Undergraduate Studies Workshops | Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Studies

Fall 2026 Undergraduate Deans Workshop Series

This series invites faculty and advisors to collaborate with representatives from the Office of Undergraduate Studies in the Dietrich School and the College of General Studies and address various topics and challenges impacting undergraduate students.

Tim Tseng, Assistant Dean
Jill Harvey, Director of Academic Advising for Declared Majors
Advising Ask Me Anything: Best Practices to Helping Your Students with Any Appeals Meeting
1-2 p.m. | Thursday, September 17
Zoom Link - https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99876528883

Jeff Aziz, Assistant Dean
Resolving Difficult Academic Integrity Cases
1-2 p.m. | Wednesday, September 30
Zoom Link - https://pitt.zoom.us/j/95286767021

Andrew Lotz, Assistant Dean
Classroom Conversations Amidst Contentious Elections
11:00 a.m. - Noon on Friday, October 16
Zoom Link - https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98703248404

Ljiljana Duraskovic, Assistant Dean
Jaclyn Kurash, Assistant Dean
Integrating Experiential Learning (Abroad) into the Curriculum
1-2 p.m. | Tuesday, October 20
Zoom Link - https://pitt.zoom.us/j/96804157473

Ljiljana Duraskovic, Assistant Dean
Jaclyn Kurash, Assistant Dean
STEM and Humanities Collaboration: Connecting Students' Interests via Experiential Learning
1-2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27
Zoom Link - https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94103797997

Erica McGreevy, Assistant Dean
Liann Tsoukas, Assistant Dean
Rethinking Assessment in the Age of AI: A Conversation about Teaching and Learning
1-2 p.m. | Tuesday, November 10
Zoom Link - https://pitt.zoom.us/j/91403477077

Adriana Helbig, Associate Dean
Showing Up: A Conversation About Attendance, Expectations, and Equity
Noon-1 p.m. | Monday, November 16
Zoom Link - https://pitt.zoom.us/j/92716360289

Dietrich School Faculty Seminars

Undergraduate Studies invites faculty from the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences to connect on Zoom with instructions from various Faculty Seminars. Participants will learn how past attendees have applied or plan to apply the insights gained from these seminars in their teaching. Topics include AI, writing, and speaking in the disciplines.

Artificial Intelligence Across the Disciplines
Tuesday, March 17, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Moderated by seminar instructor Annette Vee (English)
Panelists - Svitlana Maksymenko (Economics) and David Outomoro Priede (Biological Sciences)
Access the recording of the Workshop on YouTube

Writing in the Disciplines
Wednesday, March 25, 11 a.m. to noon
Moderated by seminar instructor Cory Holding (English)
Panelists - Young Ahn (Biological Sciences), Andre Lotz (Political Science), and Elise Ryan (English)
Access the recording of the Workshop on YouTube

Speaking in the Disciplines
Friday, April 3, 11 a.m. to noon
Moderated by seminar instructor Lynn Clark (Communication)
Panelists - Jay Arms (Music), Linda O’Reilly (Biological Sciences), and Patrick Shirey (Geology and Environmental Science)
Access the recording of the Workshop on YouTube

Artificial Intelligence Across the Disciplines
Tuesday, April 7, Noon to 1 p.m.
Moderated by seminar instructor Scott Nelson (Chemistry)
Panelists - Gianni Downs (Theatre Arts) and Geoff Hutchison (Chemistry)
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Faculty AI Literacy Seminar

Exploring AI in Teaching and Research (1/29/2026)

Access the recording for the seminar on YouTube

Slides and documents from the presentation:

You Are What You Measure (PDF) - Presented by David Evans
Faculty AI Literacy Seminar Closed Captions (PDF)
Zoom Chat Faculty AI Literacy Seminar (PDF)
Pitt AI Tools (PDF)

Archived: Undergraduate Dean Workshop Series 2025-2026

Supporting International Undergraduates’ Well-Being in Today’s Universities (11/17/25)

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Slides used during the presentation:

Supporting International Undergraduates' Well-Being in Today's Universities (PDF)

Ljiljana Duraskovic (left), Assistant Dean, Humanities and Adriana Helbig (right), Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, DSAS and CGS

Addressing Student Anxiety in the Classroom (11/3/25)

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Slides used during the presentation:

Addressing Student Anxiety in the Classroom (PDF)

Andrew Lotz, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Program Development

The UTA Experience: Guidance for Faculty Across Disciplines: Session 2. Preparing UTAs for Maximum Impact: Strategies for Recruitment and Training (10/29/25)

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Slides used during the presentation:

The UTA Experience: Guidance for Faculty Across Disciplines Session 2 (PDF)

Erica McGreevy (left), Assistant Dean, Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences and Jaclyn Kurash (right), Assistant Dean, Associate Teaching Professor, German

The UTA Experience: Guidance for Faculty Across Disciplines: Session 1. From Policy to Practice: Navigating the New UTA Guidelines (10/15/25)

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Slides used during the presentation:

The UTA Experience: Guidance for Faculty Across Disciplines Session 1(PDF)

Erica McGreevy (left), Assistant Dean, Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences and Jaclyn Kurash (right), Assistant Dean, Associate Teaching Professor, German

Navigating Academic Policies: Withdrawals, G Grades and Everything In-Between (9/30/2025)

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Liann Tsoukas (left), Assistant Dean, Social Sciences and Tim Tseng (right), Assistant Dean, Natural Sciences

Turing Audit: Developing a Human-Centered Protocol for Identifying GenAI-Produced Student Work (9/24/25)

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Slides used during the presentation:

Jeff Aziz (left), Assistant Dean, Humanities and Academic Integrity Officer and Mark DiMauro (right), Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Archived: Undergraduate Dean Workshop Series 2024-2025