The Buffalo News interviewed Julie Anna Golebiewski for a Nov. 19 story about the region’s rising unemployment rate, which increased to 3.6% in October. The assistant professor of economics and finance in the Wehle Business School explained that the shrinking labor force, driven by retirements and workers leaving the area as remote work opportunities fade, is contributing to the increase in joblessness. Read the full story here.
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Students in Erin Robinson’s EVST 250 Narratives of Nature and Culture course embarked on an interpretive nature excursion at Tifft Nature Preserve. Students used the experience as a reflective moment to consider the role of regenerative nature in urban spaces. It was a true experiential learning opportunity to consider urban rehabilitation as a form of nature narrative, reflecting how we as a society think and act toward our environment.
Submitted by: Erin Robinson, Professor, Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Environmental Studies
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Paperscorer is an efficient tool to score bubble-fill answer sheets for multiple-choice and similar types of questions for in-class quizzes and exams. Paperscorer is affordably priced to help departments, programs and schools budget a few seats for their faculty who use bubble-fill quizzes or exams. COLI has developed a series of tutorials for faculty and departments interested in trying out Paperscorer.
COLI is offering a new workshop for Canisius faculty that introduces the artificial intelligence tools they are most likely to encounter while preparing and teaching their courses, and describes some methods for teaching with and around generative AI. This workshop will be hosted on Zoom.
Our first session is Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 1:00 p.m.
COLI is offering a new workshop for Canisius faculty that introduces the artificial intelligence tools they are most likely to encounter while preparing and teaching their courses, and describes some methods for teaching with and around generative AI. This workshop will be hosted on Zoom.
