The 2024 Faculty and Staff Climate Survey launched by email on April 2, 2024. Your honest and candid opinions about the environment at RPI and how it affects your ability to do your work and thrive, professionally and personally, are important. You will find your personal link to complete the survey in your email from President Schmidt. Over 70% of faculty and staff completed a similar survey in 2021, and so far, we have approximately 27% completed. Please submit the completely anonymous survey by May 10, 2024.
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About the Series
Doing things that boost positive emotions throughout the day impact us cognitively and inter-personally. Positive emotions can impact our task performance, resilience, success in life, and even longevity. Incorporating positive emotions like gratitude and optimism and using humor throughout our day benefit us and those around us. This series will focus on the tangible things that you can do to boost positivity including ways to apply the skills in the classroom.
Session 6: Positivity Forward
RPI faculty share their tips and tricks for teaching during the Arch summer semester in short videos.
Access the collection here.
Or select an individual presentation:
June Deery: This session explores the value of using class time to build relationship with students—in discussion-based classes and beyond.
About the Series
Doing things that boost positive emotions throughout the day impact us cognitively and inter-personally. Positive emotions can impact our task performance, resilience, success in life, and even longevity. Incorporating positive emotions like gratitude and optimism and using humor throughout our day benefit us and those around us. This series will focus on the tangible things that you can do to boost positivity including ways to apply the skills in the classroom.
The Office of the Provost is accepting nominations for the Rensselaer faculty awards listed below. The Faculty Committee on Honors will review the nominations and provide their recommendation to the Provost. Selected nominees will be submitted to the President for approval. Nomination forms are available at the links listed in the descriptions. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, March 1st 2024.
Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Development Grant
For those schools and departments using Helio Campus (formerly AEFIS) for accreditation and/or program review, and want to link assignments to program outcomes, the window for doing so will be open until 6 weeks after the semester ends. Please make sure to complete your assignment linking by February 2, 2024. If you have questions or need assistance with assignment linking, contact Amy Svirsky (svirsa2@rpi.edu).
About the Series
Doing things that boost positive emotions throughout the day impact us cognitively and inter-personally. Positive emotions can impact our task performance, resilience, success in life, and even longevity. Incorporating positive emotions like gratitude and optimism and using humor throughout our day benefit us and those around us. This series will focus on the tangible things that you can do to boost positivity including ways to apply the skills in the classroom.
This announcement is remind faculty know that HelioCampus (formerly known as AEFIS) syllabus module is available for faculty to access for the Spring Term '24. Based on the requirements from the Provost's office, faculty should have their syllabi published by January 22, 2024. HelioCampus will publish the syllabi automatically on January 29, 2024.
There are resources to assist you on the Provost's website.
This announcement is to let faculty know that HelioCampus (formerly known as AEFIS) syllabus module will be available for faculty to access for the Spring Term. Based on the requirements from the Provost's office, faculty should have their syllabi published by January 22, 2024. HelioCampus will publish the syllabi automatically on January 29, 2024.
There are resources to assist you on the Provost's website.
This announcement is to let faculty know that the (formerly known as AEFIS) syllabus module will be available for faculty to access for the Spring Term December 12, 2023. Based on the requirements from the Provost's office, faculty should have their syllabi published by January 22, 2024. HelioCampus will publish the syllabi automatically on January 29, 2024.
There are resources to assist you on the Provost's website.