Allies in Learning and Teaching *place under September

Allies in Learning and Teaching (ALT) is a pilot teacher-learner liaison program. Designed with both students and faculty in mind, student liaisons collaborate with professors to create more equitable and accessible classrooms by facilitating faculty-student communication and offering insights into pedagogical practices. To request that a trained student work with you this semester, complete this brief form.

Mental Health First Aid: Help Build Skidmore’s Community of Care

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 9:00-4:00 with a lunch break included

Description: Mental Health First Aid provides practical tools for recognizing when someone may be struggling and responding with greater confidence and care. Participants will leave with useful strategies, resources, and skills they can draw on in both professional and personal settings.

Skidmore was selected by the New York State Conference of Local Mental Health Directors and the New York State Office of Mental Health to offer this evidence-based training to our campus community. The program has reached millions of participants across the United States and internationally. Interested in participating? Sign up here to reserve your spot.

The AI-Resistant Classroom

Kaylin O’Dell (English), Dominique Vuvan (Psychology), and Erica Wojcik (Psychology) are back to offer a four-part workshop series throughout the academic year that highlights challenges, shares effective strategies, and focuses on peer-to-peer collaborative development of AI-resistant assignments, assessments, and activities. You are not required to attend all workshops to participate.

Assignment Potluck on Friday, September 25, from 2:30-4:00

Bring one (or more!) assignments that you’ve developed that support non-AI student work to share with the group. You are particularly encouraged to share assignments that you have already used in previous semesters. The workshop will be a combination of paired, small group, and large group work, and you’ll come away with plenty of new assignment ideas inspired by your colleagues! Don’t worry- we’ll provide the snacks. 

Teatime: Let’s Talk Student Accommodations

Come chat about all things related to student accommodations with Meg Hegener, Director of Accessibility Services in The Learning Commons. Have questions about how accommodations work in practice, what your role is as an instructor, or how to navigate situations that feel unclear or complicated? This informal conversation is a chance to ask questions, learn more about available resources, and think together about how we can best support student access and learning. RSVP for Friday, October 2, from 4:00-5:00 in the Weller Room (Lib 212).

Fall Book Club: American Indigenous Democracy: A Call for Interdependence

Date: Friday, October 23, from 2:30-4:30 PM in the Weller Room (Lib 212)

Description: The Indigenization & Decolonization Committee (IDC) and CLTL are teaming up to host a discussion of American Indigenous Democracy: A Call for Interdependence (2026). Through a collection of essays by contemporary Haudenosaunee leaders and scholars, the book explores Indigenous traditions of governance, particularly the Great Law of Peace, and considers what these traditions can teach us about democracy, interdependence, and the political challenges we face today. Siobhan Hart (Anthropology) and Angela Beallor-Press (MDOCS) will facilitate. RSVP to receive a copy of the book before the event. Space is limited to 20 faculty and staff on a first-come, first-served basis. Please request a copy only if you know you can commit to attending the discussion.

The AI-Resistant Classroom

Kaylin O’Dell (English), Dominique Vuvan (Psychology), and Erica Wojcik (Psychology) are back to offer a four-part workshop series throughout the academic year that highlights challenges, shares effective strategies, and focuses on peer-to-peer collaborative development of AI-resistant assignments, assessments, and activities. You are not required to attend all workshops to participate.

Homework Assignments on Friday, October 30th, from 2:30-4:00

Many AI-resistant classroom strategies involve shifting work to class time. This workshop asks: How can we design assignments for students to do at home to support reading, writing, and thinking? In both small and large groups, we will develop AI-resistant homework assignments that build students’ skills, independence, and intrinsic motivation.