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
• Teaching for Distance (T4D) Workshops focused on e-learning and best practices
in distance education December and May
• Brown Bag lunches about topics of general academic interest each Wednesday at
noon
• e-Fridays about technology topics each Friday at noon
• 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
• McKendree Values Part-time faculty (MVP) orientation program for new part-time
faculty
• New full-time faculty orientation
• Advisor Training (twice per year for faculty and staff advisors)
• School and Division faculty development opportunities
• Webinars
• Lifelong Learning Faculty Conference Travel grants for full-time faculty (application
process)
• Midwest Faculty Seminars offer up to 4 full-time faculty per year to attend an
intense study at the University of Chicago (application process)
• Lilly Teaching Conference available to 2 full-time faculty per year (application
process)
• Research sabbaticals for full-time faculty (application process)
• Associate Colleges of Illinois Off to a Good Start Institute for new faculty (second-fourth
year) available to 2 new full-time faculty (application process)
• Division chair workshops for current or new division chairs
• Summer Engagement Research Grants for full-time faculty (depending on funding)
• Academic Planning Retreat for full-time faculty and select staff each May hosted by the Provost
