KU Office of Faculty Affairs

06/01/2026

Welcome June! ☀️

🗺️Whether you are here or traveling, we still have ways for you to engage and learn! Some summer workshops take place here in Lawrence, but many are online - plug in where it's convenient for you!

🧩June 9-July 14 (Tuesdays): Faculty THRIVE
📚 June 17 & 24: Annual Evaluations Policy Alignment workshop
✨ June 18: Faculty How To at KU: Accessibility & Learning Series - Setting Up Your Canvas Course (New Faculty)
💡 June 25: Faculty How To at KU: Accessibility & Learning Series - Introduction to Accessibility and the Student Experience

🔎 Take a closer look at our June events: 📅
https://calendar.ku.edu/department/office_of_faculty_affairs/calendar and facultyaffairs.ku.edu/faculty-collaborative

05/29/2026

🏆Join us in celebrating Ward Thompson, professor of chemistry! Thompson was recently awarded a William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. 🎉

See photos from Thompson's prize patrol here and read more on his Kemper nomination at https://rockcha.lk/Kemper-2026.

University of Kansas Provost Office
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
KU Department of Chemistry

05/28/2026

🏆Congratulations to Meggie Mapes, associate teaching professor of communication studies. She is one of this year's William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence recipients 🎉

Click through to see photos from Mapes' prize patrol and read more about why she was selected for this year’s Kemper Fellowship at https://rockcha.lk/Kemper-2026.

University of Kansas Provost Office
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Communication Studies at the University of Kansas

05/28/2026

🏆Today we celebrate Chad Kraus, professor of architecture and one of this year's William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence recipients 🎉

See photos from his prize patrol, which took place during his studio course, and read more about why he was selected for this year’s Kemper Fellowship at https://rockcha.lk/Kemper-2026.

University of Kansas Provost Office
KU School of Architecture & Design

05/27/2026

🏆We are celebrating Angela Gist-Mackey, associate professor and associate chair of communication studies and one of this year's William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence recipients 🎉

Click through to see photos from Gist-Mackey's prize patrol and read more on why she was selected for this year’s Kemper Fellowship at https://rockcha.lk/Kemper-2026.

University of Kansas Provost Office
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Communication Studies at the University of Kansas

05/27/2026

🏆It’s our favorite time of year! In April, the “prize patrol” surprised five very deserving KU educators to inform them that they are this year’s William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence awardees!

Our first Kemper recipient is Gerrit de Boer, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology 🎉

De Boer is also celebrating emeritus status, following his retirement this spring - congratulations!

Click through to see photos from his prize patrol and read more to hear why he was selected for this year’s Kemper Fellowship at https://rockcha.lk/Kemper-2026.

KU Biology
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Kansas Provost Office

05/26/2026

🧩There is still time to register for Faculty TRIVE, but it begins soon!

🕙Join us on Tuesdays from June 9-July 14, from 10:00am-12:00pm, to sustain your momentum on your summer projects in community with your peers!

Sessions are remote - join from anywhere!

Learn more at facultyaffairs.ku.edu/faculty-collaborative

05/22/2026

On May 4, KU American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows met to network and welcome three newly elected members. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod recognized the KU inductees: Chris Beard, Jianming Qiu and Michael Wolfe.

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On May 4, KU American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows met to network and welcome three newly elected members. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod recognized the KU inductees: Chris Beard, Jianming Qiu and Michael Wolfe.

05/20/2026

😴 Don't sleep on accessibility this summer ⏰

Make sure your coursework is in compliance and is operating its best for your students! Join us for our Accessibility & Learning series where experts from the Office of Academic Affairs, Center for Online & Distance Learning (CODL) and KU IT will walk you through all things accessibility and the resources available to you to make your job easier.

🔗 All series details can be found at
https://facultyaffairs.ku.edu/faculty-in-conversation. Click on an event to learn more and register!

05/19/2026