Upcoming Events

Lightening sessions presented by JET Library

Lightening sessions are a new way to learn library resources in a flash! These sessions are designed to be quick and easy, so you can learn new skills or resources in just 15 minutes. Can’t join us? Look for the Lightening Sessions section of our Youtube Page for the latest updates.

Resource focus: Scopus

February 25, 2025 at 7:00pm via zoom

Join Head of Reference Services associate librarian Nikki Palumbo, MLS, MBA (she/her) for a quick introduction to the power of SCOPUS, a multidisciplinary scholarly database with citation features that link each article to other works that have cited it. Quickly find seminal articles, the latest preprints, and more for researchers from upper-division undergraduates to faculty. Interested? Here is a fact sheet on SCOPUS: https://assets.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/6hYY3zWmqROQyYUVQ1ppvF/dd9ad62a897c026061bfbc5a1c8b66c0/2024_A_G_Scopus_Fact_Sheet_-_August_2024.pdf

Thursday, February 13, 2025

11:00am via Zoom

Presented by: Laurie Hallick MS Ed Instructional Designer Office of Blended and Online Learning

This webinar will explore the power of Artificial Intelligence to design engaging, AI-resistant learning activities that prioritize critical thinking, and individual perspective. We will demonstrate the use of AI tools to assist you with all aspects of course design. Faculty will be introduced to how to best use these AI tools to create these learning experiences.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

3:30pm In Person or via Zoom

Presented by: Michael Russo, Faculty President

New Faculty Orientations are a series of sessions held throughout the academic year. Each session addresses a different topic to assist new faculty in their transition to Molloy University. New faculty are expected to attend all sessions.

Friday, February 21, 2025

9:30am via Zoom

Presented by: Kate Myers-Coffman, PhD, MT-BC (they/she)

In this online workshop, attendees will gain a foundational understanding for using an anti-oppressive lens when designing inclusive syllabi. Some questions we will explore include: What encompasses an anti-oppressive lens? How do we unpack harmful internalized narratives and identify the oppressive ways these narratives show up in syllabi? To assist in these efforts, attendees will: a) identify and unpack biases and beliefs rooted in lived experiences by reflecting on personal histories with education and syllabi; b) review characteristics of white supremacy culture, ableism, cis/sexism, and classism that can show up in syllabi and understand how these characteristics oppress students representing diverse intersectional identities; c) apply this knowledge by deconstructing oppressive discourse and policies found in sample syllabi.

Co-Sponsored by:Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The Faculty Scholarship & Academic Advancement Committee is pleased to invite you to Faculty Research Day. This event recognizes the scholarship and research of Molloy University Faculty.  We hope you will join us for this exciting event!

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

10:00am-5:00pm

Hagan 239/ Hagan 339 with the option to join via Zoom

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

5:00pm

Zoom

Presented by: Tabitha Ochtera MLIS, MBA, Associate Director, Head of Electronic Resources & Digital Services

Join Tabitha Ochtera MLIS, MBA, Associate Director, Head of Electronic Resources & Digital Services, for an interactive session designed to help faculty navigate accessibility features found in library resources. This session will cover:

• A review of commonly seen resource barriers (based on library statistics & requests).
• Utilizing the accessibility features in library databases, e-books, and multimedia resources.
• Finding the library support available to assist with meeting accessibility standards and improving student success.

This session is ideal for faculty who want to learn how to better incorporate library resources into their courses while also ensuring that as many students as possible can fully engage with course materials.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

2:00pm

Hagan 239/Zoom

Presented by: Hia Datta 

Antiableist ideologies help counter age old ableist practices, and increase access to education for dis/differently abled and marginalized students in higher education. Ableist and elitist lenses in U.S. higher education, designed for “traditional” students, has made it possible for young, able-bodied/ minded, financially-resourced, White, cisgendered, straight male students to access educational resources more easily than those who do not enjoy these privileges. Universities are reflecting on their ableist set-up both in their physical spaces as well as their academic regulations and how they create barriers for dis/ differently abled students in order to reexamine how we operationalize higher education. In this workshop, we hope not only to discuss and reflect on what such practices may be, but also rely on our panelists to give us hands on guidance and highlight the support available to faculty to change these ableist practices in how we approach pedagogy through case studies and group work.

