Author: Racheal Fest

  • Summer Writing Group 2026

    If you’re working on a writing project for publication this summer, consider joining the Faculty Center’s new writing group. The group will meet on Tuesdays from 9 – 11 AM, both in person and on Teams. If you’re looking to get out of your home or office, come on down to Milne. If you’re traveling,…

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  • The Belonging Blueprint with Dr. AJ Fallon-Korb

    This semester, the Faculty Center hosted Dr. AJ Fallon-Korb, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at SUNY Cortland (and a former colleague here at SUNY Oneonta!), both on campus and online. In “The Belonging Blueprint: Building Connection from the Inside Out,” Dr. Fallon-Korb drew from her research on belonging to share concrete strategies for fostering community on…

  • Social and Community Offerings from the Faculty Center

    The Faculty Center is hosting a few opportunities to meet up with colleagues for informal fun this semester. Join us for food and beverages at one of our upcoming events. On the first Friday of the month, we’d love to see you for our social hour at Muddy River Tap Room in Oneonta (4:30 –…

  • Faculty Center Staff Support Innovative Instruction and Technology Grant (IITG) projects at SUNY Oneonta

    In October, SUNY released information about the Academic Innovation Grants Program for academic year 2026-2027. This program funds projects across the SUNY system related to Open Educational Resources and Innovative Instructional Technology. This year, the program welcomes applications for projects in the categories of AI, openness, and accessibility. At SUNY Oneonta, our faculty and staff…

  • Accessible Pedagogy Community of Practice

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    Faculty and staff interested in developing and sharing strategies for accessible pedagogy have been gathering over the past few semesters to talk about inclusive teaching. Convened by Matthew Unangst, PhD (Assistant Professor, History, and OEI Faculty Fellow), the group has been meeting monthly to explore resources, discuss existing policies, and prepare for changes related to…

  • AI Communities of Practice: Call for Participants

    Join us this year for AI Cross-Campus Communities of Practice, a professional development initiative funded by SUNY’s Innovative Instruction Technology Grants. Participating faculty will earn a $500 stipend to collaborate with colleagues from across the SUNY system, engage with AI tools, and update your teaching practices. You can choose to take part in one of…

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  • Tri-Campus AI Pop-Up

    This semester, leaders from SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Delhi, and SUNY Cobleskill met to combine forces around AI professional development within our regional network of SUNY institutions. With the support of Provost Enrique Morales-Diaz (SUNY Oneonta), Provost David Brower (SUNY Delhi), and Provost Darcy Medica (SUNY Cobleskill), SUNY Oneonta invited faculty and staff to campus to…

  • Visiting Fulbright Scholar Guides Conversations on Education, Global Inequality, and AI

    The Faculty Center and the Office of Global Education welcomed Dr. Eng. Fidelis Ndambuki Kilonzo (left above), Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence and Visiting Professor at the College of Engineering and Computational Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, to campus in May to explore a range of issues with our community. Dr. Fidelis Kilonzo guided sessions on education…

  • Professional Learning Community: Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed

    The Faculty Center convenes Professional Learning Communities every semester. Center staff identify books that might be of interest to faculty and staff, and then we come together to read and discuss how each text speaks to our work in the classroom and with students. Past groups have read and discussed Teaching with AI: A Practical…

  • January Workshops 2025

    In the week before the semester begins, the Faculty Center for Teaching, Learning & Scholarship offers a series of workshops and sessions designed to support teaching and learning for staff and faculty. We try to be responsive to the needs of our community as we develop our programming. If you have a suggestion for a…

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