About

The Center for Faculty Excellence fosters faculty excellence through innovative teaching and leadership to create engaged student success. Using workshops, video presentations and individualized services we work with faculty to develop their talent and advance their outcomes, processes and engagement with CSU students, their careers and the University. The Center works closely with various Centers and departments across the University to fulfill its mission.

Our office is staffed Monday¨CFriday, from 8 a.m.¨C4:30 p.m. Please note we are remote on Mondays and Friday and on campus Tuesdays¨CThursdays. 

Program Series  |  Other Programs  |  Future Plans  |  Center's Leadership

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Program Series

Book Discussion Group 

The Center for Faculty Excellence began this initiative last year, called the Small Teaching Book Discussion and Action Based Research Group.  This program is expanding (from one book to three) this year, simply being called Book Discussion Group. To find out more about this program series, and also to register, please click here.

Teaching Portfolio Series

This series is designed to help faculty in their journey to developing a teaching portfolio, focusing on philosophy of teaching, course goals, methods and activities. Participants will be encouraged to write about their progress and success and present about their experiences at a conference. The Center for Faculty Excellence will provide some support towards travel to present the work at a conference.

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Other Programs

Teaching Enhancement Awards

The Teaching Enhancement Awards (TEA) were established to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning at Cleveland State University. In keeping with the University's mission of student success, the awards focus on faculty who are interested in initiating and developing projects that make substantial changes in pedagogy or delivery methods for the promotion of student success and retention.

New Faculty Orientation

Prior to the start of the Academic Year, the Center for Faculty Excellence organizes a multi-day orientation for all new faculty to ensure their smooth transition into the University and to enable them to access all available resources.

Part-Time Faculty Seminar

Part-time faculty of various levels of experience come together via Blackboard to engage in learning and discussion of crucial teaching topics such as student resources outside the classroom, using Starfish and Information Literacy.

Provost's Teaching Summit

The inaugural Provost's Teaching Summit will bring together CSU faculty for a day of learning, connecting, sharing experiences and appreciating those dedicated to the development of their and their colleagues' teaching skills. 

Individualized Services

The Center's staff is here to assist faculty on individual basis with a variety of teaching topics, including curriculum planning and pedagogical approaches and strategies and classroom management and assessment. The Center's staff can also provide guidance with course design and planning and with incorporating more technology into instruction. 

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Future Plans

University Teaching Council

Dr. Goodell worked with the University Faculty Affairs committee to propose the formation of a University Teaching Council, which was approved in Spring 2019 and will convene for the first time in Fall 2019. The UTC will provide advice and guidance on activities to support the mission of the CFE, and to assist the Center leadership and staff with the allocation of program funding, judging teaching awards and planning the annual Provost's Teaching Summit.

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