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Letter From the Dean

Another great academic year has concluded! My sincere gratitude to the faculty and staff of the College of Arts and Sciences who shepherded our students through the semester. And to our brilliant, dedicated, and motivated students who advanced another year or graduated to take on the world, congratulations and thank you for making us so proud! 

In this eNewsletter, you will meet a few of these students, learn about exciting programs that provide students with hands-on learning experiences, and meet a couple of our faculty members who are broaching new academic content for our students and researching new concepts. 

Summer means, yes, a bit of well-needed R&R, but it also means teaching, researching, and planning for fall ’25 when we will introduce students to substantive research opportunities along with challenging courses and a rigorous academic experience. 

We will be back in the fall with another edition of the CoAS e-newsletter. In the meantime, please keep us in mind for your all-important financial support as we seek ways to offer more scholarships to deserving students. 

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.