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The Summer of What If?

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A blog from the Office for Faculty Excellence

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Aug 29, 2023

Faculty Learning Communities and Affinity Groups at NC State

What are Faculty Learning Communities?  Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) are peer-led groups of faculty, staff, and graduate students who engage in active, collaborative, long-term programs structured to provide encouragement, support,… 
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Aug 29, 2023

Pedagogical Wellness

Pedagogical wellness integrates evidence-based wellness strategies into teaching and learning environments to support the health and well-being of faculty and students.  In other words, we can incorporate strategies to connect… 
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Aug 29, 2023

Community Connections

The Office for Faculty Excellence is offering sessions, Community Connection Hours, where our faculty community can come together for discussion and support. These are sessions for connecting with each other… 
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Aug 24, 2023

ChatGPT (and Other Generative AI Tools) at NC State

ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been growing rapidly. This edition of the OFE newsletter is meant to introduce our new website on Navigating AI (created in… 
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Jul 25, 2023

Week 4: What if Teaching Was Your Main Focus?

Podcast The podcast intro music, Peachtree, was composed and performed by Jopsy Bayog, a 2021 NC State graduate. The transcript to the podcast can be found here. Article An Unexpected Passion for Education:… 
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Jul 18, 2023

Week 3: What if Service Was Your Main Focus?

Podcast The podcast intro music, Peachtree, was composed and performed by Jopsy Bayog, a 2021 NC State graduate. The transcript to the podcast can be found here. Article The University of California at… 
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Jul 11, 2023

Week 2: What if Leadership Was Your Main Focus?

Podcast The podcast intro music, Peachtree, was composed and performed by Jopsy Bayog, a 2021 NC State graduate. The transcript to the podcast can be found here. Article About two and a… 
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Jul 4, 2023

Week 1: What if Research Was Your Main Focus?

Podcast The podcast intro music, Peachtree, was composed and performed by Jopsy Bayog, a 2021 NC State graduate. The transcript to the podcast can be found here. Article Back in the day,… 

Jun 1, 2023

The Summer of What If?

At some point in our careers all of us have made choices that defined us. Unlike those popular multiverse movies, we can’t be everything, everywhere, all at once, so we…