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• Tuesday sessions start in Mitchell Auditorium (11). Wednesday morning sessions are in Science (10). Other sessions are in Somers (9) and Burns Wellness Commons (5).

• Lactation rooms are located in each building. Contact Kelly Durick Eder (kdurickeder@css.edu) for locations and access cards/keys.

Reserved for New Faculty Orientation. No meetings involving faculty should be scheduled.

8:00-9:00 a.m. -  Mitchell Lobby

• Coffee & Refreshments available. 

• Get your t-shirt!

• New employee? Pick up your lanyard.

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Mitchell Auditorium (Zoom link)

• President's Address

• Value of the year - Community

• Keynote Address - Dr. John O'Brien 

• Sisters' Blessing

11:45 a.m.  -  Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel

• Mass 

12:00-2:00 p.m. - Front Lawn of Science Building (Zoom link)

• Social–Beverages available 12:00-12:30

• Awards Luncheon 12:30-2:00

• The rainout location is the Benedictine Commons

3:00-4:00 p.m. - Mitchell Auditorium (Zoom link)

• Discussion with Keynote Speaker, Dr. John O'Brien

Morning: All sessions will be on the 3rd floor of the Science Building and via Zoom: S3217 Zoom link , S3207 Zoom link , S3211 Zoom link , S3311 Zoom link.

View Printable Schedule with Activity Descriptions

8:15-9:00 a.m.

• S3217: Coaching for Growth and Development

• S3207: Laying the Groundwork for Effective and Relevant Professional Continuing Education Programs

• S3211: Building Community: An Experiential Endeavor

• S3311: The Evolving Landscape of Title IX & How It Will Affect Students 

9:15-10:00 a.m.

• S3217: Inclusive by Design: Making Text and Media Work for Everyone

• S3207: Creating Purposeful, Accessible Writing Assignments: Getting the Results You Want

• S3211: Stepping Into the Story: Collective Leaps, Shared Power, and What Comes Next

• S3311: What is Duluth Benedictine Ministries (DBM) and why does it matter to CSS?

10:15-11:00 a.m.

• S3217: AI. Friend or Foe?

• S3207: Giving Efficient and Effective Feedback on Student Writing

• S3211: Stepping Into the Story: Collective Leaps, Shared Power, and What Comes Next

• S3311: The Hiring Process at CSS

11:15 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

• S3217: Re-Engaging Students: Strategies to Boost Motivation, Accountability, and Interaction

• S3207: Alternative Perspectives on AI (encore presentation)

• S3211: Show me the money.  How College Advancement can collaborate with you to support teaching and learning.

• S3311: NAGPRA: Where have we been? Where are we going?

12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch available 

Attendees of the morning sessions will receive tickets for lunch in the Greenview Dining Room

1:00-4:00 p.m.

• T3414: New Faculty Orientation

• S3114: Practical Tech for Teaching  - Open Lab (Zoom link)

1:00-2:30 p.m.

• S3117: Morning Topic Round Tables 

• S1111:  One Campus One Read (OCOR) Book Pick Up Open House

1:00-2:00 p.m.

• BWC 218: Self-defense

1:15-3:15

• Bus Tour of Historical Duluth with Heidi Johnson

2:00-3:00 p.m.

• BWC 218: Yoga with Misty Lamppa from Soul Song

2:00 p.m.-

• Grand View Golf Links: Staff/faculty golf scramble

Anyone interested in offering additional community activities in the afternoon is welcome to do so.  You are responsible for providing the details. Please email CID@css.edu with those details for submission to the event calendar.

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Faculty Assembly - Burns Wellness Commons, BWC 249, and Zoom link, agenda 

Staff Assembly - Somers Hall, Lounge, and Zoom link

3:30-5:30 p.m.

All College Happy Hour
Somers

Reserved for the CTLA Faculty Liaison workshop from 9-2.