USD Center for Educational Excellence

The Office of the Provost and the Center for Educational Excellence invite you to attend Illuminating Excellence: A Luncheon Honoring Faculty Achievements, Wednesday, December 10, from 12pm-2pm at UC Forum AB.

Join us as we celebrate the dedication, scholarship, and service of our newly tenured and promoted faculty. If you are an honoree, you and three guests are invited to attend this celebration in your honor.

Registration is required.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQCcN3h4Jxt5d1jZm6j_cM0WDPi6SoBpoSKgnr1rZmyEhp-w/viewform

Order of Events:

12:00pm | Guests Arrive
12:10pm | Welcome: Regina Dixon-Reeves, PhD, Vice Provost for Academic Excellence, Director, Center for Cultural Development and Center for Educational Excellence
12:15pm | Lunch
1:00pm | Remarks by Provost: Nicholas R. Santilli, PhD, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
1:15pm | Recognition of Honorees
1:40pm | Final Remarks: James T. Harris III, DEd, President of the University of San Diego
1:45pm | Photos
2:00pm | Event Ends

For questions or accommodation needs, please contact Nicole Turner, The Center of Cultural Development: [email protected].

The Colloquium Café: An Academic Development Series

Faculty Workshop on the New Undergraduate Certificate in Community Engagement (CE)

Date: November 11, 2025
Location: Copley Library, Room 211
Tie: 12pm-2pm

Session Description:
Come learn about our new undergraduate Certificate in Community Engagement and how you can become part of the program! Community Engagement is becoming an increasingly more important discipline and practice in our current times. This faculty workshop will provide an overview of the discipline and relevance of CE in relation to USD’s mission and values; the connections with research, scholarship, and creative work; creating and modifying your courses to align with the certificate; and key next steps to join this collective work.

Facilitators: Kevin Guerrieri, Sandra Sgoutas-Emch, Odesma Dalrymple, and John Loggins

Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_biHlN56s40jedYxPS7-pfr9Onr2KdFDQnV3X3qD9nikiJg/viewform

This month, the team shares their latest favorites—things they’ve been loving, exploring, and enjoying lately! Don’t miss out on their latest updates!

New Year, new goals!🎯✨ This January, the CEE team is setting new intentions and gearing up for an amazing year ahead. Stay tuned to see what we’re up to!

We ♥ Mondays! On the first Monday of each month, the CEE shares a bite-sized teaching tip you can use in your course(s) immediately.

September's tip: Do a "Minute Check-In" at the end of each class. Ask students to write down the most important thing they learned and any questions they still have. This quick activity provides immediate feedback on their understanding and areas of concern. -Thanks to Dr. Colin Campbell, Knauss School of Business, for this tip he learned at Teaching with Cases: Engage, Energize and Challenge Your Students.

Want more teaching tips? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter: Your Teaching Toolkit (link in bio) for fresh tips delivered straight to your inbox every other Monday.

The Center for Educational Excellence is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2023-24 Racial Equity Awards. We are both impressed and inspired by the work that was described in the nominations for each nominee. We are grateful to the nominators who took the time and energy to put these educators up for the awards. We are also grateful to each nominee for the inspiring work they have been doing to help make USD a place where racial justice, BIPOC scholarship, and Black excellence is part and parcel to academic life. Please join us in congratulating the following recipients:

School of Law professor Mary Jo Wiggins, JD, recipient of the Freire and hooks Decolonial Pedagogy Award (graduate program recipient).

College of Arts & Sciences Ethnic Studies department professor Alberto López Pulido, PhD, recipient of the Freire and hooks Decolonial Pedagogy award (undergraduate program recipient).

College of Arts & Sciences Political Science & International Studies department professor Cory Gooding, PhD, recipient of the Fostering Black Educational Excellence award.

Congratulations! See more information about the recipients and the awards here: https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=92950

Welcome to Summer 2024! Whether you're teaching a class or taking a break, the CEE is your go-to resource for rest and rejuvenation this summer. If you're teaching, count on us for support and inspiration. Not teaching? Use this time to brainstorm a new course or refine an existing one. No matter your summer plans, join us to recharge and recover from the impact of last semester.

We hope to see you around this summer and please feel free to email us at [email protected] for any questions or ideas. https://www.canva.com/design/DAGHHg9rfNg/an6zmYG1a9Nf-uYlLeq8lw/view?utm_content=DAGHHg9rfNg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

May Edition of What's The CEE Team Up To?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so the team is sharing what they’re doing to keep their mental health in check!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so the team is sharing what they’re doing to keep their mental health in check!

We ♥ Mondays! On the first Monday of each month, the CEE shares a bite-sized teaching tip you can use in your course(s) immediately.

Provide video or voice comments on your students' assignments. Our faces and voices convey meaning that isn't captured in text, and can make feedback feel more personalized. As a bonus, video and voice comments can be provided quickly, saving you time during grading. They are easy to record in Canvas, and there are many videos online that will show you how. Thanks to Dr. Jonathan Wadley, University of San Diego, for this tip!

Want more teaching tips? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter: Your Teaching Toolkit (link in bio) for fresh tips delivered straight to your inbox every other Monday.

Nominations close Monday, 5/6. Be sure to submit your nominations this weekend!

🏆 The 2023-24 CEE Racial Equity in Teaching Awards are open for nominations! We're honoring USD faculty committed to racial justice and BIPOC scholarship. 🎓 Nominate a colleague or self-nominate by 5/6. Two awards, each with a $500 prize! Link in bio!