Hello CGU Community,
Happy New Year and welcome back to the spring semester! We hope you had a relaxing and rejuvenating break. Here at CAFE, we are gearing up for an exciting semester of learning and growing together via our webinars and courses. Please check out our upcoming spring webinar schedule and register for the ones that peak your interest! Our January webinars are listed below. These are great opportunities to engage with fellow CGU scholars and faculty while growing your educator toolbox.
Also, if your Spring course schedule is not yet set, consider taking one of our new CAFE course offerings!
CAFE 410 – Teaching with AI in Higher Education (2 units)
M. Gloria González-Morales & Shelby D. Lamar
Four Fridays at 11-11:50 pm on Feb. 2, March 1, April 5, May 3
TNDY 440 – Professional Practice for Inclusive Excellence (4 units)
M. Gloria González-Morales
Thursdays, 4-6:50pm
Online Synchronous
We look forward to seeing you around, either on campus or in online meetings! If you have any questions about CAFE, our certificate programs, or any of our related content, consider scheduling a one-on-one meeting with a fellow from our team. We also have walk-in appointments on Thursdays from 9-10am and 11-12pm in our office at 145 E. 12th St. Claremont, CA.
Shelby Lamar
Associate Director
Center for Academic & Faculty Excellence
Hello CGU Community,
We hope your semester is wrapping up well! CAFE is excited to offer a few new courses this coming Spring. We would like to bring your attention to a particularly exciting new 2 unit course: Teaching with AI in Higher Education. If you are curious or have any questions, please reach out!
CAFE 410 – Teaching with AI in Higher Education* (2 units)
M. Gloria González-Morales, PhD & Shelby D. Lamar
Four Fridays at 11-11:50 pm on Feb. 2, March 1, April 5, May 3
Asynchronous involvement with materials and discussions with faculty and students four Fridays at 11-11:50 pm on Feb. 2, March 1, April 5, May 3
*does not count toward the Inclusive Excellence in College Teaching Certificate
How to Register:
For details on registering for CGU classes see the Registrar’s instruction page.
Inclusive Excellence in College Teaching Certificate courses are listed under Center for Academic & Faculty Excellence (CAFE) or Transdisciplinary Studies (TNDY) in the course schedule.
CGU faculty! If you think you will benefit from this course as well, email us at cafe@cgu.edu to register.
We are also excited to announce that CAFE is offering a new certificate Inclusive Excellence in Professional Practice Certificate. This non-degree certificate program aims to equip Claremont Graduate University students and alumni with the frameworks, theories, systems, and competencies needed for a deep understanding and application of equity and justice-centered practices in their professional careers.
Lastly, we would like to review this past fall semester. We offered 8 webinars throughout the Fall semester. We had 45 people register for the Online Learning Consortium Accelerate Virtual Conference. We also had 85 students from across the university register for one of our courses this semester. The team is working on putting together exciting and engaging programming for Spring.
We hope you have a great end of the year and can’t wait to see you in January!
Shelby Lamar
Associate Director
Center for Academic & Faculty Excellence