 
  • Adrian Gentle, Pott College - Organizing Committee member
  • Nicolas Jankuhn, Romain College of Business
  • Robert Knurek, Pott College
  • Jiaying Liu, Romain College of Business
  • Timothy Mattison, Pott College
  • David O'Neil, College of Liberal Arts
  • Taylor Petty, College of Liberal Arts - Organizing Committee member
  • Moriah Smothers, Pott College
  • Peter Whiting, David L. Rice Library
  • Summer Wilderman, College of Liberal Arts
  • Shari Baird, University Strategic Marketing
  • Brenna Swaney, Office of Sponsored Projects and Research
  • Rhonda Woolsey, Special Events and Scheduling

The Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) is proud to offer the annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium. We are grateful for the continued support provided by the Office of the Provost and David L. Rice Library.

About the Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium series

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(812) 461-5476