Faculty Collaborative history

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Faculty development

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History of the Faculty Collaborative for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

The Faculty Collaborative was created in June 2006 by a working group of full- and part-time faculty and administrators that included representatives from many committees dedicated to various aspects of pedagogical development, and the various schools and colleges of the University.

The results of the “Faculty Interest in a Center for Teaching Innovation Survey” implemented by the Faculty Senate, and a strong interest by a number of faculty served as the impetus for the creation of a centralized faculty-based organization. As charged by the Senate, the working group drafted the mission and first steps, and recommended the first director, Deborah Clark, who was then appointed by the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.