Weekly Happenings: February 23-27, 2026

[April Dukes]

Hi all,

Below are the professional development opportunities for this week.

CIRTL Network

• Self-Paced Teaching & Learning Courses (2025-2026 Academic Year)
• Quick Tips for Teaching
• Research Statements for the Academic Job Market
• Decentering Grades: Getting Started with Ungrading for Future Faculty
• Diversity/Equity/Inclusivity Statements for the Academic Job Market
• Finishing your Diss/Thesis
• Panel(s) of Careers Beyond Higher Education
• CIRTL Network Teaching-as-Research Presentations

dB-SERC

• dB-SERC Lunch Discussion

University Center for Teaching and Learning

• Open Pedagogy: An Introduction
• Developing a Lesson Plan

Office of Academic Career Development

• LinkedIn is a Necessity, Not an Option

Health Sciences Library System

• R Bootcamp Week 3: Data Exploration in R with tidyverse
• Advanced EndNote: Manuscript Troubleshooting
• Advanced ScRNASeq Analysis Using Partek Flow focusing on Multiple samples
• Searching for Drug Information

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April Dukes, Ph.D.

(she/her/hers)

Faculty and Future Faculty Program Director

Pitt-CIRTL Coordinator

Engineering Education Research Center

Contact Information

Email:  apr...@pitt.edu

Phone:  412-383-6014

Address:University of Pittsburgh

3700 O'Hara St

B-12 Benedum Hall

Pittsburgh, PA 15261