
Upcoming Events
- Jul 14All dayEmployee Open EnrollmentOpen Enrollment is your annual opportunity to:Add or remove dependents Adjust coverage levels Re-enroll in flexible spending accounts Make other benefit updates The insurance plan year runs from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31. Visit the Open Enrollment (https://employees.tamu.edu/benefits/open-enrollment.html) webpage to learn more.
- Jul 15All dayEmployee Open EnrollmentOpen Enrollment is your annual opportunity to:Add or remove dependents Adjust coverage levels Re-enroll in flexible spending accounts Make other benefit updates The insurance plan year runs from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31. Visit the Open Enrollment (https://employees.tamu.edu/benefits/open-enrollment.html) webpage to learn more.
- Jul 158:45 AMCommon Grounds - Generative AI and Its Implications for Higher EducationJoin Mr. Kegan Clark, Honors Academy Program Coordinator, for a session that provides a practical introduction to generative AI and its implications for higher education. Participants will explore commonly used AI tools, effective prompting strategies, and real-world applications for enhancing decision-making and operational effectiveness. The discussion will also address ethical considerations, including data privacy, bias, and responsible AI use. Designed for staff across diverse roles, this session provides insight into how AI can support individual, operational unit, and institutional goals.Mr. Kegan Clark is a Ph.D. student in Higher Education Administration at Texas A&M University and Program Coordinator for the Honors Academy first-year experience. He teaches UGST 181: Honors Family Meeting, focusing on personal, professional, and intellectual development, and UGST 311, which explores authenticity in the age of generative AI. Since 2023, Mr. Clark has integrated generative AI into his teaching, not only enhancing UGST 181's syllabus, lesson plans, and assignments, but also incorporating it into assignments for students. This is his second semester facilitating a faculty and staff learning community on AI literacy through the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and has presented on AI in education at the National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference in 2024. His campus presentations include sessions for theCTE's Hear from Peers (https://calendar.tamu.edu/cte/event/313053-hear-from-peers-navigating-ai-in-the-classroom)series,Human Resources' Managers Minutes Deep Divesand the Division of Student Affair's Student Learning Orientations.This will be a one-hour presentation before the USC Meeting. The series can be attended in person at the General Services Complex in Room 101A or via Zoom.
- Jul 218:30 AMThird-Party Conflict Resolution for LeadersIn this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND
- Jul 228:30 AMThird-Party Conflict Resolution for LeadersIn this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND
- Aug 128:30 AMNew Faculty OrientationNew Faculty Orientation (NFO) is an in person only event designed to provide you with an overview of the university and its culture as you jumpstart your career at Texas A&M. As a participant, you will be able to explore the resources, expectations, and development opportunities the university has for you as a faculty member. Join us at New Faculty Orientation and network with fellow new faculty and academic leaders from across the university.We encourage units with new faculty to send them to College Station for this event.REGISTER TO ATTEND