Professional Development
The Professional Development program provides staff, faculty, and administrators with growth opportunities that strengthen leadership, collaboration, and workplace effectiveness. Through seminars, skill-building sessions, and leadership training, the program ensures employees are equipped to thrive in a dynamic academic environment while supporting the institution’s mission and student success.
Goals:
- Develop skills and practices that enhance innovation across the academic and operational programs.
- Empower staff to provide the highest level of service to students, supporting student success inside and outside the classroom.
- Promote a culture of growth and continuous improvement that strengthens the university as a great place to learn and work, contributing to enrollment growth.
Professional Development Programming:
- New Faculty Training Series
- New Faculty and Staff Orientation
- Adjunct Faculty Orientation
- Faculty and Staff Workshop Series
- Faculty and Staff Institutes
- Franklin Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Leadership Training
- The Book Bar: Faculty/ Staff Book Talks and Reading Circles
Book Talks are 1-hour programs dedicated to one featured book in which the facilitator prepares a brief presentation detailing key take aways from the book and leads a discussion of issues surrounding the subject matter presented in the book. This provides attendees with the opportunity to preview the book and gain insight into various issues in education.
Faculty Reading Circles are small groups of faculty who meet at times determined by the group to discuss a common book. Much like Book Talk, these synchronous (virtual, face-to-face) meetings are designed to provide colleagues with an opportunity to share ideas about teaching and learning in an informal setting with peers from across the University.
Events coming soon!
This program is required of all new faculty, full-time faculty and staff (Academic Affairs) members.
Welcome Aboard! New Faculty and Staff Orientation is a program facilitated by The Center for Teaching & Learning and Academic Affairs that is designed to orient and assist new faculty full-time faculty, regardless of rank and Academic Affairs staff to ECSU. This orientation consists of four- five hour session focusing on key resources, services, and information designed to assist and support new faculty and staff in getting started in their role on campus.
Welcome Aboard! New Faculty Orientation Training Series - Fall 2024
New Adjunct Training and Orientation
This program is required of all new part-time (adjunct) faculty. Orientation sessions are held at the beginning of the spring and fall semesters.
Training tailored to keep all adjunct faculty up to date regarding ECSU academic policies, services, support, and technology.
