Rubrics are an assessment tool that promote consistent and reduced bias grading. helps instructors and students focus attention on the important aspects of an assignment. They are designed to help students understand what is at stake in an assignment, what to work toward, and how they will be assessed. For instructors, rubrics can serve as feedback on assignments, focus revisions, and motivate students to improve. This introductory workshop explores the elements of a rubric, methods for developing effective rubrics, and how to apply them within your courses.August 27, 12:30-1:30 Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3520 (https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3520)

Join us for our 4th annual Welcome Back Block Party and Resource Fair. Food trucks, DJ, games, and learn about campus and local resources. Free for UConn Hartford students, faculty and staff. Event bracelet required - more information to follow about bracelet distribution. Event will take place rain or shine!   This event is co-sponsored by UConn Hartford, UConn Hartford Undergraduate Student Government, the School of Public Policy and the School of Business GBLC.

Students who may benefit from attending a Let's Talk: Mental Health Office Hours session include:Students who want help connecting to resources but are unsure where to begin Students who are looking for advice on a non-clinical issue Students who are unsure about therapy and are curious about what it is like to talk to a therapist Students who may have concerns about the mental health of a friend and seek advice on how to support their friend If a student is not an imminent risk, and is refusing your support in contacting our office, you may also consider contacting the UConn Student CARE Team (https://studentcareteam.uconn.edu/). This session is held by Graciela Quinones-Rodriguez, LCSW (https://studenthealth.uconn.edu/person/graciela-quinones-rodriguez/)

In this contemporary moment, International Relations, undoubtedly, faces an era of unprecedented crises. Some global problems persist, but new ones are also afoot. Together, they pose challenges to state security, international inequalities, global trade, the liberal international order, the nuclear non-proliferation regime, and structures of global governance. How do these problems and challenges impact the teaching of International Relations? In a context in which academic institutions and academic freedom also face threats across the world, we invite you to a roundtable that takes up the pedagogic challenges of teaching IR in the current moment. The roundtable is organized around two central questions: (1) What parts of the IR curriculum are enduring and what require radical revision? (2) What kinds of classroom pedagogies are most effective in this moment for generating analytical and critical thinking among diverse students? Join the Pedagogy Conference Planning Committee in this conversation with teacher-scholars based in 4 continents for a truly global discussion. MODERATOR: Ajay Parasam (Dalhousie University, Canada). PANELIST: Elia Elisa Cia Alves (Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil), Devon Cantwell-Chavez (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Jonneke Kooman (Willamette University, USA), Kate Schick (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealandand), and Claire Timperley (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). Interested in being notified of upcoming webinars? Sign up for ISA Connected, a monthly newsletter with information on all of ISA's upcoming virtual programming, via this link (https://www.isanet.org/Programs/Virtual-Programs/ISA-Connected).

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Drop in at the Law Library Lab anytime during this hour to get any and all Bluebook and sourcing questions answered.This session is hosted by Maryanne Daly-Doran.

Vibrant paintings by Andrea Sanchez and Jaii Marc Renee on display in the Celeste LeWitt Gallery — Join us for a meet and greet from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29.

The exhibiting artists are Marsha Borden, Helena Chastel, Kathryn Frund, Phoebe Godfrey, Hugh MacDonald, Bob Pavlik, Dan Potter, and R. Douglass Rice. Open Air 2025 is open daily and will remain on view through October 6, 2025. June 19, 2025 iis the last day to visit indoor art exhibitions. Exhibitions inside the AVS Gallery will resume on September 11, 2025

The UConn Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (i.e., UConn Pepper Center), plans to submit an application for competitive renewal to the National Institute on Aging at NIH. At this time, the UConn Pepper Center Pilot/Exploratory Studies Core (PESC) seeks letters of intent (LOIs) for studies to be included in the application. Studies selected for inclusion in the application will be funded contingent upon continued funding of the UConn Pepper Center. We are seeking Letters of Intent (LOIs) for 1-year pilot and exploratory studies that focus on enhancing function and independence in older adults while also advancing knowledge in the UConn Pepper Center theme of Precision Gerontology, and that will support future grant applications. We welcome a variety of research approaches, ranging from biological to clinical/behavioral to health services/community-based research. Projects focusing on cognition and behavior, host defense and immunity, voiding and continence, and mobility and falls are of particular interest. For proposed studies involving human subjects research, secondary data analysis-based projects are encouraged. Projects involving primary data collection are allowed but must be sufficiently feasible to complete within 1 year. LOIs are due by September 10, 2025 Full-time UConn and JAX faculty are eligible to apply for PESC funding. Priority will be given to junior faculty/early-stage investigators as well as established investigators pursuing aging-related research (relevant to Precision Gerontology) as a new area of research. Investigators may request up to $50,000 (direct costs) for a 1-year pilot project. Those interested in submitting an LOI are strongly encouraged to contact the PESC Co-Leaders Dr. Lisa Barry (libarry@uchc.edu) Dr. Blanka Rogina (rogina@uchc.edu) and to visit the UConn Pepper Center website to learn more about the theme of Precision Gerontology and the UConn Pepper Center Research Resource Cores. https://health.uconn.edu/pepper-center/ Those seeking to apply for UConn PESC funding must submit the following by September 10, 2025: 1. A 1-page Letter of Intent (LOI) that includes:Brief description of the Specific Aims, Significance, and Approach; Statement as to how the proposed study aligns with the UConn Pepper Center theme of Precision Gerontology; Statement of how the proposed study will utilize applicable UConn Pepper Center Research Resource Cores. 2. On a separate page, a brief budget and timeline 3. NIH Biosketch for Principal Investigator. Please send LOIs to Ms. Laura Masi (masi@uchc.edu) Individuals selected to submit full proposals will be notified by the PESC Co-Leaders.