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The Deep Dive

Dive deeper into the stories, announcements, and events you may have seen in The Brief or other email communications from the University.

CET Pandemic Pedagogy Session, “Compassion, Belonging, and Cognitive Bandwidth: Creating a Supportive Course Climate During Uncertain Times” – April 13

In The Scholarly Teacher, Harriet Schwartz writes: “In this time of uncertainty, anxiety, and fear, we have the potential to model acceptance of imperfection

Office of Sponsored Programs to host Virtual Happy Hours

The Office of Sponsored Programs is hosting a virtual happy hour where participants can discuss how they are adjusting to working remotely, how to remain effective and connected, as well as celebrating your achievements.

Tea with the Office of Sponsored Programs

The Office of Sponsored Programs is hosting “Tea with OSP”, where participants can have conversations about research – exchanging thoughts, lessons learned, best practices and ideas.    Your suggestions and ideas will help the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Research Advisory Committee (RAC), and Faculty Fund for Research (FFR) to stay atop of what is important […]

Fatigue Management and Emotional Well-Being Webinar – April 23

AllOne Health, Simmons’ Employee Assistance Program provider, in conjunction with Colleges of the Fenway, is hosting a webinar on managing sleep and fatigue.

Mind-Body Connection Webinar – April 14

AllOne Health, Simmons’ Employee Assistance Program provider, in conjunction with Colleges of the Fenway, is hosting a webinar on the health effects of what people think and believe.

‘Effective Online Instruction’ Webinar Series

Simmons’ membership to The Council of Independent Colleges has granted us access to a series of webinars on online instruction. The series includes: Welcoming Students to Your Online EnvironmentThursday, April 2, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Managing Your Online PresenceMonday, April 6, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Organizing Your Online CoursesThursday, April 9, 2:00 p.m. Planning and Facilitating Quality […]

Blue Cross Blue Shield Waves Cost-Sharing for TeleHealth Services

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Simmons’ health plan provider, is waiving all member cost-share (co-pays, co-insurance, or deductibles) for members who receive care via, phone, video or telehealth in place of an office visit for COVID-19 and non-COVID related services received from an in-network provider. Effective March 16 and for the duration of the Massachusetts state […]

March 31, 2020

Virtual Teaching Community: Biweekly Check-In Sessions

The Provost’s Office and the Center for Excellence in Teaching are offering three Virtual Teaching Community check-in sessions. Please join these sessions for many types of support: to connect with colleagues and share experiences, talk through challenges that arise with your courses, and get connected with resources. We’ll help answer your questions or connect you […]

Staff Advisory Committee Updates On Enabling Moves

Thank you to all staff who have shared their thoughts about the upcoming enabling moves. We wanted to share a few updates we received in response to the questions and concerns you submitted via form:

#GetUpAndMoveMondays Sports Med Social Media Video-Series

Shelby Starkey, on behalf of the Simmons Sports Medicine Department, will be posting a video series every Monday called #GetUpAndMoveMonday.

March 30, 2020
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