News & Announcements

College of Applied Science and Technology, New Economy Initiative on ABOR Agenda

Sept. 16, 2019

The University of Arizona is seeking approval to rename UA South to the College of Applied Science and Technology at this week's Arizona Board of Regents meeting at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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Building Community and Keeping Students' Attention

Sept. 10, 2019

James Lang, a professor of English and director of the D'Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, was brought to campus by the Center for University Education Scholarship. His presentations, given Thursday and Friday, were designed to help faculty start the semester off right and gain skills to be more effective teachers, especially with distracted students.

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Building Communities in Online Courses

Sept. 9, 2019

Participants in this fully online five-day mini-course (Sept 23-27) will conceptualize community in online environments while exploring tools, techniques, and activities that support student-to-student and student-to-instructor relations.

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NEWEST CLS | Steward Observatory Room 204 Awaits Students!

Sept. 2, 2019

Completed shortly after fall semester began, this 51-seat, multi-tiered CLS was combined out of two smaller rooms located in the Steward Observatory; now, white boards and monitors circumference the room, and students can turn their chairs to comfortably collaborate with other students.

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CUES Presents | Teaching Distracted Minds with Dr. James Lang

Sept. 1, 2019

Learn about creative solutions for distracted students in class and discuss new ideas to improve the education we provide.

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Burd Tweets

Aug. 30, 2019

Gail Burd and Sarah Grace kick off the fifth consecutive year of Faculty Learning Communities. This group of talented and committed instructors are advancing the quality of teaching at UA.

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Student Union Room 364 Seats for 100 Students

Aug. 26, 2019

Over summer, the Union Gallery located in the Student Union Memorial Center, was renovated into a 100-student-capacity classroom. Incoming and full-spirited freshmen students began actively learning as they attended their first college math class in a brand new Collaborative Leaning Space.

Here's What Happened While You Were Away

Aug. 23, 2019

To get you up to speed, here's a rundown of changes that happened over the summer, including new leaders, new buildings, new names, new eateries on and off campus, and some completed renovations.

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NEW | General Education Website

Aug. 22, 2019

The General Education content that was on the Academic Affairs website has a new home.

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Webinar: TurningPoint for Active Learning - Register for Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Aug. 21, 2019

Learn how Paul Blowers, a University Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and a passionate advocate for active learning, uses TurningPoint extensively in his classes.

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