The Office of Empowering Teaching Excellence elevates and promotes our culture of teaching excellence through events and programs that are open to all USU instructors, regardless of role statement or location.
To develop a culture of teaching excellence, ETE offers professional development programs that are free to all instructors at USU. These programs include ETE10, where instructors can earn digital badges and certifications, peer reviews of teaching, and student collaborations on teaching.
Whether or not you want to earn digital badges, all USU instructors (regardless of role statement) are welcome to participate in our many professional development events. All events are centered around current research in teaching and learning and can help you make positive changes to your instruction.
There are many ways to contribute to USU's culture of teaching excellence: presenting in the ETE conference or other ETE events, submitting to the Journal for Empower Teaching Excellence, participating on ETE committees, submitting a book chapter to the ETE book series, and more.
Badges Awarded
Certificates Awarded
Active Participants in ETE10
2020 ETE Conference Attendees
Downloads of Journal on ETE
More than 400 instructors from across Utah State University departments, colleges and campuses participated in the eighth annual Empowering Teaching Excellence (ETE) conference, held virtually on Aug. 18. The conference was titled “Pedagogies of Care: Com...
Many Utah State University professors have been featured with phenomenal articles in the recently released book, Resilient Pedagogy: Practical Teaching Strategies to Overcome Distance, Disruption, and Distraction. The book is the first in the Empower Teac...
A group of 30 Utah State University instructors recently finished a 25-week Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) course. Each instructor was pinned during a virtual graduation ceremony for the course.
Director of Teaching Excellence
travis.thurston@usu.edu
Instructional Coordinator
shelley.arnold@usu.edu
Diversity & Inclusion Specialist
sam.clem@usu.edu
Instructional Specialist
lillyjean.bautista@usu.edu
PD & Assessment Specialist
kelli.munns@usu.edu
Social Media Specialist
lydia.velazquez@usu.edu
Undergraduate Teaching Fellow
michelle.maldonado@usu.edu
Undergraduate Teaching Fellow
luke.white@usu.edu
