Student/Faculty/Staff Updates
School of Arts, Sciences, and Business
The Morrissy Honors Program goes to Italy!
Nine Morrissy honors students, six Friends of Morrissy, and two faculty leaders ventured to Florence for an 11-day exploration of the Medici family and their influence on the art and politics of the city during the Renaissance. In addition to lectures and discussions led by Interim Dean Evelyn Spratt, the group had guided visits to the Accademia to see Michelangelo's David and the Uffizi Galleries to see Il Bronzino's portraits of the Medici. Students also visited Rome (in a whirlwind day), the Tuscan countryside (to see the Medici's summer palaces and gardens), Palazzo Vecchio, Palazzo Medici-Ricardi, and the Pitti Palace, as well as attended workshops where they painted frescos and made pasta. All came home with a new appreciation for pasta, pizza, and contrapposto.
Psychology Assistant Professor Dr. Nicole Telfer Receives Award
Dr. Telfer received the National Institute of Health - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) loan repayment award of $60,801 to continue conducting research on ethnic-racial and disability socialization practices among Black neurodivergent youth.
Gormley Gallery Exhibit, "Rich in What They Can't Measure"
On display now until February 27, 2026 "Rich in What They Can't Measure" is a group exhibition curated by guest gallery curator, Jasmine Gabrielle Washington, in the Gormley Gallery.
School of Education
Assistant Professor Dr. Molly Dunn to Present at Symposium
Dr. Molly Dunn, in cross-disciplinary and cross-university collaboration with fellow 2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Dr. Prakash Adhikari (Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University) will virtually present at the upcoming Symposium on Refugee and Migrant Education Conference at Virginia Tech University. The title of their session is Leveraging Educational Technology to Expand Educational Access to Forcibly Displaced and Marginalized Populations in Malawi. In it, they will present at the intersection of their Fulbright research: Dr. Dunn on the context-specific, culturally responsive use of Education Technology (EdTech) in resource-constrained Global South universities, and Dr. Adhikari, on the use of distance e-learning for college credit for adults within the Dzaleka Refugee Camp. For background: Dzaleka is Malawi’s only official refugee settlement, sits roughly 45 km north of the capital city of Lilongwe, and was established in 1994 in response to conflicts in the Great Lakes region (Rwanda and surrounds). Originally planned for roughly 10,000 residents, it today hosts 50,000+, with the majority from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their research comes together in this project to contribute to global dialogue on digital inclusion and the democratization of higher educational pathways within the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Dr. Angelo Letizia Presented Virtually at Nova Southeastern University
Associate Professor, Dr. Angelo Letizia presented virtually at Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) 11th Annual Power Publishing Day. His talk, Both sides of the same coin, Exploring academic and fiction publishing, highlighted the different and similarities between both types of publishing venues and offer tips for those interested in publishing in academia or creatively.
Dr. Antonio Ellis Published Study
Assistant Professor, Dr. Antonio Ellis, School of Education, published his ethnographic study, Activism as Resistance: The Uprising of Black Youth with Stuttering Disabilities, in Urban Education. The publication examines how Black youth with stuttering disabilities engage in activism as a form of resistance.
Two Faculty Have Article Published
Dr. Angela Snyder and Dr. Lisa Pallett published their article in the journal School-University Partnerships. Their article, "Optimizing edTPA support: faculty, supervisors, and mentor teachers’ roles in teacher candidate success," is a timely piece that explores collaborative strategies for supporting teacher candidates through the edTPA process, highlighting the vital roles of faculty, supervisors, and mentor teachers in fostering candidate growth and success.
Library Updates
Call for Spring 2026 Library Pop-Up Classes - Fill Out Form
Do you have an idea for a workshop you'd like to lead for the campus communities? The Library's Pop-Up Class series aims to teach technology-related skills and concepts to students, faculty, staff, and community members. If you have an area of expertise, a club planning a creative or tech-based learning event, or a craft or skill you want to teach, propose it here! Pop-Up Classes are centered on technology, but can range from as low-tech as bread making and handicrafts to as high-tech as Arduino programming. Typical Pop-Up Classes are 1-2 hours in length and take place on weekdays. The Library provides hosting space, registration forms, marketing, and supplies. Our theme for Pop-Up Class programming this year is Do It For The Plot. Learning any new skill can be conveyed as 'doing it for the plot,' but any additional ties to that theming are welcome! Submit information about the Pop-Up Class you'd like to lead in the Spring 2026 semester here. Library staff will contact you about your proposal to coordinate further.
AI and Authorship: How AI Affects Creation, Publication, and Contracts
Tuesday, February 3, 12 PM - 1 PM
Online via Zoom
Learn how AI affects the creation and publication process. This workshop will cover topics such as how using AI can affect the rights you have over your work, how AI companies may be using your work, and how AI affects publication contracts from your ability to use AI in your publication to your publisher licensing your work for AI training
Thursday, February 26, 12 PM - 1 PM
Online via Zoom
Interested in adopting open educational resources for your classes? Learn about how to adapt and revise existing open educational resources or publish your own. This workshop will cover publishing platform options and how to interpret and apply open licenses on existing OER or to the OER you're creating.
Author's Rights and Publication Agreements: What to Know Before You Sign Online
Thursday, March 12, 2-3 PM
Online via Zoom
Measuring your impact is an important step in the research process for gathering evidence of how your research will impact society. It is also important when applying for positions, for promotion and tenure, and for grant funding. This introductory workshop will provide an overview of traditional and nontraditional scholarly metrics and will discuss tools to promote your research impact. Topics covered include: citation analysis, journal impact factor, h-index, and altmetrics.
Wednesday, March 18, 12 PM - 1 PM
Online via Zoom
Working on a publication? This workshop will help you understand your rights as an author under copyright law. It will provide information on common types of publication agreements and their terms and provide tips on negotiating your contract through hands on exercises.
Author Talk: Critical AI in K-12 Classrooms
Thursday, March 19, 4-6 PM
Loyola Notre Dame Library IDEA Space
Join Loyola's Center for Research & Evaluation (CRE) and the Loyola Notre Dame Library (LNDL) for a discussion with Dr. Marie K. Heath, Loyola University Maryland, Dr. Stephanie Smith Budhai, University of Delaware, and Dr. Punya Mishra, Arizona State University, about their book, Critical AI in K-12 Classrooms: A Practical Guide for Cultivating Justice and Joy. This conversation will provide audience members with helpful tips on navigating the complicated intersection of artificial intelligence, education, and justice.
Monday, March 30, 4 PM - 5 PM
Online via Zoom
Are you a creator? Are you an artist, photographer, author, musician, or maker? Come find out how copyright applies to you. How can you protect your work with copyright? How can you legally use others' works in your creations? How does AI affect the copyright of creative works? All these questions and more will be answered in this Copyright for Creators workshop.
Understanding Open Access Publishing and Publishing for Free through Library Agreements
Thursday, April 9, 12 PM - 1 PM
Online via Zoom
This workshop will help you learn what Open Access (OA) publishing is and its benefits. It will explain the open access publishing process including selecting a Creative Commons license, how you can publish open access without paying article processing charges through Library/Publisher agreements, and how to avoid predatory publishers.