Special Events

We partner with various UNLV units to foster the growth of our faculty members and further the goals of our university. This includes partnering for special events, such as:

  • New Faculty Orientation: New Faculty Orientation is an annual event held every August that welcomes and onboards full-time faculty to UNLV.
  • The Part-Time Instructors' Reception and Resource Fair: The reception and virtual resource fair are annual events that welcome part-time instructors to campus in the fall, around the same time as the New Faculty Orientation. Instructors can get resources from some of our campus partners across UNLV at the virtual resource fair and meet peers at the reception.
  • MSI Week: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Week is a dedicated week of student activities, events, and educational programs aimed at promoting innovative approaches to equity and inclusion in the classroom, fostering a passion for learning, and creating a sense of belonging.
  • Student Success Summit: The Student Success Summit kicks off MSI Week with engaging speakers, student and faculty panels, breakout sessions, performances, and tabletop discussions. The summit highlights teaching techniques, support service models, and faculty and student research to enhance student success.
  • Best Teaching Practices Expo: The Best Teaching Practices Expo was a yearly event focused on promoting teaching development, research, and career planning. Although the event is currently on a hiatus, you may read previous years’ posters from faculty who shared their research-based ideas for improving teaching across UNLV. Each poster describes a teaching practice that addresses a particular need to improve teaching; benefits UNLV students in particular; and applies in a variety of teaching contexts.

Events Hosted and Sponsored by the TLC

Event Title Description Date Time Location
Classroom Cultures in Contrast: U.S. and Global Perspectives Co-hosted by the Teaching & Learning Commons and UNLV Global. Open to all UNLV international instructors, this workshop will explore how cultural differences shape the classroom experience.… Friday, February 28, 2025 10:00am
Room 240 and Online (In-person Recommended)
ExplOER Nevada: A Symposium on Open and Affordable Learning Thank you for your interest in ExplOER Nevada: A Symposium on Open and Affordable Learning. This free half-day virtual symposium will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 7, and is aimed… Friday, March 7, 2025 9:00am
Online
Inclusion & Equity Actions in the Classroom Actively incorporating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) into your teaching practice is essential for creating a learning environment where all students can thrive. All educators… Wednesday, March 26, 2025 11:00am
Online

Events for Faculty and Staff

Event Title Description Date Time Location
QGIS Series: GIS Data Management This workshop equips participants with the skills to create and manage geospatial data, covering data types, sources, and the practical aspects of maintaining a well-organized GIS database. This… Thursday, February 13, 2025 10:00am
Amargosa Room
Getting Started with ORCID Have you heard about ORCID, or created a profile, but are not sure what to do next? This hands-on workshop will help you understand the benefits of ORCID, and how to populate your profile and… Wednesday, February 19, 2025 10:00am
Online
QGIS Series: Geoprocessing with QGIS Building on foundational GIS knowledge, participants will master essential spatial analysis techniques in QGIS such as extracting, manipulating, and joining spatial data to help them glean valuable… Thursday, February 20, 2025 10:00am
Amargosa Room
Research Poster Design Workshop Join us to learn about design best practices as they apply to research posters. Apply design fundamentals to create you own poster template for a future project using Canva. We will discuss design… Tuesday, February 25, 2025 1:00pm
Pioche Room
QGIS Series: Publishing with QGIS Explore the art of map publishing in both static and interactive online formats. Participants will learn to incorporate cartographic and user design principles, ensuring their maps are not only… Thursday, February 27, 2025 10:00am
Amargosa Room
Professors' Circle Spring 2025: "What We Know...What We Don't Know...Moving Forward" The Spring 2025 Professors' Circle, entitled "What We Know...What We Don't Know...Moving Forward" will focus on significant changes and/or executive orders anticipated by the new… Wednesday, March 5, 2025 10:00am
Online
Cite with Style and Ease Using Zotero Using citation management software like Zotero can help you build your bibliography section with less effort. Collect, cite, and style your cited works in many of the thousands of formats for… Thursday, March 6, 2025 11:30am
Eureka Room
Journal Editors Roundtable: A Conversation About The Editorial Side of Academic Publishing Current, past, and aspiring academic journal editors are invited to this lunch and learn to discuss trends and challenges in the scholarly publication landscape. This library-facilitated roundtable… Friday, March 7, 2025 11:30am
Goldfield Room
Professors' Circle Spring 2025: "What We Know...What We Don't Know...Moving Forward" The Spring 2025 Professors' Circle, entitled "What We Know...What We Don't Know...Moving Forward" will focus on significant changes and/or executive orders anticipated by the new… Tuesday, April 1, 2025 10:00am
Online
Truth Can Be Stranger Than Fiction: Finding The Context And Data Behind Local Issues Want to do a deeper dive to research local issues identified in social media and traditional media? Join Patrick Griffis, Business Librarian, and Susie Skarl, Urban Affairs Librarian, as they explain… Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:00pm
Online
Introduction to Open Access Publishing This workshop will focus on the practical aspects of open access, including how to achieve open sharing of scholarly publications with confidence. You will get tips for navigating an increasingly… Thursday, April 10, 2025 10:00am
Pioche Room and Online
Special Collections & Archives Open House Are you interested in the history of Las Vegas or UNLV? Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in Special Collections and Archives? Would you like to learn more about bringing your class in to… Thursday, April 17, 2025 4:00pm
Special Collections and Archives
Moving to a New Citation Management Tool Migrating your data between tools such as Zotero, Refworks, Mendeley, and EndNote is possible, and a plan is helpful. Get hands on help to make the best choices for you. Attendees will be able to… Thursday, April 24, 2025 11:30am
Eureka Room