Month: October 2025
Successful Department Chair 2025
Dr. Leah Dvorak
The Successful Department Chair
October 13, 12noon-1 pm (1-2 AA), Zoom
The audience for this program is Department Chairs and Program Directors. What are the expectations for the role of Department Chair or Academic Program Director? An effective chair or academic program director manages faculty, staff, programs, courses, and processes vital to student success. The effective chair also fosters a healthy departmental culture and establishes efficient, collaborative decision-making processes. A strong department chair or program director uses both management skills and leadership skills to create and sustain a successful department in which faculty and staff feel engaged and energized.
SEMINAR: “What’s Up with the New AI Lab in the Plaster Center?”
Professors Mike Litman and John Fields describe the construction of a new AI lab in the Plaster Center and share with faculty how this new resource will improve teaching, learning, and scholarship here at CUW.
AI & our teaching: Preparing students for future vocations
Brian Curry – CEO, Extended Intelligence
September 24, 12-1 PM, Lakeshore Room
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the landscape of our world. Join entrepreneur and LICI instructor Dr. Brian Curry as he shares how AI assists him and his company with their vocation of supporting pastors’ health and wellness. The presentation and discussion will provide ideas for you to apply in your teaching practice and interactions with students.
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