Teaching & Learning Welcome Event
Welcome to the teaching and learning community at UW-Madison!
Save the date: August 25, 2026, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Academic staff and clinical instructors play a vital role in the teaching mission of the university. Join us for the Teaching & Learning Welcome, an annual event designed specially for instructors who are beginning new teaching roles and who are classified as academic/clinical staff.
You will connect with members of the UW-Madison teaching community and leave with resources to help you get started. The event includes lunch overlooking lovely Lake Mendota!
Presented by the Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring, the Collaboratory for Engineering Education and Teaching Excellence, the L&S Instructional Design Collaborative, and the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff.
Event schedule
Note: This schedule will be updated for 2026.
9:30 – 10 a.m. — Check-in
Coffee & tea provided
10 – 10:30 a.m. — Welcome and introductions
Julie Hunt Johnson, Program Manager, Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. — Joining UW-Madison’s teaching and learning community
Wren Singer, Senior Associate Vice Provost, Division for Teaching & Learning
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. — Building a community of care for student success
Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
11:10 – 11:20 a.m. — Break
11:20 a.m. – Noon — Orientation to campus resources
Mallory Musolf, Secretary of the Academic Staff
Julie Hunt Johnson, Program Manager, Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring
Noon – 1 p.m. — Lunch and table conversations
Join us for a buffet lunch. Representatives from the UW-Madison teaching and learning community (current instructors and support staff) will join for conversation and to answer any questions.
1 – 1:40 p.m. — Panel discussion with current instructors
1:40 – 2 p.m. — Provost’s welcome and closing
John Zumbrunnen, Provost and Professor of Political Science
Frequently asked questions
Academic staff instructors hold a number of different job titles across campus:
- Adjunct professors/instructors
- Clinical professors/instructors
- Instructional administrators
- Instructors
- Lecturers
- Professors of practice
- Teaching faculty
- Teaching professors
- Teaching specialists
Learn more about academic staff instructors.
Visit CTLM’s resource page for new instructors and contact CTLM if you’re having trouble finding what you need.