Faculty Organization Day

August 23, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Bridging Access, Innovation, and Opportunity in an AI-Driven Future

A districtwide professional development day featuring a welcome program, featured speaker, breakout workshops, lunch, and discipline meetings.

DOWNRIVER CAMPUS
21000 Northline Road, Taylor, MI 48180

Featured Speaker

Denise Taliaferro Baszile, Ph.D. — Dean, College of Education at Wayne State University.

A nationally recognized curriculum and cultural studies scholar and Detroit native, Dr. Taliaferro Baszile’s work centers on dynamic, inclusive curriculum and educational equity; she has earned multiple discipline awards and previously served 21 years at Miami University (OH).

Program at a Glance

8:00–8:55 a.m. Check-in & Continental Breakfast (EPAC Lobby & East Hallway)
9:00–9:20 a.m. Welcome & District Updates (remarks by Academic & Student Services leadership)
9:20–10:30 a.m. Featured Speaker program & raffle
10:30–11:00 a.m. Break / Visit information & vendor tables
11:00–11:45 a.m. Morning breakout workshops (EPAC & classrooms)
11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Break / Transit
12:00–12:45 p.m. Afternoon breakout workshops (EPAC & classrooms)
12:45–1:15 p.m. Lunch (East Hallway)
1:15–2:30 p.m. Discipline meetings (EPAC & classrooms)
2:30 p.m. Sign-out (EPAC Lobby)

Click here to view the Fall 2025 Faculty Convocation Day Program

Breakout Workshops

Microsoft 365 Faculty Orientation: Getting Started with Your New Tools (E-126) — account access, web interface, Outlook & workflow tips.
AI in the Classroom: Teach Smarter, Engage Deeper (EPAC 9) — practical prompts, safeguards, and engagement ideas.
From Zero to Copilot in 45 Minutes — Your First AI Teaching Assistant (LRC) — hands-on “build your own copilot” plan.
Artificial Intelligence (AI): What’s All the Talk (W-52) — real-world examples and tools shaping work and learning.
Understanding the WCCCD Curriculum Process (EPAC 5, AM only) — end-to-end review & Q&A.
Empowering Student Success: Integrating Library Services (LRC) into Your Classroom (W-27).
Hands-Only CPR (N-113).
Transitioning to Blackboard Ultra: What Faculty Need to Know (W-53).
Student Success Toolkit (EPAC 4).
My Wildcat Portal: New Student Self-Service (EPAC 3).
Yoga (Rehearsal Hall).
Differences in a Changing World: Cultural Enrichment or Social Fragmentation (EPAC 8).

Discipline Meetings (rooms vary)

Programs include Advanced Manufacturing, Allied Health & Pharmacy Tech, Business, CIS/OIS, Communication Arts, Dental Assisting & Hygiene, Education, EMT & Fire Protection Tech, Languages, Life & Natural Sciences, Math/Physics/Economics, Nursing & Practical Nursing, Public Safety, Social Sciences, Skilled Trades, and Surgical Technology (see room list in full program).