Announcements and Celebrations

See the O'Sullivan Art Gallery's new show

The O’Sullivan Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit by Chicano Muralist Leo Tanguma through Feb. 11.  

The opening reception is 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, and the Gallery Talk by the artist will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3.  

Submit your events

Are you hosting an upcoming event? In addition to your usual means of promotion, please send the details to provost@regis.edu so that we can include it in the Provost’s Digest whenever possible. Don’t forget to also submit it to: regis.edu/submitevent 

Partridge collection selected for publication

Kate Partridge, assistant professor of English, has had her second collection of poetry, Thine, selected for publication by the major independent publisher Tupelo Press. In their commendation, the editors write, "Partridge is a singular voice, offering poems as mysterious as they are rewarding, erudite, and expansive." Read the full announcement here, and keep an eye out for this collection when it is published in the Fall '23 catalog! 

Colorado Supreme Court appoints Spagnola

The Colorado Supreme Court has appointed Dr. Bob Spagnola to the Law Committee overseeing the Colorado Bar Exam. Congratulations, Bob! 

Mahapatro appears on KGNU show

Dr. Mausumi Mahapatro was featured on KGNU radio’s It’s The Economy show that aired last month. In the second half of the program, Mausumi talks about her background and experience in international development and the EC 200 Economics for Responsible Citizenship course. 

Celebrating the Lunar New Year

The Asian Student Alliance is organizing a variety of activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

RUAC Decisions December 2021 

• The proposal from RHCHP for a Dual Degree with Rocky Vista University’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and Regis University Master of Science in Health Services Administration (MS-HSA) was approved. 
• The proposal for Regis College Master of Development Practice adding a concentration in Education, was approved.  
• The proposal for Regis College Neuroscience program to revise their major requirements was approved. 
• The proposal in the RHCHP Loretto Heights School of Nursing to change the credit hour allowed from graduate program to apply toward the BSN portion of the degree in the Accelerated BSN – Master of Science in Leadership in Healthcare Systems was approved.  

Updates from Instructional Design & Technology 

Faculty Insight: Leverage Video to Enhance Learning and Satisfaction - Students Learn by Seeing and Hearing Educational Content 

Cheers to Robert "Bob" Spagnola, J.D., Ph.D. for sharing his success in advancing his teaching practice through the increased use of video. In his short video he outlines what he did and how his students responded.   

On the subject of video – here are more resources to support the advancement of your teaching practice: 

• Creating Effective Instructional Videos - The demand from students for more instructional video content continues to grow. Stay ahead of the curve and keep your classrooms engaging by adding more effective video content.  In this SPPLE, learn about creating effective instructional videos and the some of the tools available to you for such to increase student engagement in your courses.

• Click on this link to the ID&T webpage for Instructional Technologies, then click on Video on the left side navigation.
• Faculty Media Studio in the ID&T Office - Main Hall 335
• Looking for a space with better audio and lighting? Want to create videos with new features? Come check out The Faculty Media Studio in the ID&T Suite in Main Hall 335. This studio is outfitted with a lightboard, greenscreen, camera and teleprompter. It also has an iMac with iMovie on it for post-production and video editing. Email us at idt@regis.edu to set up a time to visit.