Fall Institute for Faculty & Staff: Day 1

Save the date - Fall Institute 2025, August 11-12 graphic with LU Blue Tiger logo

Faculty and staff will gather on August 11 and 12 to prepare for the new academic year. This year, we are pleased to offer a series of breakout sessions that will be held at The LINC, MLK Hall and various classrooms across campus.

Please use the link to pre-register for your choice of breakout sessions. Attendance will be tracked, and professional development credit will be awarded for each session you attend in full.

Click here to pre-register.


Fall Institute Day 1 Schedule: Monday, August 11 

Morning events will be held in The LINC. After lunch, sessions will be held in the classrooms and computer labs as assigned.

8:15 a.m. | Check-In & Breakfast
Arrive early for check-in, breakfast, and to grab your t-shirt and the best seats!

9:00 a.m. | Welcome
John B. Moseley, Ed.D., President

9:10 a.m. | Welcome by LU's Faculty Senate and Staff Council
Brian Norris, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science & Chair of the Faculty Senate
Danisha Williams, Ed.D., Executive Director of Enrollment Management
Beth Jordan, Ed.D., Senior Director of Graduate & Extended Studies

9:20 a.m. | New Employee Introductions
Supervisors

9:30 a.m. | Organizational Chart Review
John B. Moseley, Ed.D., President

9:50 a.m. | HLC Update
Angelette Pritchett, Ed.D., Senior Director, Institutional Research and Assessment

10:10 a.m. | Introducing EAB to Lincoln
Saint Rice Jr., Ed.D., Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education & Dean of University College

10:30 a.m. | Marketing & Communications How-Tos
CatchPhrase Communications

10:45 a.m. | Break

11:00 a.m. | Presidential Address
John B. Moseley, Ed.D., President

12:00 p.m. | Lunch Break
Lunch provided.


1:00 p.m. | Breakout Session 1
Choose one.

  • LU Online: Intro to Canvas — LU Online Team

  • ADP Basics: What You Need to Know — Veronica Schultz

  • Technology in the Classroom — Roosevelt Stallings

  • Intro to Self-Service — Blaine Bredeman

  • Title III Project Directors — Regina Anderson

  • Procurement Training: Vendor Search & Submission — Damon Nunn

  • Email Signature Setup/Submitting and IT Ticket or Facilities Request — Keith Blunt and Greg Emmanuel

  • Civility in the Workplace — Shawnda Hayes-Dunnell


2:00 p.m. | Breakout Session 2
Choose one.

  • LU Online: Course Development — LU Online Team

  • ADP Basics: What You Need to Know — Veronica Schultz

  • Grant Writing and Securing Alternative FundingMark Melton and Ann Warren

  • Career Center — Paula Clay

  • Advanced Self-Service — Blaine Bredeman

  • Budgeting Basics for Non-Financial Staff — Belinda Bell

  • Procurement Training: Requisitions & Authority — Damon Nunn

  • DocuSign — Carol Beavers

  • Civility in the Workplace — Shawnda Hayes-Dunnell


3:00 p.m. | Breakout Session 3
Choose one.

  • LU Online: Online Instruction — LU Online Team

  • Grant Account Budgeting — Belinda Bell

  • Technology in the Classroom — Roosevelt Stallings

  • Self-Service Budget Overview — Kathy Muenks and Julie Bange

  • Self-Service: Advising Transfer Students — Blaine Bredeman

  • Navigating Conflict and Difficult Conversations in the Workplace — Veronica Schultz

  • Crisis Response & Emergency Preparedness — Capt. Holmes & Sierra Thomas

  • Email Signature Setup/Submitting and IT Ticket or Facilities Request — Keith Blunt and Greg Emmanuel

  • Managing Difficult Classroom Behaviors — Saint Rice


4:00 p.m. | Breakout Session 4
Choose one.

  • Stronger Faculty, Stronger Future: Partnering with Deans and Chairs — Academic Leadership

  • Student Success & Retention Strategies — Qubieinique Greer 

  • Self-Service Budgeting — Kathy Muenks and Julie Bange

  • Intro to Self-Service — Blaine Bredeman

  • Title III Professional Development Programs — Regina Anderson and Becky Malisch

  • Active Shooter Training — Capt. Holmes & Sierra Thomas

  • Argos Training for Admins — Carol Beavers and D. Hegde

  • TEVs and Check Requests — Jane Shook Floyd


Questions can be directed to Provost@LincolnU.edu

Extension members can contact Lori Orman.