Undergraduate Dean Workshops

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.

Undergraduate Dean Workshop Series 2025-2026


Addressing Student Anxiety in the Classroom (11/2/25)

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Slides used during the presentation:

Andrew Lotz 
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:

Erica McGreevy  Jaclyn Kurash headshot 
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:

Erica McGreevy  Jaclyn Kurash headshot 
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  Tim Tseng 
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  Mark DiMauro headshot 
Jeff Aziz (left), Assistant Dean, Humanities and Academic Integrity Officer and Mark DiMauro (right), Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown


Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, 12-1 p.m.

Supporting International Undergraduates’ Well-Being in Today’s Universities

Zoom link

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

Archived: Undergraduate Dean Workshop Series 2024-2025

The Virtues, Ethics, and Dangers of Artificial Intelligence in the University: Lessons from Two Years Battling the Chatbots (9/20/2024)

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Jeff Aziz, Assistant Dean, Humanities and Academic Integrity Officer

Jeff Aziz


Why Undergraduate Internships Matter (10/4/2024)

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Abdesalam Soudi, Dean's Fellow for Experiential Learning

 


Undergraduate Teaching During Times of Political Unrest (10/18/2024)

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Andrew Lotz, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences

Andrew Lotz 


Undergraduate Academic Policies and G Grades FAQ (11/15/2024)

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Liann E. Tsoukas, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences

Liann Tsoukas 


Making Accommodations (1/17/2025)

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Frayda Cohen, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences/Teaching Professor

Frayda Cohen 
 


Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Programs (2/7/2025)

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Erica McGreevey, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences

Erica McGreevy 
 


Supporting International Undergraduate Student Learning (2/21/2025)

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Ljiljana Duraskovic, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences

 


From STEM to STEAM: Integrating the Arts and Sciences (3/21/2025)

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Adriana Helbig, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and CGS

 
 


Undergraduate Grade Inflation and Deflation Myths and Realities (4/4/2025)

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Tim Tseng, Assistant Dean, Natural Sciences 

Tim Tseng 
 


Faculty Teaching Workshops

Innovative Grading Practices: Ungrading (5/14/2025)

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Andrew Lotz, Assistant Dean for Curriculum Development

Andrew Lotz 


Working with Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (5/15/2025)

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Natasha Tokowicz, Associate Dean for Equity, Faculty Development, and Community Engagement 

Tokowicz