Faculty Center for Teaching, Learning & Scholarship

What We Do

Mission

The Faculty Center for Teaching, Learning & Scholarship provides support to faculty so they can excel in teaching, scholarship, and service through effective and inclusive practices.

Vision

The Faculty Center for Teaching, Learning & Scholarship will foster an engaged community of professionals dedicated to cultivating excellence in teaching and facilitating scholarly opportunities. The Faculty Center guides faculty to be their best professional selves by supporting a culture of collaboration and innovation among colleagues within the institution, creating service opportunities in support of teaching and scholarship, and providing a space for intellectual community building. Over time the Faculty Center will evolve to meet the demands of a changing educational landscape, to ensure alignment with the needs of the faculty and students.

Goals and Objectives

Goal 1: Cultivate Excellence in Teaching

(Supporting Forward Momentum Goals #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7)

• Objective: Develop and promote professional development and community building opportunities for excellence in teaching

Goal 2: Foster Faculty Scholarship

(Supporting Forward Momentum Goals #1, #3 and #9)

• Objective: Develop and promote professional development opportunities to foster faculty scholarship, especially in collaboration with students

Goal 3: Support Effective and Innovative Pedagogies and Technologies

(Supporting Forward Momentum Goals #1, #4 and #8)

• Objective 1: Provide opportunities for faculty to implement new or innovative pedagogies and/or technologies
• Objective 2: Provide support for faculty use of campus supported teaching technologies

Goal 4: Promote Professional Growth

(Supporting Forward Momentum Goals #2 and #10)

• Objective 1: Provide support for faculty across the career arc
• Objective 2: Support new faculty joining SUNY Oneonta
• Objective 3: Support collaboration between faculty across campus

Goal 5: Develop Leadership

(Supporting Forward Momentum Goal #10)

• Objective 1: Future leader development
• Objective 2: Support current faculty leaders