Calendar of Events
Updated September 2022
The Beach Mentor Program is part of a larger mentor training program, Advancing Inclusive Mentoring (AIM), developed at California State University Long Beach as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative. The overarching goals of AIM are to provide a variety of engaging training resources for faculty and staff members at CSULB to promote student success through positive and inclusive mentoring. Because student involvement in high impact practices such as internships and research, scholarly, and creative activities boost student success – particularly when associated with strong mentorship, learning the best practices for mentoring is a critical component of facilitating student success.
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- Thursday, September 15, 2–3:30pm
Module 1: General Introduction; Communicating with your Mentees
- Thursday, September 22, 2–3pm
Module 2: Inclusive Mentoring
- Thursday, September 29, 2–3pm
Module 3: Cultivating Mentee Growth & Development
- Thursday, October 6, 2–3pm
Module 4: Facilitating Mentee Health & Wellbeing
- Thursday, October 13, 2–3pm
Module 5: Mentee-Centered Mentoring
- Thursday, October 27, 2–3pm
Module 6: Mentoring Toolbox
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
Fall 2022
Faculty workshops and professional development programs focus primarily on using technology in pedagogical applications. Everyone is welcome!
Missed the workshop? Most recordings are available at the links below approximately one week after the event.
OCTOBER
Animate Course Concepts on the iPad
October 25 | 9-10am & 1-2pm
Increasing Collaboration in Canvas
October 25 | 11:30am-12:30pm
Accelerate Your Course Build with Canvas Layouts
October 26 | 11am-12pm
Microsoft Teams: Meetings
October 27 | 11am-12pm
Create an Interactive Syllabus with PlayPosit
October 28 | 1-2pm
Personalizing Learning with Canvas Mastery Paths
October 31 | 10:30-11:30am
NOVEMBER
Standards-Based Learning in Canvas
November 1 | 2:30-3:30pm
New Quizzes vs Classic Quizzes in Canvas
November 2 | 10-11am
Accelerate Your Course Build with Canvas Layouts
November 3 | 10-11am
Course Data for Faculty in Canvas
November 4 | 1-2pm
Scenario-Based Learning in Canvas
November 7 | 10-11am
Canvas Gradebook Setup
November 8 | 10-11am
Documenting Student Learning on the iPad
November 8 | 9-10am & 1-2pm
Microsoft 365 Accessibility Tools
November 9 | 9-10am
Badging Best Practices in Canvas
November 10 | 3-4pm
Supercharge Student Content Creation with PlayPosit
November 11 | 11:30am-12:30pm
Next Steps in Microsoft Teams
November 14 | 10:30-11:30am
Personalizing Lectures with Live Video on the iPad
November 15 | 9-10am & 1-2pm
HyFlex Instructional Techniques
November 28-December 9
BMAC would like to present an opportunity for faculty to learn more about our programs and services, as well as provide faculty a chance to meet/greet with BMAC’s Accommodations & Retention Counselor team and engage in a Q+A session. Within this workshop, BMAC will additionally present on intersectionality and Universal Design as it relates to disability services and accommodations in the higher education space.
- Tuesday, October 18, 10:00am–12:00pm
Location: COB 124
- Wednesday, November 2, 9:00am–11:00am
Location: PH1 112
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
This event is to acquaint faculty members with how to work with ASL interpreters and real-time captioners within their unique post-secondary classes. Processes will be explained in detail enabling faculty to be equipped in fostering an inclusive & engaging classroom climate. Resources will be provided for faculty to utilize for future needs or support when working with ASL interpreters & real-time captioners.
- Friday, November 18, 2:00pm–4:00pm
Location: PH1 100
- Friday, December 2, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Location: PSY 148
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
Location of all meetings: HC 102
- First Meeting: Wednesday, August 24, 10–11:00am
Discuss Introduction
- Second Meeting: Wednesday, August 24, 10–11:00am
Discuss Chapter 2
- Third Meeting: Wednesday, September 7, 10–11:00am
Discuss Chapter 3
- Fourth Meeting: Wednesday, September 14, 10–11:00am
Discuss Chapter 4
- Fifth Meeting: Wednesday, September 21, 10–11:00am
Discuss Chapter 5
- Sixth Meeting: Wednesday, September 28, 10–11:00am
Discuss Chapter 6
- Seventh Meeting: Wednesday, October 5, 10–11:00am
Form Inter-Departmental Action Teams (IDATs)
- Eighth Meeting: Wednesday, October 19, 10–11:00am
Share and discuss progress and challenges for each IDAT
- Nineth Meeting: Wednesday, November 2, 10–11:00am
Share and discuss progress and challenges for each IDAT
- Tenth (Last) Meeting: Wednesday, November 9, 10–11:00am
Make planes for Spring '23
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
Location of all meetings: FO3 200A
- First Meeting: Monday, September 20, 11am–12:00pm
Discuss Introduction
- Second Meeting: Monday, September 20, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section I
- Third Meeting: Monday, October 3, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section I
- Fourth Meeting: Monday, October 10, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section I
- Fifth Meeting: Monday, October 17, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section I
- Sixth Meeting: Monday, October 24, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section II/III
- Seventh Meeting: Monday, October 31, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section II/III
- Eighth Meeting: Monday, November 7, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section II/III
- Nineth Meeting: Monday, November 14, 11am–12:00pm
Read and discuss chapters in Section II/III
- Tenth Meeting: Monday, November 28, 11am–12:00pm
Action and change plans
- Eleventh Meeting: Monday, December 5, 11am–12:00pm
Action and change plans
- Twelvth (Last) Meeting: Monday, December 12, 11am–12:00pm
Action and change plans
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
- Wednesday, September 21, 9:30am–11:30am
Location: Conference Room BH 123A
- Wednesday, October 19, 9:30am–11:30am
Location: Conference Room BH 123A
- Wednesday, November 16, 9:30am–11:30am
Location: Conference Room BH 123A
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
The workshop discusses original research, demonstrating how faculty members can respond empathically in conversations with diverse students to cultivate compassion in university settings. With an empathy-based framework as a foundation, the session demonstrates how professors can respond humanely in conversations with members of different cultural groups, and thereby, promote ethical conduct, compassion, and proactive social change in academic communities.
