Weekly Happenings: January 20-23, 2026

[April Dukes]

Hi all,

Wishing you an impactful MLK Day this Monday as we honor the life and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. May his message of hope and courage inspire your week ahead.

Below are the professional development opportunities for this week.

Pitt-CIRTL Spring Classes

• Prep for an Academic Career
• Advancing Learning Through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching

CIRTL Network

• Self-Paced Teaching & Learning Courses (2025-2026 Academic Year)
• Finishing your Diss/Thesis
• Panel(s) of Early Career Faculty
• CVs for the Academic Job Market
• Cover Letters for the Academic Job Market
• Maximizing Learning Outcomes from Instructional Demonstration: Balancing Instructor- and Student-Led Experiential Learning

dB-SERC

• dB-SERC Lunch Discussion

University Center for Teaching and Learning

• Introduction to Canvas Part 1
• Accessibility Training Partners Present: Mark Steadman
• Introduction to Canvas Part 2
• Developing a Teaching Portfolio
• Small Teaching Book Discussion on Improving Student Learning
• Mentoring Academy Session One: Introduction

Office of Academic Career Development

• Navigating the New NIH Review Landscape: Insights into the Simplified Review Framework

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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