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Registration Instructions
The Montana State University Office of the Registrar offers a Registration Overview webpage with clear, step by step guidance on course planning, advising, and registration. This resource helps students navigate the process and avoid common issues. Faculty are encouraged to review and share it with students.
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Canvas Calendar
The Calendar is a great way to view everything you have to do for all your courses in one place. You can view calendar events by day, week, month, or agenda list. The calendar also includes access to the Scheduler, which is an optional scheduling tool in Canvas.
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Awe as Inspiration
Tuesday, April 7 || 11:00 am – 12:00 pm || Renne Library 324 || Register here
In this last session of the six-part Human-Centered Teaching Series, we'll explore how moments of awe—curiosity, wonder, and deep attention—can enhance learning and engagement. Faculty will consider practical ways to incorporate awe into teaching practices to reenergize classrooms and deepen intellectual connection.
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Exploring Canvas Grading and the Gradebook
Thursday, April 9|| 8:00 – 8:50 am || Virtual Link||
Join the Training
Join us for a 50-minute virtual training focused on Canvas grading and the Gradebook. In this session, we’ll explore key Gradebook settings, review how to set up and organize your Gradebook through the Assignments area and walk through grading tools such as rubrics and SpeedGrader. Whether you’re new to Canvas grading or looking to refine your workflow, this training will highlight important features and best practices to help make grading more efficient and manageable.
Learn more about Exploring Canvas Grading and the Gradebook
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Ready, Set, Assess: Preparing Core Courses for Assessing the Core Quality Learning Outcome: Local & Global Citizen in Insights for Canvas Outcomes
Tuesday, April 14 || 9:00 – 10:30 am || Renne Library 324 || Register here
Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help faculty prepare their core course for the Fall 2026 assessment of the Local & Global Citizen institutional learning outcome. Focus will be on US, D, and CS Core courses, but Inquiry (IH, IN, IA, IS) or Research (R) core courses that have already chosen to include the Local & Global Citizen learning outcome are welcome to attend as well.
When registering for this training, please provide the CORE course that you teach in the comments section so that the insights tool can be turned on for that course prior to the training
If you have any questions about the training, please
contact Deb Blanchard: deborahblanchard@montana.edu
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Integrating AI into Assignments and Assessments
Wednesday, April 29 || 12:00 – 1:30 pm || Library, 324 || Register here
Participants will test examples of assignments and assessments that provide students with the opportunity to use Generative AI for specific tasks and evaluate what AI produces. In this process, participants will learn ways to assess Generative AI use by students and reflect on how it may enhance and support learning.
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Bridging Disability and Access
Tuesday, April 7th || 12:00 - 3:00 pm || Strand Union Building, 325 || Register Here
In this Cultural Bridges workshop, participants will learn about MSU Disability Services and explore their social learning around disability. Participants will have an opportunity to hear directly from students with disabilities, learn more about dyslexia specifically, and gain skills to support access.
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MSU Outreach and Engagement Council accepting proposals for Seed Grant program through April 5
Fiscal Year 2027 Seed Grant Program: Application deadline Friday, April 5, 2026
- Do you have an outreach idea that needs funding?
- Are you working with a community partner that could use some extra funding?
- Do you work with students who want to help with an outreach or engagement project?
The Montana State University Outreach and Engagement Council (OEC) invites proposals for FY27 Outreach and Engagement Seed Grant funds. Engagement is a critical component of the MSU Strategic Plan, Choosing Promise.
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Institute on Ecosystems (IOE) Faculty Research Grants
The Montana State University Institute on Ecosystems (IoE) connects researchers tackling environmental challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration that bridges science, education, and community perspectives. Our work spans Montana’s diverse socio-ecological systems—from working lands and community health to climate resilience, biodiversity, and water systems—grounded in place-based research and a commitment to collaboration and training.
The IoE Faculty Research Seed Grants support innovative research, partnerships, and proposal development aligned with the IoE’s mission to advance Montana’s social-ecological systems. $20,000 in funding is available across three focal areas:
- Community Engagement & Outreach
- Proposal Development
- Interdisciplinary Team Development
Learn more about IoE Faculty Research Grants
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