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Faculty Affairs and Educational Initiatives | September 2025

Featured Events

Fall Mentoring Intensive for Faculty–Register Now!

Friday, October 10, 2025 (8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.) | Danforth Campus

We invite you to this one-day, evidence-based workshop designed to help WashU faculty strengthen their mentoring of graduate students and early-career faculty. Drawing on NSF-funded research by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) and tailored for WashU faculty, the curriculum offers a unique blend of theory-based exercises and case studies proven to enhance your mentoring impact. Participation meets NSF and NIH grant training requirements.

Register here

Leadership Workshops

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Simon Hall, 241, Danforth Campus

The Office of the Provost will host two leadership workshops as part of WashU Leadership Week.

• Communicating in Times of Conflict Rebecca Dohrman, senior lecturer, Olin School of Business (1:30-3 p.m.)



• Systems Thinking for Leadership Saras Chung, research associate professor, Brown School (3:30-5 p.m.)

Register here

Faculty Development Informational Lunch & Bingo—RSVP Now!

November 3, 2025 (11 a.m.–1 p.m.) | DUC 233

Join Assistant Vice Provost Rebecca Lester and Danforth Campus colleagues at gathering aimed to provide an excellent opportunity for faculty members to network, enjoy lunch, and learn about various development opportunities available.

Register here

Building on the HIV Response: A Roadmap for Global Oncology

September 29, 2025 (9 a.m–3:30 p.m.) | Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, Danforth Campus

Elizabeth Bukusik, Distinguished Visiting Scholar,

Senior Principal Clinical Research Scientist, Kenya Medical Research Institute

RSVP by September 22 at global-onc@wustl.edu

Faculty Affairs Profile

Rebecca Lester 

Professor Lester has served as assistant vice provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity since January 2025. You can learn more about her career at WashU and her vision here.

Additional Events and Opportunities

• Application Open for the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program: The Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program brings to WashU individuals who have distinguished themselves as leaders and innovators in the academy, business, or in other fields of endeavor. Learn more and apply to the program here.

Educational Initiative Spotlight

Artificial Intelligence—Adapting and Evolving Your Course Expectations 

As we settle into a new semester, those of us teaching will again be confronted with the ongoing challenges and opportunities that generative AI provides. Over the summer, colleagues from across the campus engaged in further exploration and development of resources to help instructors navigate this ever-evolving space. A newly developed website, Navigating Artificial Intelligence provides helpful reminders and thought exercises to understand how AI tools could be used in your classes, communicate effectively with students about your expectations, and engage with students when those expectations are not met. Beyond the linked resources and CTL workshops and learning communities on the topic, one-on-one support for thinking about how to utilize AI in your classroom is available from Anna Cunningham, CTL assistant director of Teaching Innovation. You may also request that the Office of Academic Integrity facilitate a discussion with you and your students during class about their perceptions of appropriate use of artificial intelligence. Reach out to Andrea Melrose to learn more.