Professional Development Opportunities
McKendree University offers a variety of professional development opportunities for
faculty and staff to help them "Make their Mark" in the classroom.
- Teaching for Excellence (T4E) Workshops focused on teaching and best practices in August, January, and May (The T4E Workshop
in May focuses on assessment.)
- Brown Bag Lunch Series about topics of general academic interest each Wednesday at noon. Every other week's
Brown Bag is sponsored by the Social Justice and Equity Committee.
- Fall Teaching for Excellence Teaching Circles where faculty join a small group of faculty to visit classes and discuss
- Spring Teaching for Excellence Teaching Book Study where small groups of faculty read and discuss a teaching book
- Technology Workshops hosted by information technology and educational technology
- Service Learning Workshops hosted by the Lyn Huxford Center for Community Service
- New Full-time Faculty Orientation
- Advisor Training (twice per year for faculty and staff advisors)
- School and Division faculty development opportunities
- Webinars
- Research Sabbaticals for full-time faculty
- Division Chair Workshops for current or new division chairs
- Academic Planning Retreat for full-time faculty and select staff each May hosted by the Provost
- Make Your Mark Boot Camp for full- and part-time faculty each May that focuses on one aspect of teaching
