Fall 2021 Calendar

TILT Your Syllabus

Monday, 09/13, - 2:00pm to 3:30pm – in person (TBD)

Focusing on relatively small modifications to course design, this workshop helps instructors reconfigure an entire course using the TILT (Transparency in Learning and Teaching) method. Workshop participants learn to revise a syllabus and develop a set of informal tools to check for student progress while empowering students to assess their own mastery of course materials.

Scholarly resources and materials are provided.

TILT Your Assignments

Wednesday, 09/29, - 3:00pm to 4:30pm – in person (TBD)

Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) was created by Mary-Ann Winkelmes and Pat Hutchinson (UNLV) as a method that emphasizes how and why students learn course content.

This workshop will introduce instructors to the TILT method through small but impactful interventions on assignment design. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to revise low-and high-stakes assignments that promote equity and student accountability for their own learning. Register Here

Universal Design for Learning Series: Part I - General Overview

As part of its thematic pedagogy series, the CTE is offering a 6-part workshop on Universal Design for Learning.  This method creates equity and inclusion in the classroom through five design elements: goal setting, classroom orientation, learning assets, assessment, and reflection. 

Participants commit to attending all 6 workshops to build their UDL toolkit. The series comes with a textbook, materials, and scholarly resources. Faculty will leave each workshop with an activity to incorporate in their classroom. 

TUESDAY SERIES - 12:00-1:30pm – in person (TBD)

• September 21, 2021
• October 5, 2021
• October 19, 2021
• November 2, 2021
• November  16, 2021
• December 7, 2021

WEDNESDAY SERIES – 5:00-6:30pm – in person (TBD) 

• September 22, 2021
• October 6, 2021
• October 20, 2021
• November 3, 2021
• November 17, 2021
• December 8, 2021

Please email teachers@lmu.edu to register for the workshop series. 

The point of the systemic analysis process is to consider how obstacles are “baked” into our systems and structures, presenting often-invisible barriers for fully addressing the needs of all our students, especially those who are minoritized and/or marginalized in our society. In doing so, we flip our perspective from asking “how do we change our students to better fit the requirements of our system?” to “how do we adapt our institutional structures and processes to be more equitable, responsive, and inclusive in meeting the needs of all our students?”  From this unit-level reflection, we can begin identifying the issues we need to act upon.  We then commit to specific actions and specify how we will know we are successful in our efforts. 

Monthly Workshops:

Classic Consultation Workshop

Classic Consultation Workshops overview the eight steps of the Systemic Analysis process. These workshops are recommended for units who are beginning the process and others who are looking for specific consultation on particular steps.

First Friday of the month from 11:00am-noon

• November 5
• December 3
• February 4
• March 4
• April 1

Capacity Building / Community Building / DEI overview

Capacity and Community Building workshops are recommended for all units (including student staff) who are interested in intercultural conversations, conceptual information on DEI issues, and restorative justice offerings.

Second Wednesday of the month, 2:00-3:00pm

• November 10, 2021
• December 8, 2021
• January 12, 2022
• February 9, 2022
• March 9, 2022
• April 13, 2022

Faculty Workshop with CTE

DEI is partnering with CTE in providing faculty workshops around anti-racism, equity, inclusion, and inputting systemic changes.

Third Thursday of the month from 12:00-1:30pm

• November 18, 2021
• January 20, 2022
• February 17, 2022
• March 17, 2022
• April 21, 2022

Report Out Sessions

In the Systemic Analysis Report Out Sessions, units who are in-progress will share their work and receive feedback from the community. All units are welcome to report or attend a workshop. It is a space for faculty and staff to respond to the process, discuss larger themes and takeaways, and provide feedback for one another. Those in attendance will benefit from reports for examples and methodology that will guide their own processes.

Every other Tuesday, 4:00-5:00pm

• October 19, 2021
• November 12, 2021
• November 16, 2021
• November 30, 2021

Serra Statue: Reconciling the Past for the Future

Please join us for a campus wide conversation on the Fr. Junipero Serra statue at LMU, featuring the LMU debate team. How do we, as an LMU community, address the symbolism of Serra in our current historical moment? What are the multiple perspectives on Serra’s legacy in California? What will our university decision about the Serra’s statue absence or presence mean for how we confront the past, reconciling LMU memorials with our institutional identity and values? This campus conversation represents an opportunity to expand our awareness of the issues at stake.