- Monday, October 24, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Location: PSY 320
- Tuesday, October 25, 12:00pm–2:00pm
Location: SSPA 111
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
This workshop examines novel scholarship, illustrating how professors can use sound principles of constructive dialogue to help students participate actively in conversations, cultivating the experience of inclusion in university settings. With a student-centered framework as a foundation, the training session demonstrates how faculty members can encourage conversations with diverse students, and thereby, promote active dialogue, cultivate interactive exchanges, and develop proactive engagement.
- Tuesday, November 15, 12:00pm–2:00pm
Location: SSPA 111
- Friday, November 18, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Location: PSY 320
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
This workshop focuses on supporting the needs of faculty and staff through resources and strategies, including health, mental health, economic well-being, overall COVID-stress management, etc.
- Thursday, October 6, 12:00pm–1:00pm
Location: Zoom
- Friday, October 7, 12:00pm–1:00pm
Location: Zoom
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
The presenters will engage participants in a critical conversation to understand biases towards individuals with intersecting identities in the classroom and provide strategies to improve student success and their college experience.
- Friday, November 4, 1:00pm–2:30pm
Location: Zoom
- Thursday, November 10, 10:00am–11:30am
Location: FA1 206
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
Presentation on mental health and wellness as it relates to students and staff/faculty. This presentation will provide context, tools and resources for students and staff/faculty as it relates to mental health and wellness. Presenters will focus on the student and staff/faculty experience. Normalizing mental health is a key part of CAPS and ensuring that the campus community knows how to address it. In addition, a number of resources will be offered that can be used by both students and staff/faculty.
- Friday, October 21, 10:00am-11:30am
Location: Zoom
- Tuesday, November 1, 10:00am-11:30am
Location: Zoom
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
Learn of the wealth of resources CSULB University Library has for your classroom, your research, and your evaluation processes. Learn how innovative library technology can support high impact learning and other materials that would get you farther at the Beach.
- Tuesday, October 18, 10:00am–11:30am
Location: Library Spidell 1, Room 116
- Wednesday, October 26, 11:00am–12:30pm
Location: Library Spidell 1, Room 116
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
Location of all meetings: HC 133
- Friday, September 2, 11:00am–12:30pm
Chapters 1 and 2; Introduction; What is CRP?
- Friday, September 23, 11:00am–12:30pm
Chapters 3 and 4; Reflecting on our identities and how they impact our teaching
- Friday, October 7, 11:00am–12:30pm
Chapters 5 and 6; CRP and teaching historically marginalized groups
- Friday, October 21, 11:00am–12:30pm
Chapters 7 and 8; CRP and teaching historically marginalized groups (continued); Culturally responsive teaching practices
- Friday, November 4, 11:00am–12:30pm
Chapters 9 and 10; Culturally responsive teaching practices
- Friday, December 2, 11:00am–12:30pm
Chapter 11; Personal reflections and take-aways; Share and discuss successes and challenges. Make plans for next semester.
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
In a restorative justice approach, students are held accountable by having them accept and acknowledge responsibility for their actions, and to the best of their ability to repair the harm done and work to reduce the risk of offense. Come join the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development in learning about restorative justice and how it can be integrated into your academic integrity conversations and process with students.
- Friday, October 14, 12:00pm–2:00pm
Location: Zoom
- Friday, October 28, 2:00pm–4:00pm
Location: Zoom
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
RTP Workshops are facilitated by the Interim Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Malcolm Finney.
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Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
This workshop will address strategies for self-care and for creating healthy boundaries in faculty work. We will discuss meditation practices focus on our “circle of control”. We will discuss how to navigate professional relationships while also setting parameters on faculty workload.
- Monday, October 17, 1:00pm–2:30pm
Location: Zoom
- Wednesday, November 9, 1:00pm–2:30pm
Location: Zoom
Any questions, please contact the Faculty Center, fc@csulb.edu
