FALL FACULTY & STAFF WELCOME WEEK (2026)

The College hosts meeting & workshop weeks prior to the start of the fall semester, and after the end of the spring semester. All ranked faculty are required to attend faculty week events and be available for meetings scheduled by their program or division. Unranked faculty are invited to attend any faculty week event, and are required to attend any meetings specific to their course teaching assignments that semester.

The dates for Fall Faculty & Staff Welcome Week are August 26-September 2.

For schedule questions, please contact: Matt Silady, Director of Academic and Faculty Development, [email protected]

• Chairs and Academic Management Partners (CAMP) Retreat • 9:00am-3:00pm • N203
• Executive Committee • 12:15pm-2:15pm • Zoom

• 403(b) Retirement Webinar • 9:30am-10:45am • Zoom Link TBA
• UDIST Program Meeting • 11:00am-11:45pm • E4
• H&S Divisional Meeting • 12:00pm-12:55pm • Nave Presentation Space
• Architecture Divisional Meeting • 1:00pm-3:00pm • N203
• Design Divisional Meeting • 1:00pm-3:00pm • Zoom • Room W5
• Fine Arts Divisional Meeting • 1:00pm-3:00pm • Nave Presentation Space
• 3D Program Meeting • 3:00pm-4:00pm • N203
• Critical Studies Program Meeting • 3:00pm-4:00pm • Zoom
• Fashion Program Meeting • 3:00pm-4:00pm • Studio 120 • Zoom
• WRLIT & MFAW Program Meeting • 4:00pm-5:00pm • H&S Conference Room

• Comics MFA/BFA Program Meeting • 10:00am-1:00pm • N403
• HAVC Program Meeting • 10:00pm-11:00am • Zoom
• CES Program Meeting • 11:00am-12:00pm • Zoom
• Communication Design Program Meeting • 12:00pm-1:30pm • W5
• Animation & Game Arts Program Meeting • 12:15pm-2:15pm • W1

FACULTY & STAFF WORKSHOP DAY

Please fill out this interest survey to RSVP!

• Coffee, Conversation & Collections • 9:30am–10:20am • CCA Library
  Reconnect with colleagues over coffee while exploring library collections, teaching resources, and technology services. Visit the CCA Instructional Materials & Legacy Archive Help Station for hands-on assistance preserving your instructional materials or contributing resources to the CCA Institute archive.
• Portfolio-Ready Moodle: Polish & Refresh • 10:30am–11:15am • N203 & Zoom
  Learn practical Moodle design tips that make your courses easier for students to navigate while creating polished, portfolio-ready examples of your online teaching.
• Supporting Every Student: ELL & Studio Culture • 11:20am–12:00pm • N203 & Zoom
  Discover strategies for supporting multilingual learners in the studio environment and learn how to earn a professional certificate through CCA’s self-paced Moodle course.
• Break • 12:00pm–1:00pm
• Meet the EAC • 1:00pm–1:30pm • N203
  Meet members of the Equity Advancement Council, learn about the council’s work across campus, and explore opportunities to support equity initiatives throughout the academic year.
• The State of AI in the Classroom • 1:45pm–2:45pm • N203 & Zoom
  Updates on the current AI landscape, the tools students are likely to encounter this semester, and practical strategies for helping students achieve course learning outcomes in an era of rapidly evolving AI capabilities.
• Closing Conversations & Share Out • 3:00pm–3:30pm• N203

• Faculty Senate • 2:00pm-4:00pm • Hybrid • Zoom • Faculty Lounge, 80 Carolina
• Faculty Senate-Sponsored Social • 4:00pm-6:00pm • Faculty Lounge, 80 Carolina