What are Summer Institutes?
Faculty and staff have a long and inspired tradition of convening during the summer to build community, improve our practice, and engage in meaningful conversations about student success at Evergreen. The Learning and Teaching Commons is proud and committed to honoring that tradition.
Evergreen’s summer institutes promote a generative culture of interdisciplinary teaching and learning that is student-centered, equity-minded, inquiry-oriented, and committed to access and excellence. The primary purpose of summer institutes is to offer professional development opportunities that build institutional capacities to advance long-term curricular stability as required by our adopted mission and values. These institutes also provide Evergreen faculty and staff the rare opportunity to convene together as learners in a learning organization.
Each year, the Commons identifies key themes that align with institutional goals to encourage strategic alignment of developmental opportunities with long-term institutional goals.
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Types of Summer Institutes | 2025 Call for Community-initiated Proposals
2025 Summer Institutes Important Dates
2025 Program and Registration | Proposal Development and Convener Support
