Professional Activity Days

The CTE coordinates college-wide professional development, called Professional Activity Days, twice per academic year as the MAHE Contract dictates.

Our goal is to engage our colleagues through various methods of professional interaction to inspire educational approaches that support creativity, agency, inquiry, and culture. We rely on our caring LCC community of scholars to help us achieve this goal. 

Professional Activity Days include general assemblies, keynote presentations, discussion panels, and breakout sessions both in-person and virtually. A website with detailed information is made available for participants for each event. 

We extend thanks to those who put time and effort into crafting presentations and discussions that spark interest for the Professional Activity Days. Likewise, we appreciate your open-minded participation. Lastly, a round of applause for all of us who show up and do our best not only for our students but for ourselves as well.

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Upcoming Professional Activity (PA) Days:

spring 2027

January

Wednesday, January 6, 2027 and Thursday, January 7, 2027

Schedule Overview

Wednesday, January 6 | 9:00 am*- 4:00 pm | In person, Downtown Campus
A virtual option will be provided for those not required to attend in-person

*Breakfast will be available 8:00 am - 8:45 am in the Gannon Building, Michigan Room.
Please register for breakfast by Friday, December 4.

Register for Breakfast

Thursday, January 7
Reserved for Division and Department meetings.

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Call for concurrent session proposals

Do you have something you would like to share with or present to your colleagues? The call for Professional Activity Days concurrent session proposals is now open!

A concurrent session is a 45-minute presentation during PA Days where you share your expertise, classroom innovations, or scholarly work with colleagues. You can propose sessions such as workshops, drop-ins, panel discussions, demonstrations, case studies, or research presentations.

Sessions will take place primarily in person on Wednesday, January 6, 2027. Most sessions are in person, but a limited number will be hybrid (in-person and virtual). Curious and want to learn more? See our Concurrent Session FAQ!

Please submit your proposals using the Professional Activity Days Concurrent Session Proposal form. 

Review presentation examples from previous Professional Activity Days below. 

May 2026
January 2026

Proposal deadline: Friday, November 20, 2026

Submit a Proposal

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Previous Professional Activity Days

January 2026
May 2025
January 2025 
May 2024