Faculty Affairs Update – Dec. 7

Dear faculty colleagues,

This newsletter starts below by sharing some faculty-related Stories and News and then the Updates section includes some information and important reminders for faculty about the following:

  • Office of Academic Affairs Updates
  • CTL Updates: December 2023
  • Flu Shot Appointments Available
  • Call for Submissions: 2024 Solar Eclipse
  • Title IX Accommodations for Those Pregnant, Nursing, and Parenting
  • Museum Discount Days for Faculty and Staff

Please share what might be relevant with fellow colleagues. If you have any faculty-related questions, concerns, and solutions please feel free to contact the Faculty Affairs team. We’re here to support you in any way we can.

Stay well,

Tasha Beretvas

Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs


Stories & News

Sarah Ades Named Dean of the Graduate School and Senior Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

The University has named Sarah Ades as the next dean of the Graduate School and the senior vice provost for graduate and postdoctoral studies.

UT Austin Rings in the Holidays with New ‘Longhorn Lights’ Tradition

Every night 5-10 p.m. for the remainder of the year, burnt orange and white lights will adorn the 24 oak trees on Guadalupe between 21st and 24th streets for all to enjoy.


Faculty Updates

Office of Academic Affairs Updates

The Office of Academic Affairs would like to highlight a few important updates as they relate to faculty.

Simple Syllabus

The Office of Academic Affairs is sponsoring a pilot of Simple Syllabus, a syllabus template that preloads into Canvas with all UT System and UT Austin required syllabus language, as well as Co-op submitted textbooks and course materials. Learn more about the pilot or sign up to participate on the Academic Affairs website.

Disclosing Required Course Materials

The Office of Academic Technology (OAT) reminds faculty that all required course materials, including all technology, software, and learning tools, must be submitted to the Co-op to ensure compliance with House Bill 33. Contact the OAT if you have questions about student fees for third-party learning tools.

Office of Academic Affairs Website

CTL Updates: December 2023

The CTL December newsletter includes  the following highlights:

ACUE Professional Development Opportunity
The UT System is awarding grants for 30 full-time instructors to participate in the Association of College and University Educators microcredential course, “Inspiring Inquiry and Preparing Lifelong Learners.” Learn more and join us via Zoom for an information session on Dec. 11. Application deadline: Dec. 15.

Image/Text Code: Remix Culture in the Age of AI
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to host Dr. Erin Reilly for our December Image/Text/Code event (Dec. 13). Dr. Reilly is the Inaugural Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship for Moody College of Communication. In this session, Dr. Reilly will give us a guided discussion of a book chapter, “Remix Culture in the Age of AI,” that she is completing this semester, following up with a discussion around the ways in which AI are transforming the work of a diverse range of creative industries.

CTL 50th Anniversary Celebration
Join us on Jan. 10 to celebrate 50 years of the Center for Teaching and Learning! Enjoy food, drink, self-guided tour of our new space in the PCL, book fair, archival exhibit, and storytelling. RSVP here.

CTL December Newsletter

Flu Shot Appointments Available
University Health Services is still offering flu shot appointments to the University community. Appointments are open to all students, faculty, and staff with limited availability. Appointments are required.

Schedule Your Flu Shot

Call for Submissions: 2024 Solar Eclipse

In April 2024, Austin will experience a total solar eclipse — its first since 1397 and last until 2343. In addition to a UT community-wide viewing and other experiential programming, the University plans to mark the occasion by highlighting a wide variety of faculty and student work. We hope to feature the breadth and depth of our scholarship and knowledge creation across disciplines through topics like:

  • Humanities and social science explorations of eclipses and space, e.g. indigenous traditions or the history of science
  • Eclipse- and space-related art, archival artifacts and creative work
  • Austin and North America in 1397 and in 2343
  • Space science, astronomy and aerospace engineering

Please consider submitting any responsive ideas or previously published work to Sarah McAbee in University Marketing and Communications. Deadline: January 16, 2024.

Submit or Pitch Work

Title IX Accommodations for Those Pregnant, Nursing and Parenting

Pregnant, nursing and parenting students, faculty, and staff are eligible for accommodations through the Title IX Office that support equal access to education and work and prevent discrimination. Students may reach out to the Title IX Office for help with accommodations to make up missed classes, complete missed coursework, keep them safe in the classroom, apply for leaves of absence, receive priority registration and other related support. Faculty and staff, including undergraduate students who work on campus and graduate student employees, may reach out for assistance with job or schedule restructuring and obtaining modified or additional work equipment.

Visit the Title IX pregnancy and parenting resource page for more information or contact the Title IX Support and Resources team connect with a Case Manager.

Title IX Pregnancy and Parenting Resources

Museum Discount Days for Faculty and Staff

Blanton Museum Staff & Faculty Double Discount Day
Staff and Faculty Double Discount Day at the Blanton Museum Store is happening from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11. UT Faculty and Staff receive 20% off in the Blanton Museum Store with their UT ID. The Blanton Museum Store reflects the dynamism, quality, and creative spirit of the Blanton’s collection and the Austin community, offering a variety of art-inspired gifts for visitors of all ages.

Blanton Museum Store

Texas Science & Natural History Museum UT Community Discount Days
All UT Austin faculty, staff and students with a UT ID will receive 10% off all merchandise in Texas Science & Natural History Museum’s gift store from Dec. 5-10. Museum members get an additional 10% off! The gift store offers a wide variety of nature- and science-themed gifts, including toys, games, notebooks, jewelry, housewares, puzzles, stuffed animals, rocks and minerals, UT merchandise, works by local artists, and more. Every purchase in the museum gift store sustains Texas Science & Natural History Museum and its mission to excite, engage and connect curious minds of all ages with science and natural history.

Texas Science & Natural History Museum Store

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