Events & Resources
Upcoming Events
- New Faculty Workshop: July 23-26, 2025, Washington D.C.
- Applications available March 1
- Department Chairperson Workshop: July 10-13, 2025, Washington D.C.
- Applications available April 1
- New for 2025: Mid-Career Faculty Workshop: June 12-15, 2025, Washington D.C.
- For faculty interested in re-invigorating their teaching
- Applications available March 1
- Department Chair Lunch (Topic - TBD): March 23, 2025
- This luncheon will be held at the ACS Spring meeting in San Diego
Past Events
- Symposia (Sponsored by CPT)
- March 2024: Markers of Excellence in ACS Approved Chemistry Programs (ACS Spring 2024)
- Open Meetings (CPT)
- October 2023: Applying the 2023 Guidelines (presentation, notes, recording)
- Chairperson Discussions
- January 2024: Green Chemistry and the ACS Guidelines. Resources (via Padlet).
- October 2023: Recruiting and Retaining Faculty and Staff (discussion notes)
- January 2023: Learning Loss (discussion notes)
- October 2022: A Conversation with Industry Folks (discussion notes 1 and 2)
- April 2022: The Use of Teaching Evaluations in Tenure and Promotion Decisions (notes)
- January 2022: Resiliance for Academic Leaders (Dr. Leslie Bira, resources)
- October, 2021: General Chemistry Reform through a DEIR Lens (Suggestions from department chairs; Suggestions from faculty). Presentation from Dr. Sam Pazicni, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- July 2021: Best Practices for New Department Chairs. Discussion notes available upon request (cpt@acs.org)
- April 2021: Academic Integrity. Discussion notes available upon request (cpt@acs.org)
- January 2021: COVID and Departmental Budgets: It's All About the Money
- October 2020: Teaching Labs in the Time of COVID - Revisited
- July 2020: Teaching Labs in the Time of COVID
Teaching Labs in the Time of COVID-19
On July 29, 2020, ACS's Education Division hosted a virtual meeting of faculty members and department chairs from ACS Approved institutions to discuss teaching labs in the time of COVID-19. The discussions resulted in a set of notes and other resources for those who are faced with new challenges of teaching labs face-to-face, virtually or a hybrid.
