Events & Resources
Upcoming Events
- Department Chair Virtual Discussion: Green Chemistry and the ACS Guidelines.
- Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. EST
- Register here.
- ACS Spring Meeting, March 2024: Presidential Symposium: Markers of Excellence in ACS Approved Chemistry Programs
- Sunday, March 17. See the Program Guide for more information.
Past Events
- Open Meetings (CPT)
- October 2023: Applying the 2023 Guidelines (presentation, notes, recording)
- Chairperson Discussions
- October 2023:
- 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 29, 2021: Best Practices for New Department Chairs. Discussion notes available upon request (cpt@acs.org)
- April 29, 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
- Updating the ACS Guidelines for Programs that Offer the Bachelor's Degree at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (PDF)
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN - July 29, 2018
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.
