Faculty & Staff Insider
Welcome to the Faculty & Staff Insider! Here you will find relevant resources and weekly updates to enhance your employment experience at the UW.
NOTEWORTHY
Faculty spotlight
Teaching Online 101
Join this eight-week, asynchronous course designed to enhance your digital course design and digital pedagogy skill set. Along with tutorials on how to build course elements and use tools in Canvas, this course features insights, examples, and practical tips from experienced faculty.
Staff spotlight
Gain powerful tools to forge better relationships
Learn how different communication styles affect others and gain techniques to build trust and develop more constructive relationships at work.
Student spotlight
Student Stories: Daniella D.
Your time at UW will fly by and to ensure the most successful college outcomes, try to gain as many experiences you can (on and off campus). I recommend varying your experiences in the first 2 years so you can hone in on your interests and career path.
NEWS AND RESOURCES
View the June 5, 2024 issue of UW Insider or request access for an archived issue.
Pride Month is a time to be proud of our progress
As a University, it is incumbent upon us to ensure that our campuses and communities are welcoming places in which students, faculty, staff, friends, neighbors and visitors can be themselves.
ChatGPT is biased against resumes that imply a disability
In a new study, UW researchers found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honors and credentials — such as the “Tom Wilson Disability Leadership Award” — lower than the same resumes without those honors and credentials.
UW’s Title IX report is now available
The 2021-2023 Title IX Biennial Report on Sex- and Gender-Based Violence and Harassment provides an overview of education and prevention efforts, Title IX reports and referrals, and formal complaints.
CSS Grid Summer Camp starting week of July 8
Join the Front-End Tech Community of Practice for CSS Grid Summer Camp. We will dive into the ins-and-outs of CSS Grid. We will be using the LinkedIn Learning course CSS Advanced Layouts as a guide.
Smartphone photography 101
Enhance your skill at taking and editing photos with your phone, connect with fellow photography enthusiasts and get inspired to take your images from so-so to stunning at this lunchtime webinar on July 31, led by The Whole U’s own Sebastian Ky.
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Get discounts through Perks at Work
Through the WA Employee Assistance Program, you’re eligible for a discount network called Perks at Work that offers savings on all kinds of retail items — even discounted movie tickets.
Job opportunities with UW Medicine Rehabilitation
Full-time and per diem job opportunities in therapeutic care with our innovative, multidisciplinary teams at one of the top rehabilitation programs in the nation.
The truth about body fat? It’s not all the same
Learn more about subcutaneous fat that lies just below your skin’s surface, whereas visceral fat is deep within the body, between your organs.
UW Recycling’s guide to office cleanouts
If your department is relocating or cleaning up this summer, follow these tips to get rid of unwanted items at the UW.
