The TLPDC offers space to the Texas Tech Community in order to support professional development and to promote the campus commitment to teaching excellence. This is a listing of sessions facilitated by other departments on campus that take place in our center.
If you would like to see information about our available rooms, please visit our facilities page.
Please click on the session title for the description and option to register.
- Aug19Tue
AI Mini Conference: Back to School – (August 19, 2025 10:00 AM – 02:30 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 151
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC 151
Available Seats: 0
The TLPDC is hosting the next AI mini conference on Tuesday, August 19th! This “back to school” event will help instructors prepare for the fall semester and provide tangible strategies for teaching in a world of AI overload. This opportunity is for those with any level of exposure to AI tools. Whether you have little experience or you’ve already integrated AI into your course, we hope to provide strategies, resources, and support to instructors on all points of the spectrum of AI learning.
*A virtual link for those working remotely can be provided upon request. Please reach out to tlpdc@ttu.edu. - Aug20Wed
TSI Meet & Greet – Fall 2025 Kickoff – (August 20, 2025 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 150
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC 150
Available Seats: 39
Join the College Readiness Department for a welcoming Meet & Greet to kick off the Fall 2025 semester! This event is an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together, connect, and strengthen our shared commitment to student success. We’ll highlight the ongoing TSI partnership with math and English instructors of entry-level courses, focusing on how collaboration can better support students in their academic journey. Come meet colleagues, exchange ideas, and build meaningful relationships that will enhance support for students in developmental and corequisite math and English coursework. Let’s start the semester united and inspired!
- Sep10Wed
Book/Monograph Proposal Workshop – Arts & Sciences – (September 10, 2025 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 153
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC 153
Available Seats: 19
Dr. Bernd Reiter will lead a 90-minute workshop on book/monograph proposal development for faculty and other aspiring authors. Dr. Reiter is a professor in the Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures with history of successful publishing. This workshop is intended for those who have already started a draft of a book proposal and would like to receive feedback.
- Sep16Tue
Raider Success Hub Fundamentals for Faculty – (September 16, 2025 09:30 AM – 10:20 AM)
Location:TLPDC Room 153
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC 153
Available Seats: 35
Raider Success Hub (RSH) is Texas Tech’s centralized platform for supporting student success. In this training, faculty will learn basic navigation of the system, how to view student information, submit alerts, complete progress surveys, and more. Faculty play a critical role in student success, and this session will demonstrate how RSH makes it easier to offer timely support and connect students to the right resources at the right time. This workshop session is designed to be delivered in a face-to-face format; however, we understand that you might need to attend remotely for a variety of reasons. Please use this link to join the conversation remotely:
Meeting ID: 247 118 465 547 5Passcode: mM6jw75m - Sep17Wed
TTU Human Subject Training: Introduction to the IRB – (September 17, 2025 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM)
Location:Virtual Session
Room: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
Available Seats: 300
The Human Research Protection Program is offering an Institutional Review Board training for graduate students and faculty members conducting human subject research. The training will take place over one week, and will be offered virtually through Zoom. Researchers who attend all five sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion for Texas Tech University Human Subject Training. This will count towards the training requirement for IRB submissions. Researchers do not have to complete all five trainings in one semester to receive the certificate. They can attend different trainings throughout multiple semesters. Researchers submitting to federal grants are still required to have human subject training through CITI. Join via Zoom: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
- Sep24Wed
TTU Human Subject Training: Navigating Cayuse IRB – (September 24, 2025 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM)
Location:Virtual Session
Room: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
Available Seats: 300
The Human Research Protection Program is offering an Institutional Review Board training for graduate students and faculty members conducting human subject research. The training will take place over one week, and will be offered virtually through Zoom. Researchers who attend all five sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion for Texas Tech University Human Subject Training. This will count towards the training requirement for IRB submissions. Researchers do not have to complete all five trainings in one semester to receive the certificate. They can attend different trainings throughout multiple semesters. Researchers submitting to federal grants are still required to have human subject training through CITI. Join via Zoom: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
- Sep30Tue
Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Disclosure and Mitigation Workshop – (September 30, 2025 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 153
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC 153
Available Seats: 36
FCOI Disclosure is due October 1st, 2025. This workshop will provide attendees with hands-on assistance with completing their FCOI Disclosure. Attendees are encouraged to bring any questions or concerns regarding FCOI Disclosure and Mitigation. We will briefly address frequently asked questions about FCOI Disclosure, what the regulatory world requires and why adherence to disclosure requirements protects your professional reputation and the perception of research integrity. Snacks and drinks will be provided and please feel free to bring your own lunch! This workshop session is designed to be delivered in a face-to-face format; however, we understand that you might need to attend remotely for a variety of reasons. Please use this link to join the conversation remotely: Teams Link Meeting ID: 235 532 286 307 2 Passcode: Zg6fM7to
- Oct1Wed
TTU Human Subject Training: Data Collection and Privacy, Confidentiality & Security – (October 1, 2025 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM)
Location:Virtual Session
Room: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
Available Seats: 300
The Human Research Protection Program is offering an Institutional Review Board training for graduate students and faculty members conducting human subject research. The training will take place over one week, and will be offered virtually through Zoom. Researchers who attend all five sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion for Texas Tech University Human Subject Training. This will count towards the training requirement for IRB submissions. Researchers do not have to complete all five trainings in one semester to receive the certificate. They can attend different trainings throughout multiple semesters. Researchers submitting to federal grants are still required to have human subject training through CITI. Join via Zoom: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
- Oct7Tue
Academic Analytics External Discovery Site and Faculty Insight Training – (October 7, 2025 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 151
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC Room 151
Available Seats: 40
Please join us as Academic Analytics provides training for TTU's new External Discover Site and Faculty Insight modules. All full-time teaching and research faculty are provided a pre-populated website that showcases scholarly activity at the faculty, program, department, and center level. Use the Faculty Insight module to identify external grant opportunities, honorific award nominations, and faculty expertise for collaboration opportunities.
