Spring 2025 Faculty Professional Development Opportunities
New for 2024-2025 Two Professional Development Certificates - Leadership Exploration and Career Well-Being Learn more and register here!
Faculty Professional Development Workshops (30-minute workshops)
Strategic Planning Your Semester (30 minutes)
Take 30 minutes to kick off your semester with this brief, practical workshop on how to create a strategic plan for getting your most important work done this semester.
January 8 @ 12 or January 9 @3
Scrum Project Management Strategies (60-minutes)
Learn about an easy to use and easy to implement project management strategy born in software development that will work in the lab and in the classroom.
January 21 @ 12 or January 22 @ 3
Maximizing Your Professional Vitality (30 minutes)
In this workshop we will discuss a framework for faculty vitality and strategies for including more vitality in your week.
February 25 @ 12 or February 26 @ 3
Ins and Outs of Being a P&T External Reviewer (60 minutes)
A panel of faculty will discuss their experiences reviewing external promotion and tenure packages and offer advice for managing this service.
March 4 @ 12
Navigating Writer's Block (30 minutes)
Learn several strategies for overcoming writer's block and jumpstarting your writing.
April 15 @ 12 or April 16 @ 3
Summer Strategic Planning (30 minutes)
Take 30 minutes to kick off your summer with this brief, practical workshop on how to create a strategic plan for getting your most important work done.
Mary 6 @ 12 or May 7 @ 3
Crafting Your Promotion Narrative for Academic Professionals and Lecturers (2.5 hours)
Join us for this extended workshop to learn about the APL promotion process and workshop your promotion narrative.
May 8 @ 9am (in-person) or May 8 @ 1 (virtual)
Spring Writing Retreats
Join other faculty writers for twice-monthly, three-hour virtual writing retreats to move forward the writing project(s) of your choice. In each three-hour writing retreat, participants will identify concrete, achievable writing goals for the retreat; receive structure and support in achieving those goals; learn tips and strategies for enhancing your writing productivity; and spend 2.5+ hours making progress on the writing project of their choice.
Wednesday, January 8, 9-12
Thursday, Janaury 30, 1-4
Wednesday, February 5, 9-12
Thursday, February 20, 1-4
Wednesday, March 5, 9-12
Thursday, March 27, 1-4
Wednesday, April 2, 9-12
Thursday, April 17, 1-4
We will send a calendar invitation with Teams information for each retreat you register.