Posts by Sharon Robbert

The ACCA Psychology Division invites faculty to join the annual book club meeting. This year the group is reading “Is Your Work Worth It? How to Think About Meaningful Work” (Michaelson & Tosti-Kharas, 2024). The discussion will be Thursday, February 19th, likely at 6pm at Beatrix in Oak Brook. See your email for an RSVP…

Save this date in your Spring semester calendar: Thursday, April 16, 2026. On this date, Shedd Aquarium will host a FREE event for students accompanied by faculty/staff guides to explore options for STEM and STEM adjacent careers at Shedd Aquarium. Stay after the event to explore Shedd Exhibits! Financial support for travel/parking will be available…

The Fall 2025 ACCA Biology Seminar will be 6:30 PM Wednesday, November 19, at the University of St. Francis. Please register no later than November 17 at this link: https://forms.gle/WUbHvH4tKCNkL6LB9. The seminar is free to participants from ACCA member institutions. For details on the program, see the flyer linked below.

Registration is now open for the Spring 2026 ACCA Course at the Morton Arboretum: Forest Ecology in a Changing World.

The Fall ACCA Mathematics Lecture event will be held Thursday November 13th 5:45-8pm at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.  We are excited to welcome our speaker Dr. Richard Cleary.  He will be giving two talks, see the titles and abstracts below.  We will have dinner in between the talks at 6:30pm. Please RSVP through the…

At the November 9 Faculty Pedagogy Symposium, there will be an opportunity to participate in an AI Workshop. Following a brief demonstration of the capabilities of publicly available AI agents, smaller groups will share and explore additional issues.  One group will discuss the development of AI use policy, another group will focus on curriculum development,…

Registration and the call for papers for the Saturday, November 8, ACCA faculty symposium is now open! Faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to attend and present. The priority deadline for parallel session abstracts is October 31. Please register and submit your presentation abstract using the SCHED system at https://acca2025pedagogysymposium.sched.com.  You will need to use/create…

Lewis University is hosting an AI in Business event on November 6. Please see flyer for information. The event is free but pre-registration is requested.

Are you artistic? Do you enjoy designing creative images using graphic design software? If so, the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA) invites you to submit a T-shirt design for the 2026 ACCA Student Research Symposium! Prize for Winning Entry: $200 CASH

Applications are now being accepted for the Shedd Aquarium’s 2026 Marine Ecology ACCA Course. Deadline: November 10, 2025.