Office of Faculty Development

Mission

The mission of the Office of Faculty Development is to use a holistic approach to provide support to faculty, promote student-centered learning, enhance teaching and learning effectiveness, support research, and encourage the scholarship of teaching and learning to enhance instruction and student learning.

To accomplish our mission, the Office of Faculty Development will provide a range of services, consultations, resources, and programs geared towards:

• Enhancing the professional development of faculty
• Encouraging the development and support of a community of teacher scholars that fosters the dissemination of the theory and practice of teaching and learning
• Assisting faculty in acquiring knowledge about and in the application of instructional strategies, assessment  practices, and technology application
• Encouraging innovative approaches in teaching
• Supporting faculty and academic units in adopting, developing, implementing, and assessing appropriate instructional methods used in teaching
• Advocating the adoption of appropriate technology and encouraging their effective and efficient use in enhancing the teaching and learning process
• Building a support structure for faculty at the various levels of their professional experience
• Developing and nurturing an environment that recognizes and rewards faculty for their scholarship and excellence in teaching
• Focusing on student-centered learning as essential in accomplishing the teaching and learning mission of the university
• Communicating internal and external professional development opportunities and grants to faculty.