When: October 27, 2021 | 3:30-5:00pm

Where: LSB Auditorium and Hannon Courtyard

Year 2 Report Out

The last Virtual Forum of the 2020-21 academic year focused on LMU’s actions towards anti-racism. This Community Conversation will serve as the 2021-22 Year overview. What has been accomplished this year? What lessons can we learn from our actions? This forum provides the LMU community with a year-end time for review, reflection, and renewal.

When: April 7, 2022 | 3:00-4:30pm

Where: LSB Auditorium and Hannon Courtyard

The LMU Anti-Racism Curriculum (LARC) is part of the larger university effort to create an institution that embodies LMU’s commitment to inclusive excellence and anti-racism.  To make the cultural shifts necessary to address the long history of structural racism in our society and in our educational systems, we must begin to ask ourselves at LMU to dig deep and do the hard work of facing our personal and institutional inequities.

If you are interested in participating in the inaugural launch of LARC, please fill out an interest form here:  https://forms.gle/svXBR2m354mLdaFy8. 

Fall Schedule:

LARC Workshop #1
WED 9/22
3:00-5:00pm
Virtual

Community Building Circle
WED 10/6
3:00-5:00pm
Virtual

LARC Workshop #2
WED 10/20
3:00-5:00pm
Virtual

Community Building Circle
WED 11/3
3:00-5:00pm
Virtual

LARC Workshop #3
WED 11/17
3:00-5:00pm
Virtual

Community Building Circle
WED 12/1
3:00-5:00pm
Virtual

Cultural Consciousness Conversations is a cohort of faculty, staff, and administrators from various divisions around campus, who get together once a month to share stories, learn from one another, examine societal norms and cultural differences, and deepen connections across all sectors of the LMU community. The aim of this project is to cultivate intergroup relations, including campus conversations and dialogues around difference. 

2021-22 Schedule:

• Welcome retreat: Sept. 25, 2021, 9:00am-5:00pm
• 1st workshop: Oct. 22 (virtual), 2:00-5:00pm
• 2nd workshop: Nov. 19 (virtual), 2:00-5:00pm
• 3rd workshop: Dec. 17 (virtual), 2:00-5:00pm
• 4th workshop: Jan. 28, 2:00-5:00pm
• 5th workshop: Feb. 25, 2:00-5:00pm
• 6th workshop: March 25, 2:00-5:00pm
• Final workshop: April 22, 2:00-5:00pm

Other Dates:

• The reunion for the 2nd cohort of C3 will be on October 8, 2021 on Zoom (time TBD)

The Cabinet Associates program is dedicated to developing and sustaining a high quality of leadership that is central to Loyola Marymount University’s mission and goals.  This program combines mentoring and learning in a formal curriculum with a year-long placement with a member of the President’s Cabinet in any one of the major campus divisions (such as Academic Affairs, Athletics, Mission and Ministry, or University Advancement). Associates work on special projects and activities identified by senior leadership mentors, attend meetings and events, and participate in leadership development workshops and activities. Applicants who are interested to apply must be nominated by their Dean or Division Head.

Fall Schedule:

Cabinet Associates Program Welcome Reception

THU 8/26
3:30-5:00pm

Meeting #1 : Trends and Issues in American Higher Education 

​FRI 9/3
1:30-4:00pm

Meeting #2: Effective Academic Leadership

FRI 10/1
1:30-4:00pm

Meeting #3: Catholic, Jesuit Higher Education

FRI 11/5
1:30-4:00pm

Meeting #4: ​Co-Curricular Education: Athletics as a Case Study

FRI 12/3
1:30-4:00pm 

The Campus Climate Surveys are administered every 3-5 years and ask staff and faculty about their perceptions of their experiences on campus. Data aid community members and administrators in understanding how the university supports its constituents through its policies and practices. Data also aid decision-makers in the task of improving the quality of the campus environment across all constituents.