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UNCG faculty and staff can get a spring refresh this coming month thanks to incubators, jams, and other events provided by their colleagues for fun or professional development. There\u2019s also a wide array of musical performances featuring Latin and Mongolian music, and the return of faculty member Steve Haines who is showing his gratitude for his health by dedicating a concert to his supporters.<\/p>\n
WEDOIT Accessibility Incubator<\/strong> This hands-on event is designed to help instructors enhance their course materials for better accessibility<\/a>. Bring syllabi, assignments, or any course content, and the SOE specialists will provide expert guidance and technical support, whether that be small tweaks or big changes.<\/p>\n Gale Archival Materials<\/strong> In 2025, the University Libraries increased its digital holdings with new Gale archival materials, providing access to more historical and contemporary voices with perspectives on social, political, and cultural events across time. This webinar led by Jenny Dale and Joshua Olsen<\/a> discusses how these additions from Archives of Sexuality & Gender, British Library Newspapers, Indigenous Peoples of North America, and more complement the existing online library resources.<\/p>\n Three College Observatory Public Night<\/strong> Hosted by faculty volunteers from Physics & Astronomy, the public can take a closer look at objects through the observatory\u2019s 32-inch telescope<\/a>, including star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, double stars, planets, and the moon if available.<\/p>\n Reservations are required and all interested may sign up on the waiting list<\/a> for upcoming public nights. On most nights prior to events, a decision will be made as to cloud conditions, sky suitability, and road conditions on the afternoon of the event. Participants are encouraged to check Is My TCO Public Night Cancelled<\/a> before they arrive.<\/p>\n School of Education ATS Drop-in<\/strong> All SOE instructors \u2014 including faculty, lecturers, adjuncts, and teaching assistants, etc. \u2014 are invited to drop-in and receive the \u201cjust in time\u201d assistance needed for their courses. They can receive assistance on such things as instructional design, course revisions & updates, as well as receive suggestions and recommendations for selecting and implementing learning tools like Canvas, Teams, and Microsoft Office 365. Register in advance<\/a>.<\/p>\n New AI-powered Tools for Scholarly Literature Discovery<\/strong> Learn about some of the AI-augmented databases for research discovery, citation analysis, and literature reviews. University Libraries\u2019 Steve Cramer will go over tools<\/a> including Scite, Research Rabbit, Consensus, Undermind, and Elicit, which allow researchers to search by semantics (concepts), map scholarly networks, provide context for citations, and evaluate citation patterns.<\/p>\n Governance Indexes<\/strong> Governance indexes are composite measures that assess how effectively institutions govern, based on political, legal, and administrative indicators, but they are also complicated and sometimes controversial. This University Libraries session led by Rachel Olsen<\/a> will go over different governance indexes and other index types and discuss how to evaluate and cite these tools. The free webinar is open to all regardless of their level of familiarity with these sources.<\/p>\n LLC Hands-on Culture Jam<\/strong> Experience a wide-array of hands-on mini workshops<\/a> presented by Language, Literatures, and Culture faculty, staff, students, and community members. Refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n Her Piano, Her Voice: South American Women Composers<\/strong> Enjoy the performance<\/a> by Brazilian pianist, Dr. Alessandra Feris, assistant professor of piano and a scholar with a distinguished career as a performer, pedagogue, and advocate for Latin-American piano music.<\/p>\n Symphonic Band<\/strong> Conductor Jonathan Caldwell is joined by Professor of Horn Abigail Peck among others with a musical selection<\/a> featuring the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Catherine Likhuta, and Th\u00e9o Schmitt.<\/p>\n Sympthony Orchestra<\/strong> Dr. Jungho Kim, associate professor of conducting, welcomes acclaimed Mongolian artists<\/a> for a collaborative presentation of Mongolian works: \u201cHorqin Rhapsody\u201d and the \u201cHorsehead Fiddle Concerto.\u201d<\/p>\n Steve Haines and Friends<\/strong> Steve Haines, interim director of the Miles Davis Jazz Studies program, gratefully returns to playing<\/a> and teaching after the repair of a heart aneurysm in August. This concert is dedicated to the doctors at the Cleveland Clinic and to his incredibly supportive family. His fellow faculty, Janinah Burnett and Dr. Thomas Heflin, will provide vocals and trumpet respectively.<\/p>\n Tickets are free, but a reservation is requested.<\/p>\n Lorena Guill\u00e9n Tango Ensemble: M\u00fasica para Todos<\/strong> The award-winning band features music faculty<\/a>, Drs. Lorena Guill\u00e9n, Alejandro Rutty, Guy Capuzzo, and Adam Ricci. They\u2019ll perform a soul-filled selection based based on Argentine tango, jazz, classical and contemporary music, and other world and popular music styles.<\/p>\n
March 2, 11 a.m.\u20131 p.m.
School of Education Building, Room 302<\/p>\n
March 3, 11 a.m.\u2013Noon
Online<\/p>\n
March 7, 7:30\u20139:30 p.m.
5106 Thompson Mill Road, Graham, NC 27253<\/p>\n
March 13, 11 a.m.\u2013Noon
Online<\/p>\n
March 24, Noon\u20131 p.m.
Online<\/p>\n
March 25, Noon\u20131 p.m.
Online<\/p>\n
March 30, Noon\u20133 p.m.
EUC, Cone Ballroom<\/p>\nMusic Performances<\/strong><\/h3>\n
March 1, 7:30\u20139 p.m.
Tew Recital Hall<\/p>\n
March 3, 7:30\u20139 p.m.
UNCG Auditorium<\/p>\n
March 4, 7:30\u20139 p.m.
UNCG Auditorium<\/p>\n
March 21, 7:30\u20139 p.m.
School of Music Organ Hall<\/p>\n
March 22, 3:30\u20135 p.m.
Tew Recital Hall<\/p>\nConferences hosted at UNCG<\/strong><\/h3>\n