Spring 2025 Faculty Professional Development Opportunities
New for 2024-2025 Two Professional Development Certificates - Leadership Exploration and Career Well-Being Learn more and register here!
Faculty Professional Development Workshops (30-minute workshops)
Strategic Planning Your Semester (30 minutes)
Take 30 minutes to kick off your semester with this brief, practical workshop on how to create a strategic plan for getting your most important work done this semester.
January 8 @ 12 or January 9 @3
Scrum Project Management Strategies (60-minutes)
Learn about an easy to use and easy to implement project management strategy born in software development that will work in the lab and in the classroom.
January 21 @ 12 or January 22 @ 3
Maximizing Your Professional Vitality (asynchronous)
In this workshop we will discuss a framework for faculty vitality and strategies for including more vitality in your week.
February 25 and February 26
Navigating Writer's Block (30 minutes)
Learn several strategies for overcoming writer's block and jumpstarting your writing.
April 15 @ 12 or April 16 @ 3
Summer Strategic Planning (30 minutes)
Take 30 minutes to kick off your summer with this brief, practical workshop on how to create a strategic plan for getting your most important work done.
Mary 6 @ 12 or May 7 @ 3
Crafting Your Promotion Narrative for Academic Professionals and Lecturers (2.5 hours)
Join us for this extended workshop to learn about the APL promotion process and workshop your promotion narrative.
May 8 @ 9am (in-person) or May 8 @ 1 (virtual)
Spring Writing Retreats
Join other faculty writers for twice-monthly, three-hour virtual writing retreats to move forward the writing project(s) of your choice. In each three-hour writing retreat, participants will identify concrete, achievable writing goals for the retreat; receive structure and support in achieving those goals; learn tips and strategies for enhancing your writing productivity; and spend 2.5+ hours making progress on the writing project of their choice.
Wednesday, January 8, 9-12
Thursday, Janaury 30, 1-4
Wednesday, February 5, 9-12
Thursday, February 20, 1-4
Wednesday, March 5, 9-12
Thursday, March 27, 1-4
Wednesday, April 2, 9-12
Thursday, April 17, 1-4
We will send a calendar invitation with Teams information for each retreat you register.