91ÇÑ×Ó

Wednesday, September 24 | 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Hemmingson Ballroom

During this event, 91ÇÑ×Ó’s Centers, Institutes, and Offices will share how their work is advancing key priorities through research, education and community engagement.

Each presentation highlights a distinct area of impact—whether fostering student success, cultivating innovative partnerships or addressing pressing societal needs—all reflecting efforts in support of the University's Strategic Plan. Together, the presenters in the Mission in Motion showcase offer a window into the diverse ways 91ÇÑ×Ó is activating its mission, commitments and actions to create meaningful change. 

Participating areas:

• Institute for Climate, Water and the Environment: Engage with the Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment to explore how 91ÇÑ×Ó is helping the Inland Northwest understand and respond to the rapidly changing climate. Explore current projects related to climate literacy and climate resilience and learn about the annual For Our Common Home Lecture Series.
• Center for Teaching and Advising: Meet with faculty and staff who have partnered with the Center for Teaching and Advising on scholarship of teaching and learning projects. Learn how CTA research and collaborations are advancing effective teaching and student success across disciplines. Hear from the CTA Director about upcoming events, how micro-credential courses are enhancing faculty teaching and where to find resources to support your teaching and advising.
• Instructional Design and Delivery: The Instructional Design and Delivery (IDD) team will highlight its impact on faculty development, student engagement and digital learning excellence. Through hands-on faculty training, expert support for the Canvas LMS, and high-quality course media production, IDD helps bring 91ÇÑ×Ó’s mission to life in every online, hybrid and in-person classroom. IDD's work ensures that courses are accessible, innovative, and aligned with the principles of Ignatian Pedagogy. By empowering faculty and enhancing learning environments, IDD directly supports student success and the University’s strategic commitment to academic innovation.
• Career and Professional Development: Connect with Career & Professional Development to learn more about how CPD helps students and alumni clarify and attain their educational and career goals. This work advances University-wide commitments by developing a collaborative network of career educators, offering relevant and meaningful services that foster student success, and teaching students to navigate lifelong career development. Explore post-graduate outcomes through the interactive First Destination Survey Power BI Report, available for the entire University as well as individual academic departments. Discover signature CPD engagement opportunities, including the Trek programs, the award-winning Career Kindler training and faculty funding opportunities that enhance student career readiness.
• Global Engagement: Stay tuned for the full picture.
• Center for Community Engagement: Connect with the Center for Community Engagement staff to learn more about Community Engaged Learning (CEL) pedagogy, view community engagement student posters and discuss ways that our campus can engage in the University’s place-based initiative, Opportunity Northeast. Learn how this work is making an impact in our community and addressing community-identified needs with the dedicated and innovative support of students, staff, and faculty. Discover the projects, programs, and partnerships the CCE is stewarding in alignment with our shared mission towards service for the common good. Look ahead to upcoming opportunities such as the Center’s 30th anniversary, CEL Micro-Credential offerings, the Community Engagement Institute and the CEL community of practice events.
• Office of a Pedagogy of Hope: Come talk to Dr. Monica Bartlett, Faculty Director of The Office of a Pedagogy of Hope through Research and Practice (PoH), and the PoH’s Hope Scholars about opportunities to collaborate. The PoH is supported by generous benefaction and works in community with faculty, staff and students, as well as members of the Spokane community, to understand and address issues of marginalization in learning spaces. The PoH does this through financial and collaborative support of the great work that you are doing, including financial support of scholarly projects that align with the mission (e.g., Hope Scholars, annual funding of 91ÇÑ×Ó projects), hosting Lunch and Learn community meals and bringing a national speaker to campus once a year. Come share your ideas!
• Institute for Informatics and Applied Technology: Presentation details in motion.
• Office of Inclusive Excellence: Story unveiling shortly.
• The Office of the Core: Now in its tenth year, the Core provides the foundation of the Catholic, Jesuit, humanistic education that 91ÇÑ×Ó promises its students. Come to the Office of the Core's table to learn more about the Core curriculum, the range of innovative Core courses offered by 91ÇÑ×Ó faculty, the integrative student projects that emerge from Core learning, and the new AI outcomes that will help prepare students for their future both at and beyond 91ÇÑ×Ó.
• Integrative Jesuit Education: Description on the way.
• Office of Tribal Relations: Details taking shape.
• Office of Sponsored Research: Connect with the Sponsored Research and Programs (SRP) team to explore potential funding opportunities, collaborative tools, proposal submission timelines and navigating IRB and grant compliance processes. The SRP goal is to support faculty-staff research and creative scholarship, while at the same time creating a culture of stewardship that ensures a continuation of external funding to enhance academic excellence, student engagement, service for the common good and institutional innovation. The SRP team aims to promote those who make an impact at 91ÇÑ×Ó every day by elevating scientific and humanistic research, faculty professional development and expanded student research opportunities. Check out the upcoming opportunities to learn more about PIVOT, navigating SRP resources and the next Summer Grant Workshop!
• Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry: Details on the way.