NMC's Center for Teaching and Learning

New Faculty Institute
2026-02-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York), 2026-04-10 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | IC 123

Complete Early Alert Survey
2026-02-13 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York)

Curling Watch Party
2026-02-13 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | TJNIC 104/105

CIE Coffee Club
2026-02-20 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Library Reading Room
Supporting Honors Contracts and Phi Theta Kappa

Presenters: Katy Knight, Lindsey Dickinson, Mark Howell

CIE Friday Forum: The Environmental And Social Ethics Of AI
2026-03-06 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | TJNIC 106/07
Join us at Friday Forum for an important discussion of the environmental and social ethics of artificial intelligence. Rachel Wilczewski and Pat Kawula will reprise their popular session from October Conference. If you missed Rachel and Pat in October, don’t miss them in March!
From Rachel and Pat:
The development of AI is ushering in a technological and social revolution that has and will continue to change society in a drastic way. Like the technologies of previous revolutions, AI has its own share of environmental and ethical considerations. This session will highlight some of the environmental and social ethical issues imbued in generative AI, including energy and water consumption and the creation of electronic waste. In addition, we will outline some of the labor and bias issues entailed both within the production and use of AI systems. The purpose of this session is to share resources on these topics and to create a space for discussion and questions.
Join the Center for Instructional Excellence for lunch and professional development programming on the first Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP to help us make an accurate lunch order. If you forget to RSVP, still come!

New Faculty Institute
2026-03-13 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | IC 123
13 March 2026 NFI Agenda

CIE Coffee Club: Q & A with Ready for Life
2026-03-20 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Library Reading Room and Zoom https://nmc.zoom.us/j/94388438599
Please join us for a Q & A discussion about Ready for Life, a program that offers people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in campus life. NMC will begin hosting Ready for Life students this fall. We will meet with representatives from the non-profit organization, along with faculty who have worked with Ready for Life students at Ferris State and Hope College.

CIE Friday Forum
2026-04-03 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | TJNIC 106/07
Join the Center for Instructional Excellence for lunch and professional development programming on the first Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP to help us make an accurate lunch order. If you forget to RSVP, still come!

Friday Forum: Durable Skills
2026-04-10 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | TJNIC 106/07
Join us for a workshop on Durable Skills presented by Kristy McDonald and Brandon Everest of the Experiential Learning Institute. Here’s a summary of their presentation: Durable skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, resilience, and self-directed learning are essential to student success and are consistently identified by employers as critical for long-term career readiness. We will introduce our durable skills framework found in the new strategic plan and guide you through a course and assignment mapping activity. This process will help you identify where you already teach durable skills in your courses and where there may be opportunities to embed them more intentionally. You will leave the session with a completed map and concrete ideas for teaching and strengthening these skills in your curriculum. Join the Center for Instructional Excellence for lunch and professional development programming on the first Friday of the month. Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP to help us make an accurate lunch order. If you forget to RSVP, still come!

CIE Coffee Club
2026-04-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Library Reading Room
Join us for a preview of 75th Anniversary events with Katharine Marvin and Craig Hadley, chairs of the celebration committee. Hear first-hand about the fun and meaningful events coming our way!

New Faculty Institute
2026-04-17 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Library Reading Room

New Faculty Breakfast
2026-05-04 08:30 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | The Omelette Shoppe, 1031 E Front St, Traverse City, MI, United States
CIE wants to buy your breakfast! Instead of a New Faculty Institute picnic, we invite you to join us for a year-end celebration with coffee and eggs (or whatever) your way! No agenda, just fueling up to finish grading and head off to summer. Say yes!

Save the date! August PD by CIE
2026-08-17 12:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | TBD
Save the date! We’re moving August PD to Monday this year. PD will be a continuation of our advising training. Lunch, then workshops. More info to come!
