Ribbon Cutting - March 13, 2025
We celebrate the opening of the new Bengal Success Center, which serves as a hub for student and faculty resources designed to foster academic success. This center enhances accessibility and promotes student educational success through coordinated services, along with the dedicated space and resources within the new Center for Learning and Instructional Excellence for faculty support in teaching, learning and assessment.
"At ISU, we believe strongly that creating a welcoming environment where every student can thrive is fundamental to our mission," said President Robert Wagner. "I’m excited to see the Bengal Success Center open, as it will play a key role in supporting academic success for all ISU students by providing tailored academic support, fostering connections across our campus and ensuring students have the resources they need to meet their academic goals."
Faculty Lecture Series - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feel free to bring your own lunch to enjoy during the session!
September Programming
Tuesday 9/16/2025 “The TILT Framework: One Strategy You Can Use to Support Learners” - Dr. Amanda Henscheid
In this presentation, we will explore the TILT Framework as a strategy we can use to support all learners in our courses. We will review what the TILT Framework is, why you and your students may find it useful, and how you can implement it into your course's assignments.
Friday 9/26/2025 “How to Read a Comic” - Dr. Matthew Levay
Long dismissed as a juvenile form of popular entertainment, comics is actually a deeply complex medium with a unique ability to address the most crucial issues of its cultural moment. This talk provides a brief overview of how comics work and the history of the medium--how it developed, and why it developed in the ways it did--before proceeding to an interactive discussion of how to read comics critically, both alongside and in opposition to other popular forms.
Monday 9/29/2025 "Workshop - Alternative Grading" - Dr. Heather Ray