Co-Sponsored by:Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Friday, March 7, 2025

10:00am via Zoom

Presented by: Linda Silva Thompson & Amanda Strong

New Faculty Orientations are a series of sessions held throughout the academic year. Each session addresses a different topic to assist new faculty in their transition to Molloy University. New faculty are expected to attend all sessions.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

9:30am via Zoom

Presented by: Kate Myers-Coffman, PhD, MT-BC (they/she)

This online workshop is a follow up to those who attended the Designing Inclusive Syllabi Part I: The Why workshop. Building on the attendees' foundational knowledge, this workshop provides a range of strategies that challenge traditional norms in academia for a more liberatory, inclusive, and accessible education. Trauma-informed, culturally humble, learner-centered, growth-oriented, community building, and relational frameworks will be weaved into all strategies presented. Example strategies will touch on: a) attendance, participation, and assignment policies; b) assignment and curriculum design; c) grading and ungrading approaches; d) tone and discourse in syllabi; and e) navigating the delicate balance between flexibility and boundary-setting.

Co-Sponsored by:Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Theme: Community Connections

Friday, March 28, 2025

9:30am - 11:30am

More information coming soon!

Lightening sessions presented by JET Library

Lightening sessions are a new way to learn library resources in a flash! These sessions are designed to be quick and easy, so you can learn new skills or resources in just 15 minutes. Can’t join us? Look for the Lightening Sessions section of our Youtube Page for the latest updates.

Streaming Media

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 5:00pm via zoom

The streaming media collections of the JET Library include a wide range of video and audio content. Learn where to find it, how to request a title we don’t have, and how to get help if there are technical problems. Presented by Access Services Librarian David Nochimson, MLS.

Lightening sessions presented by JET Library

Lightening sessions are a new way to learn library resources in a flash! These sessions are designed to be quick and easy, so you can learn new skills or resources in just 15 minutes. Can’t join us? Look for the Lightening Sessions section of our Youtube Page for the latest updates.

Resource focus: JETfind

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 10:00am via zoom

JETfind is an all-in-one discovery tool which searches books, ebooks, videos, articles, digital media, and more. Join Susan Bloom, MLIS MS Associate Librarian, Head of Instruction and Outreach, to learn why it’s the place we suggest everyone from first years through faculty begin their research projects.

Lightening sessions presented by JET Library

Lightening sessions are a new way to learn library resources in a flash! These sessions are designed to be quick and easy, so you can learn new skills or resources in just 15 minutes. Can’t join us? Look for the Lightening Sessions section of our Youtube Page for the latest updates.

Using Molloy Archives in the Classroom

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 12:00pm via zoom

Molloy Archives offers a rich collection of materials such as the president’s papers, early class bulletins, photographs, as well as student newspapers and yearbooks. Examining and evaluating these records can introduce students to the ethical use of primary sources in research and assignments. This session, with Brianna Paoli, MSLIS Archives and Special Collections Librarian, will discuss the many ways in which primary sources from the Archives can be used to engage students and support learning outcomes.

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

10:30am in H339

The Office of Blended and Online Learning invites you to celebrate and learn from Molloy faculty who have earned, in the past year, a badge demonstrating commitment to excellence in online course design and accessibility. The event will feature a facilitated roundtable discussion in which badged faculty will share their insights, challenges, and successes in transforming their courses to meet these rigorous standards. 

Lightening sessions presented by JET Library

Lightening sessions are a new way to learn library resources in a flash! These sessions are designed to be quick and easy, so you can learn new skills or resources in just 15 minutes. Can’t join us? Look for the Lightening Sessions section of our Youtube Page for the latest updates.

Resource focus: JETfind

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 10:00am via zoom

JETfind is an all-in-one discovery tool which searches books, ebooks, videos, articles, digital media, and more. Join Susan Bloom, MLIS MS Associate Librarian, Head of Instruction and Outreach, to learn why it’s the place we suggest everyone from first years through faculty begin their research projects.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

3:30pm Casey 221a or via Zoom

Presented by: Michelle Martin, Campus Ministries

New Faculty Orientations are a series of sessions held throughout the academic year. Each session addresses a different topic to assist new faculty in their transition to Molloy University. New faculty are expected to attend all sessions.