Faculty Resources

Find teaching support and instructional resources that will help you organize, plan, and smoothly execute your courses each semester. This area also covers faculty education opportunities, workshops and links for student advising. For University-wide teaching resources, visit the Pitt Teaching Center.

Quick Links

• Canvas: Management System
• Online Teaching with Panopto
• For New Faculty
• Academic Calendar
• Workshops & Events
• Order Textbooks
• School committees/Governance

Instructional Resources

Syllabi Templates & Checklists

• Pitt Public Health Syllabus Template - Graduate 
  Syllabus Checklist for Graduate Courses 
• Pitt Public Health Syllabus Template - Undergraduate 
  Syllabus Checklist for Undergraduate Courses 
• Updating Syllabi for Remote Learning

New or Modified Programs & Courses

• Checklist for Academic Planning Proposals
• New Academic Program Review Process
• Office of the Provost - Academic Planning Resources
• Office of the Provost - Certificate Information
• New Program Request Form 
• Modified Program Request Form 

Please note: all new and modified course syllabi need approval from the Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (EPCC).

• New Course Request Form
• Modified Course Request Form 
• Bulk Course Description Approval

Classroom Services

• Managing Your Public Health Classroom

Classroom Services business hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information on these services, please contact ClassroomServices@pitt.edu.   

Canvas, Tech Tools, & Workshops

• How to Use Canvas
• Canvas FAQ
• Canvas Cheat Sheet
• Educational Technology Equipment or Training Requests
• Tophat
• Workshops Calendar: The Teaching Center

Evaluations

All Pitt Public Health courses are required to be evaluated every time the course is taught. The Office of Measurement & Evaluation will evaluate courses that meet their requirements. With the help of their department, faculty whose courses do not meet these requirements are to ensure that course evaluations take place.

• Pitt Teaching Survey Process (1-minute video)
• Course Evaluations Portal

Advising Students

• Federal Aid
• Forms & Handbook
• Career Services
• Student Affairs Directory
• Counseling Center

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• DEI at Public Health
• LGBTQIA+ at Pitt
• Disability Resources
• Faculty Diversity Committee
• Programs: Diversity Institute for Faculty

Academic Integrity & Plagiarism

Academic Integrity Statement for Pitt Public Health Course Syllabi

All students are expected to adhere to the school’s standards of academic honesty. Cheating/plagiarism will not be tolerated. The Graduate School of Public Health’s policy on academic integrity, which is based on the University policy, is available online in the Pitt Public Health Academic Handbook www.publichealth.pitt.edu/home/academics/academic-requirements. The policy includes obligations for faculty and students, procedures for adjudicating violations, and other critical information.

• University of Pittsburgh Academic Integrity Guidelines
• Academic Integrity Violation Form
• Plagiarism Detection Software: Turnitin
• Faculty AIM Connection Instructions 
• Policy for Faculty Completion of Faculty AIM 
• Policy for Student Completion of Student AIM