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Register for 5-Part Series on Supporting First-Gen Students, 9/5-10/3

May 29, 2025

First-Generation

This five-session program will explore the unique challenges, strengths, and experiences of first-generation college students with the goal of developing and refining actionable insights for all student learning and success. Each session will be facilitated by a different individual or group with expertise that is deeply connected to UK’s educational and student success mission.

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Nominate Faculty, Graduate Students to Serve on Committee to Review Outstanding Teaching Awards

May 9, 2025

The Office for Faculty Advancement and the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching are forming a committee to review the process, format and other aspects of the annual Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Awards. Nominations, including self-nominations, are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 21.

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UK Celebrates 2025 Outstanding Teaching Award Winners

May 5, 2025

The University of Kentucky recognized exceptional faculty and graduate teaching assistants with the Outstanding Teaching Awards during the 2025 UK Faculty Awards Ceremony held Thursday, May 1. The Outstanding Teaching Awards annually recognize faculty and graduate teaching assistants who demonstrate outstanding performance as instructors across all learning environments.

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CELT Partners with Provost IMPACT Award: Cultivating Citizen Leaders Through Collaboration

Apr 30, 2025

Foundational Skills

Recently on April 28, in partnership with the UK Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Martin School, the Leadership Advisory Council of this LHC Provost IMPACT Award hosted an interactive panel of experts focusing on four models for student leadership development at UK.

CELT Participates in KYnsHIP Conference

Apr 11, 2025

Active Learning, Student Engagement

On Friday, April 4, CELT participated in and supported the KYnsHIP conference, hosted by the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment and focusing on students-as-partners programs, high impact practices, and creative approaches to student engagement.

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Apply for the AI-focused 2025-2026 CELT Teaching Innovation Institute

Apr 3, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

CELT is currently inviting applications for the 2025-26 Teaching Innovation Institute: a cross-disciplinary, year-long cohort experience for faculty eager to examine the evolving impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on teaching and learning. Read more about the call for applications and submit yours by April 28.

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CELT Presents on Impact of TEK Faculty Fellows at CCTS Conference

Apr 2, 2025

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

On Tuesday, April 1, CELT staff presented on initial findings of a study on the impact of the TEK Faculty Fellows program at the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Spring 2025 Conference.

Apply to be a 2025-2026 TEK Faculty Fellow

Camille Harmon

Feb 24, 2025

Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) has released the application for the third cohort of its Faculty Fellows program. The program is designed to support faculty in developing new transdisciplinary courses and teaching existing courses with a more explicit focus on essential employability skills. The overall goal of TEK is to expand students’ access to transdisciplinary educational approaches for the development of transferable skills.

Thinking about applying for TEK Faculty Fellows? Come to a Q+A session!

Trey Conatser, Camille Harmon

Feb 17, 2025

The TEK office and CELT will hold a TEK Faculty Fellows Q+A event on Thursday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. in B-108C William T. Young Library for prospective applicants to hear from previous TEK Faculty Fellows, discuss ideas, and identify potential collaborators.

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4th Volume of CELT's "Greater Faculties" Released

Trey Conatser

Feb 16, 2025

CELT is proud to announce the publication of the fourth volume of Greater Faculties: A Review of Teaching and Learning. This special issue of Greater Faculties features essays from presenters at the inaugural UK Teaching Excellence Symposium, hosted by CELT on October 13, 2023.

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