- Oct8Wed
Academic Analytics External Discovery Site and Faculty Insight Training – (October 8, 2025 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 151
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC Room 151
Available Seats: 40
Please join us as Academic Analytics provides training for TTU's new External Discover Site and Faculty Insight modules. All full-time teaching and research faculty are provided a pre-populated website that showcases scholarly activity at the faculty, program, department, and center level. Use the Faculty Insight module to identify external grant opportunities, honorific award nominations, and faculty expertise for collaboration opportunities.
- Oct8Wed
TTU Human Subject Training: Recruitment and Consent Procedures – (October 8, 2025 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM)
Location:Virtual Session
Room: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
Available Seats: 300
The Human Research Protection Program is offering an Institutional Review Board training for graduate students and faculty members conducting human subject research. The training will take place over one week, and will be offered virtually through Zoom. Researchers who attend all five sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion for Texas Tech University Human Subject Training. This will count towards the training requirement for IRB submissions. Researchers do not have to complete all five trainings in one semester to receive the certificate. They can attend different trainings throughout multiple semesters. Researchers submitting to federal grants are still required to have human subject training through CITI. Join via Zoom: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
- Oct14Tue
How to Get Research Funding from Industry by Dr. Dave Giltner – (October 14, 2025 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 151
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC 151
Available Seats: 73
Your research needs funding. Federal grants are becoming scarcer and more competitive every year. Meanwhile, industry holds billions in R&D budgets—money that could potentially fund your research while creating real-world impact—but industry partners speak a language your academic training never taught you. In this workshop, Dr. Dave Giltner shares the frameworks he has learned over 25 years in industry—to help you secure industry partnerships, increase funding, and grow your lab. What you'll walk away with: 1. Identifying which companies would actually value your research 2. The exact approach to navigate complex IP negotiations without compromising academic integrity 3. How to articulate your lab's value in ROI terms industry leaders instantly understand—so they actually listen to what you have to offer 4. A customized industry collab plan tailored to your specific research strengths Dr. Giltner bridges the academic-industry divide from both sides. Having spent 25years developing cutting-edge technologies into commercial products, he understands exactly what companies seek in research partnerships—and what makes them invest. Through his workshops, he's taught thousands of researchers to translate their scientific value into industry & business terms. Dr. Giltner holds 7patents and is a published author of 3 books on academia-industry collaboration.
- Oct14Tue
How to Land Your Dream Job Right Out of Grad School by Dr. Dave Giltner – (October 14, 2025 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 150
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC 150
Available Seats: 74
You spent years mastering your research field. But you were never told how to use it in industry. "If you want to work in industry, I can’t help you," they say—leaving you stranded and confused with how to get a job outside academia. In this workshop, Dr. Dave Giltner will share the framework he has developed over 25 years in industry—the same system that he's taught thousands of PhDs to design careers that leverage their unique strengths—while standing out to industry hiring managers! What you'll walk away with: 1. A 5-step process for designing a career path aligned with your specific strengths (not generic “job search” advice) 2. The method to identify which of your transferable skills have the highest value in industry 3. Why the online application lottery fails 90%+ of the time for PhDs (and what actually works instead) After 25 years in industry, David brings both sides of the hiring table to each session. As a hiring manager, he's interviewed hundreds of PhDs for industry positions, seeing firsthand what separates successful candidates from the rest.He's taught thousands of scientists about successful transitions, drawing from real hiring decisions. As a published author of 3 books and holder of 7 patents,David delivers industry hiring tips others never taught you.
- Oct15Wed
TTU Human Subject Training: After IRB Approval & Q&A – (October 15, 2025 03:30 PM – 05:00 PM)
Location:Virtual Session
Room: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
Available Seats: 300
The Human Research Protection Program is offering an Institutional Review Board training for graduate students and faculty members conducting human subject research. The training will take place over one week, and will be offered virtually through Zoom. Researchers who attend all five sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion for Texas Tech University Human Subject Training. This will count towards the training requirement for IRB submissions. Researchers do not have to complete all five trainings in one semester to receive the certificate. They can attend different trainings throughout multiple semesters. Researchers submitting to federal grants are still required to have human subject training through CITI. Join via Zoom: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/99624499672?pwd=bSLTLKW3bdhgd2v5obSWRFtzKaroAY.1
- Oct22Wed
Using Pressbooks to Create and Customize OER – (October 22, 2025 02:00 PM – 02:50 PM)
Location:TLPDC Room 153
2802 18th Street
Lubbock, TX 79409Room: TLPDC Room 153
Available Seats: 36
Pressbooks is a service offered by Raider Digital Publishing that is extremely useful for creating and using open textbooks, but getting into it for the first time can seem challenging! Join this workshop led by our Texas Tech Libraries’ Open Educational Resources Office to learn how to create an open textbook, clone an existing one, and some tips for how to customize open materials to become more engaging for your students! This workshop session is designed to be delivered in a face-to-face format; however, we understand that you might need to attend remotely for a variety of reasons. Please use this link to join the conversation remotely:
Meeting ID: 212 356 728 592 7
Passcode: 6XS2qz6p