Faculty Professional Development Series
The College of Arts and Sciences offers a Faculty Professional Development Series to support the success of both pre-tenure and tenured colleagues. The series’ goal is to assist faculty members in developing skills and connecting with resources so they will thrive as teacher-scholars as well as have positive impacts on their students and disciplines.
All College faculty are invited to attend, with some sessions having more pertinence based on where people are in their respective careers. For instance, newer faculty might have a keen interest in knowing about available College resources, while established faculty may be more interested in the standards and processes for advancement to full professor. Other monthly sessions are designed to help faculty navigate emergent issues for today’s classroom challenges. All sessions will help faculty:
- develop practical strategies that will enhance their success
- build intellectual and social networks on campus and beyond
- find ways to balance the multiple obligations they face
- learn useful information about their rights and responsibilities
This series complements the mentoring activities that some departments already sponsor for their faculties. The College series will concentrate on fostering the development of meta-level skills and knowledge in a group setting, while the departmental programs generally provide one-on-one opportunities to acquire crucial disciplinary knowledge and an understanding of departmental policies and procedures. The College series is designed to be useful to individuals in disciplines across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and at various stages of early career development. Its group format will allow discussion and is predicated on active engagement. Every session will feature some practical information or experience that participants can take with them and apply immediately in their teaching, research, and service activity.
We also encourage CAS faculty to take advantage of the many teaching development workshops offered by the Center for Integrated Professional Development.
Contact Tony Crubaugh or call (309) 438-5669 for additional information.
Recorded Seminars
2023-2-24 – Best Practices for Creating Inclusive Classroom Materials - Zoom Passcode: a1ke24S&
2022-11-30 – Instructors as Meaning-Makers: Growth Mindset Messages that Support Stigmatized Students
2022-1-27 – Buffie Longmire-Avital - Students: Partnering for Their Success Part 1
2022-1-28 – Buffie Longmire-Avital - Students: Partnering for Their Success Part 2
2021-10-8 – Promoting Inclusive Learning Environments for LGBTQ+/TGNC Students
2021-4-2 – The Nuts and Bolts of Tenure and Promotion
2021-3-5 – Expectations for Promotion to Full Professor
2021-2-19 – Student Success, Dr. John Davenport and Dr. Amelia Noel-Elkin
2021-2-5 – Inclusive Teaching Inspiration - Kyle Ciani, History | Resources for Developing Inclusive Classrooms
2020-11-13 – Inclusive Teaching Inspiration - Rebekka Darner
2020-10-16 – Inclusive Teaching Inspiration - Julie Jung | Inclusivity Syllabus
2020-09-18 – Serving Neuro-Diverse Students
2020-09-04 – The Nuts and Bolts of Tenure and Promotion (login required)