University of Dallas Center for Teaching and Learning
Welcome to the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). Director: Jacob Moldenhauer (Physics), Committee members: Mark Petersen (History), Jennifer Bannister (Business: Accounting), Zannah Buck (Library), Sarah Berry (English), Jonathan Dannatt (Chemistry), Saadia Bihmidine (Biology), Christi Ivers (Spanish), Chris Bell (Psychology), John Soriano (Economics), and Ana Henriquez (Academic Success).
The Center for Teaching and Learning is a cross-disciplinary, faculty-led initiative to support excellence in teaching, scholarship, professional development, and convivial collegiality.
The Center is working to develop a new program for the upcoming academic year that will, of course, include weekly lunches at noon on Wednesday, Fruits of Sabbatical, the writing group and several new initiatives.
This is the CTL lunch schedule for Fall 2024. We will be adding the rest of the semester lunch schedule as soon as we have confirmations. We will meet in the Gorman Faculty Lounge unless otherwise noted.
CTL Lunches, Fall 2024
| Date (Wednesdays, 12-1 pm) | Topic | Faculty Presenter(s) | Moderator(s) / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | Welcome Back Lunch | Meet new and returning CTL members | *We will be in CFH 219 due to construction in Gorman* |
| 9/4 | What's the Difference? How I Teach (Business, Physics, Literature, etc.) at a Catholic Liberal Arts University | CTL attendees | Christi Ivers |
| 9/11 | Academic Success and the Writing Lab | Matt Spring, Judith Barrera, Susan Matassa | Ana Henriquez |
| 9/18 | The Work of René Girard | Theresa Kenney and Bernadette Waterman Ward | Mark Petersen |
| 9/25 | State of the University Address | President Sanford | Location: Multipurpose Room, SB Hall |
| 10/2 | Core Spotlight: Math and Fine Arts | John Osoinach, Rob Hochberg, Estelle Voisin | Sarah Berry |
| 10/9 | Social Experiences and Challenges of First Gen Hispanic Students | Judith Barrera and Christopher Bell | Christi Ivers |
| 10/16 | Campus Ministry: Serving the Spiritual Needs of All UD Students | Deacon Ryan Sales, Karen Bless | Ana Henriquez |
| 10/23 | Lecturing (or Non-lecturing) and Active Learning Styles | Jacob Moldenhauer, Richard Bulzacchelli, Mark Petersen | John Soriano |
| 10/30 | To Jail or Not To Jail: Tales of Charity Week | Open Discussion | |
| 11/6 | Advising Q&A | David Andrews and Sheila Howard | Ana Henriquez |
| 11/13 | Lows, Highs, Surprise | Table Discussions | Mark Petersen |
| 11/20 | AI Usage and Policy Updates | Open discussion on faculty AI usage and UD policy on academic honesty | Jacob Moldenhauer |
| 11/27 | No CTL due to Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| 12/4 | Funding Your Vision: Strategies for Grant Discovery and Proposal Writing | Cherie Hohertz | Johnathan Dannatt |
| 12/11 | Teaching Squares Introduction | John Osoinach | Christi Ivers |
The Faculty Writing Group meets on average every other week. “Writing” is understood broadly here: In past semesters, though many participants have been working on articles or books, some faculty have used this group to help them work on grant applications, sustain a series of research meetings and gather equipment and staff for summer research projects. Anything that contributes to your research and requires long-range planning would qualify as “writing” here. To learn more, email Dr. Sarah E. Berry at sberry@udallas.edu.
If you have received an award or achieved an accomplishment that you would like to share with your colleagues, please email Dr. David Upham at dupham@udallas.edu and Ms. Zannah Buck at sbuck@udallas.edu.
Information on the Writing Group, Writing Retreat and the Fruits of Sabbatical can be found on the pages linked in this section. If you have any suggestions for future or current programming, please email Dr. Jacob Moldenhauer at ctl@udallas.edu.
Contact:
Jacob Moldenauer ctl@udallas.edu