A&T Announcements - Sept. 20, 2021
COVID-19 Dashboard
N.C. A&T's dashboard for positive COVID_19 tests can be found on the Aggies Care site. Unless otherwise noted, the dashboard displays the most recent 14 days of available data and is updated daily by 5 p.m.
Effective Fall 2021, the university will support two sabbaticals each academic year. Tenured faculty members wishing to apply for consideration should notify their department chairs in advance of the intent to file for sabbatical leave and should follow the Reassigned Time Policy.
All full-time tenured faculty with a minimum of seven years of full-time, continuous service at N.C. A&T are eligible to apply for sabbatical.The deadline to notify department chairs of the intent to file for reassigned time is Sept. 20, this year only. All written proposals for Faculty Reassigned Time or Sabbatical Leave are due to department chairs no later than Oct. 11.
For full information and deadlines, see the Provost's Memo in your university email.
In preparation for spring 2022 course scheduling, the Office of the Registrar will host virtual Banner Admin Pages training sessions via Zoom. These sessions are for department chairpersons and administrative assistants that are responsible for assigning advisors for advisement, creating class sections, assigning instructors, and completing overrides for the department. Register in advance for one of the following sessions.
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 4 – 5 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 23, 8 – 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 4 – 5 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 30, 8 – 9 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 4 – 5 p.m.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the selected session.
Online Survey about Computer Use
N.C. A&T and Elon University are collaborating on a research study. Participants fill out an online survey that asks questions about computer and internet use, presents some computer use scenarios, and asks about beliefs about getting things done. The study is approximately 15-25 minutes long, and compensation is provided. Must be ages 18-25 OR 65 years of age or older and access to a computer with internet connection to participate. To learn more, email elonmemorylab@gmail.com.
Community Engagement Training Survey
The Office for Community Engagement would like to invite faculty and staff members to participate in a short survey to identify how we can drive the university's commitment to positively impact the surrounding community. Your responses will be used to develop a set of community engagement training modules, beginning next semester. Please follow the link provided and share it with colleagues.
The Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence (CLOE) is offering workshops for Title IX Updates in September. Register here.
Safe Zone Ally Development Training - Sept. 22
A Safe Zone Ally Development Training for faculty, staff, and administrators will take place Sept. 22, 2021 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Office of Intercultural Engagement (Student Center, Suite 367). An RSVP is required to attend. Maximum of 10 participant slots available for the session. For more information, please call (336-334-7800), or email (oie@ncat.edu).
GSSI Optimize Health and Performance Presentation - Sept. 22
For more than 30 years, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) has been a pioneer in helping athletes optimize their health and performance through industry-leading research and education in hydration and nutrition science.GSSI is now proudly bring that expertise exclusively to N.C. A&T and the Department of Kinesiology through GSSI University (GSSIU). Please join Dr. Sara Oikawa who is a Senior Scientist at GSSI at the satellite lab on the IMG Academies Campus in Bradenton, Florida on Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. Register in advance for this meeting.
Citation Management [RefWorks] - Sept. 23
With ProQuest’s RefWorks citation management software, students, faculty, staff, and other members of the N.C. A&T community will learn how this cloud-based application can reduce the time and effort needed to produce a reference list and/or place proper in-text citations in a paper for a class assignment, Master's Thesis, PhD Dissertation, journal article, and/or grant proposal.
Users do NOT need to download or install any software, although there are plugins available for Cite While You Write functions in Word and Google Docs. Users only need to create a login using their A&T One ID. (Approximately 60 minutes) Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. Register here.
DORED Training Event - Grants 101 - Sept. 24
Are you a new faculty member, a faculty member new to research, or a faculty member who’s coming back to research? This workshop is for you—it’s all about the A to Z of writing grant proposals! Speaker: Paul Tuttle, M.A., CRA , Director of Proposal Development, DORED. This session will be held Fri., Sept. 24, 2-3 p.m. Virtual/Zoom training. Register Grants 101
Free Faculty/ Staff Bootcamp
Free Faculty/Staff Virtual Bootcamp is back! Sessions will be held virtually every Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm. Registration is required using the link below no later than September 24th. Not sure if you'll be able to attend every session? No worries! Continue with registration and a recording of each workout session will be shared with you. We hope to see you there! Register here.
