Discover Opportunities for Growth Across Penn State

The Penn State Professional Development Calendar is the first and only university-wide resource of its kind—designed to bring together a diverse range of learning and growth opportunities for faculty and academic administrators in one easily searchable location. Whether you're looking to enhance your leadership skills, explore innovative teaching practices, strengthen your research profile, or expand your professional network, this calendar helps you quickly find events and programs that align with your goals.

Open to all Penn State units and offices, the calendar serves as a centralized platform to promote professional development offerings across all campuses. Our aim is to foster a culture of continuous learning by making it easier to discover and participate in the many exceptional development opportunities available throughout the university.

If you are offering professional development programming and would like it featured on the calendar, we welcome your submission. Add your event and help amplify the reach and impact of your efforts.

Let this calendar be your starting point for connection, learning, and advancement at Penn State.

Title Date
Microsoft 365 Copilot for ​Outlook and Teams Friday, March 13, 2026 - 10:00am
Outlook and Copilot: Make the Most of Your Email Friday, March 13, 2026 - 11:00am
AI Literacy in Faculty + Optional 30-Minute Design Sprint Monday, March 16, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
How Stress Shapes Us: Building Social Safety & Respect in the Workplace Monday, March 16, 2026 - 12:15pm
Metacognitive Strategies for the Classroom Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
KEEN: Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) and the Curiosity Continuum Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 8:30am
Moving Beyond the Banking Model in our Teaching Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 10:30am to 11:45am
KEEN: The Art & Science of Emracing Uncertainty Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
KEEN: Story-Driven Learning Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 2:30pm to 3:45pm
TLT Symposium Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 7:30am to 4:30pm
Living our Value of Responsibility: The Social Science of Promoting Responsible Behavior Monday, March 23, 2026 - 12:15pm
TwT: Teaching Students About AI: Beyond Detection and Policing Monday, March 23, 2026 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
2026 Schreyer Conference on Alternative Grading Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 12:15pm to 4:00pm
TwT: Teaching Students About AI: Beyond Detection and Policing Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Excel and Copilot Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 2:00pm

Self-Guided Courses

Title Sponsoring Unit
2026 Self-Guided Courses from World Campus Online Faculty Development World Campus Online Faculty Development
Course in College Teaching Schreyer Institute For Teaching Excellence
Endorsement: Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
From Workshop to Action Schreyer Institute For Teaching Excellence
Personalizing Student Success with Intentional Design World Campus Online Faculty Development
Universal Design for Learning Course Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, World Campus Online Faculty Development
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Course Schreyer Institute For Teaching Excellence