The Center for Faculty Leadership (CFL) at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is dedicated to developing and sustaining the caliber of academic leadership essential to the mission and goals outlined in UNCW’s strategic plan. The Center serves as a resource for individuals who aspire to academic leadership and as a training site for newly appointed department chairs, division coordinators, and program directors. CFL also serves as a resource for  mid-level academic leaders interested in strengthening their effectiveness, improving the quality of their academic programs, and advancing their professional careers in university administration. As a partner in the UNCW Community of Scholars, CFL supports collaborative initiatives from both its constituent units and individual faculty members. With regard to the latter, CFL serves as a resource for faculty-generated proposals that require institutional support beyond the departmental or program level.

The CFL seeks to achieve its mission by:

• sponsoring programs, workshops, and conferences that enhance leadership capabilities

• engaging in networking and alliance building

• mentoring faculty

• collecting and maintaining a wide range of resources (newsletters and periodicals, grant information, professional books) to support the work of department chairs and to assist faculty members in career development