Research-Based Graduate Training in Computational Data Science and Food Security
IS4Good is a NSF-Funded graduate training program open to Master and Ph.D. students in STEM disciplines. This program is designed to equip students to tackle complex, data-intensive problems in hunger relief and food security. The training is tightly woven with our research objective to provide data-driven models that inform and transform strategies for the provision of food aid at the local, state, and federal level.
For additional information visit this website, Application Deadline: 9/24/2021.
Research Impact: Assessing and Tracking Your Research - Sept. 21
Do you want to know what kind of impact your published research is making in your discipline? Join Bluford Library on Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. to learn how you can track, analyze, and visualize the impact of your research. We will explore research impact tools that are easy to use, and which provide a variety of options for analyzing your research engagement. These tools also provide opportunities to network with other researchers in your field and identify potential collaborators. Research impact data can also be analyzed on an institutional basis, which can aid campus decision making. Register here.
Undergraduate Research and Creativity SNCURS 2021
For the fall 2021 semester, all N.C. A&T undergraduate researchers are requested to participate in the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURS). Abstract submissions for this year’s event will be accepted Sept. 13–Oct. 15, 2021 (11:59 p.m.) Presentation Upload Dates: Oct. 26, 2021, 8 a.m. to Nov. 10, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Symposium Dates: Saturday, Nov. 13, with Preview Day on Friday, Nov. 12.For more information, visit SNCURCS.org.
Demystifying the Tenure & Promotion Process - Sept. 28
Part I: Information Sharing by the Division of Academic Affairs
Faculty will get the facts about the tenure and promotion process at NC A&T by engaging in a Q&A session with representatives from the Division of Academic Affairs. Participants will receive strategies for addressing challenges that one may encounter during the T&P process and a demonstration for successfully navigating and uploading RPT documents in SharePoint will be provided.
Part 2: Panel Discussion - The “Nuts and Bolts” of the T&P Process
Through a panel discussion, the “nuts and bolts” of the tenure and promotion process, from a faculty perspective, will be shared. The panel will be comprised of recently promoted associate and full professors.
Event will take place virtually on Sept. 28, 2-4 p.m. To sign-up and receive the Zoom Link, please contact Dr. Sherrice Allen, at svallen@ncat.edu by Monday, Sept. 27.
Open Educational Resources and Course Adopted Texts - Sept. 28
While textbooks are free for our students for the next two academic years, now is the perfect time to plan to lower textbook costs in the future. Open educational resources (OERs) and Course Adopted Texts are great alternatives to traditional textbooks. Bluford Library invested in a product called Faculty Select to strengthen its commitment to helping faculty explore textbook alternatives and saving students money. Learn about how to use licensed library ebooks and openly licensed materials via Faculty Select instead of costly textbooks. This online workshop is Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. and will also present research demonstrating the quality and efficacy of OERs. (Approximately 60 minutes) Register here.
CEPDAM National Manufacturing Day Event - Oct. 1
The Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing (CEPDAM) is celebrating the National Manufacturing Day on Oct 1, Friday (12 noon to 2pm). Events include panel discussions with leading national figures in the field. Panel 1: Frontier Research and Education (12 – 1pm EST). Panel 2: Industry and Workforce Development (1-2 pm EST). Join us on Zoom.
Romantic Communication - every Wednesday
Romance is a way people choose to interact with each other whether or not the relationship is intimate. Come out to this 5 week group and learn some healthy communication skills. Groups will be held virtually on Wednesdays at 2 p.m., Oct. 13 - Nov. 10.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please contact Counseling Services. Counseling Services provides trainings on suicide prevention. You can become a gatekeeper and save a life by recognizing the warning signs, offering hope, and referring others to seek professional assistance. Here are some resources on suicide prevention.
· National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (24 Hours) 1-800-273-8255· American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org/
· Suicide warning signs http://www.apa.org/topics/suicide/signs.aspx
· Speaking of Psychology: Preventing suicide http://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/preventing-suicide.aspx
· Suicide Prevention http://www.apa.org/advocacy/suicide-prevention/index.aspx
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