TLA/CAT Summer Institute 2026

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA) and the Center for Academic Technologies (CAT) invite you to The Faculty Flourishing Forward Summer Institute: Enriching the Person, Professional, and Path Ahead, held over the summer, including a fall follow-up for track 1.

We heard you, and research shows a consistent pattern of faculty burnout data worldwide. TLA and CAT support is always here for you, especially this summer, through wellness solutions that address some of the concerns highlighted in recent survey results.

Sign Up Here

Track 1: The Resilient Classroom–Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Certification Course
Track 2: Embracing Vitality and Longevity–Developing a Mindfulness Practice for Faculty Wellness and Wellbeing
Track 3: Connecting Degree, Career, and Community–Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibility Support for Students
Track 4: Financial Literacy and Empowerment for Students–The Financial Wellness 2-Day Workshop
Track 5: The Faculty Mentoring Institute–Building Supportive Student Relationships
Track 6: Improving Relationships Through Dialogue–Interracial Dialogue, Equity, and Accountability (IDEA)
Track 7: Supporting Justice Impacted Students
Track 8: Reclaiming Your Time–Strategies for Workload Efficiency with AI
Track 9: Low Stress Path to Accessibility–One Bite at a Time: Creating Accessible Documents from the Start

Summer Institute 2026 Schedule (for more information, click on the track title):

Dates

Description

June 1 - July 2

Track 1: The Resilient Classroom: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Certification Course

June 1, June 4, June 8, June 11, and June 18

Track 2: Embracing Mindfulness for Vitality and Longevity: Developing a Mindfulness Practice for Faculty Wellness and Wellbeing

June 29 - July 10

Track 3: Connecting Degree, Career, and Community: Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibility Support for Students

June 16 and June 18

Track 4: Financial Literacy and Empowerment for Students: The Financial Wellness 2-Day Workshop

June 10 and June 12

Track 5: Faculty Mentoring Institute: Building Supportive Student Relationships

June 4 - June 16

Track 6: Improving Relationships Through Dialogue: Interracial Dialogue, Equity, and Accountability (IDEA)

June 5

Track 7: Supporting Justice Impacted Students

June 2 - June 30

Track 8: Reclaiming Your Time: Strategies for Workload Efficiency with AI

June 2 - June 30

Track 9: Low Stress Path to Accessibility: One Bite at a Time-Creating Accessible Documents from the Start