CATT News & Updates | Spring 2025

End of Semester Updates: Spring 2025

Commencement decorations on a table.

By JEREMY COOPER

Published May 15, 2025

We're here to support you through final grading, course wrap-up, and planning ahead for future courses.

As the spring semester comes to a close, we’re here to help you finish strong. Below are helpful resources and opportunities to support you as you wrap up your courses and prepare for the next academic year.

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Whether you're experiencing a technical issue with UB Learns, need help with grading, or have a question related to course evaluations, our team is here to help!

Need to Know for Instructors

  • Turnitin PeerMark Introduction Sessions
    5/14/25
    Join us for an informative training session on Turnitin Peermark, a powerful tool designed to enhance peer review processes in academic settings.
  • Generative AI Book Discussion Series
    5/15/25
    Join our Summer Reading Group Series for faculty as we explore the rapidly evolving world of generative AI through three thought-provoking books, read over the summer months. 
  • Lumen Circles Return this Fall
    5/14/25
    Are you looking to learn more about AI and how to incorporate it into your teaching? SUNY is partnering with Lumen to provide free access to the Lumen Circle Fellowship Program.
  • Monday Morning Mentor: Continuing This Fall
    5/15/25
    Kickstart your week with the Monday Morning Mentor program, designed specifically for higher education instructors. This unique professional development series offers fast, dynamic, and convenient learning opportunities that address some of the most pressing issues in academia today.

Opportunities Beyond UB

2025 AAC&U Conference on Global Learning

Bringing together higher education leaders from a wide range of roles and institutional types, the 2025 AAC&U conference will offer space to reflect, reimagine, and reaffirm the role of global learning in preparing students to contribute meaningfully to their communities and succeed in diverse career paths.

This year, the conference will be held entirely online, making it easier for colleagues across roles, time zones, and institutions to take part.

Inclusive Teaching and Learning Certificate Program

The purpose of the Inclusive Teaching and Learning Certificate Program is to help faculty and others involved in teaching and learning in higher education develop new mindsets and strategies for more inclusive and equitable practices in classrooms and other learning environments. The certificate provides evidence that the participants have attained a basic set of essential skills and knowledge needed for teaching a diverse student population.

2025-26 AAC&U Institute on Open Education

In September 2025, AAC&U, in collaboration with , will launch the Institute on Open Education (IOE), a reenvisioning of AAC&U’s Institute on Open Educational Resources for the current moment in higher education. This online institute is designed to accelerate the work of teams from campuses or state systems seeking to actualize an ambitious strategy to provide access to high-quality educational opportunities through the affordances of open education.

Summer 2025 Assessment Learning Opportunities

Throughout summer 2025, the SUNY Center for Professional Development will be offering three opportunities to learn more about assessment, including: