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Professional Development

We are committed to supporting faculty in their pursuit of teaching excellence, scholarly achievement, and leadership development. Through a diverse range of programs, resources, and events, we foster a culture of continuous learning and professional enrichment.

What UNCW Offers

  • Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is dedicated to assisting the university in fulfilling its commitment to strengthening undergraduate and graduate instruction.
  • Distance Education & Learning (DEeL) offers regular professional development opportunities designed to support faculty teaching online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses.
  • Educational Enrichment Programs to pursue educational and training opportunities to enhance current job skills or obtain new career goals.
  • Cornerstone to register for in-person workshops and explore curated training collections.
  • LinkedIn Learning offers 16,000+ in-demand online courses taught by real-world professionals.
  • HigherEd+ offers professional development, career advancement, and mentoring resources.
  • Percipio for training and development experiences and UNCW’s custom courses.

Connect with colleagues across disciplines to support, collaborate, and engage in shared learning. Develop a peer mentoring plan tailored to your department, explore effective mentoring strategies, and gain practical tools to support faculty success.

  • For more information about mentoring opportunities and resources, contact our Faculty Fellows, Drs. Addie Sayers and Kris Hohn. 
  • FacultyThrive: a 5-week virtual Community of Practice experience designed specifically to support early-career faculty in strengthening emotional wellness, developing supportive peer connections, and sustainable habits for academic productivity during this summer months. Registration opens in Spring.
  • Fulbright Scholar Program: Expand your professional expertise, build international collaborations, and gain valuable global perspectives through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Participants return with new insights and experiences to enrich their teaching, research, and service while sharing what they have learned with students and colleagues. For more information about the program or assistance with preparing a competitive application, contact our Faculty Fellows, Drs. Michelle Cathorall and Theodore Burgh. 
  • Innovation & Commercialization helps faculty translate research and creative activity into real-world impact through commercialization, industry partnerships, entrepreneurial support, and access to innovation resources and networks.
  • The Research Development Office (RDO) and Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC) support faculty efforts to develop and submit proposals for external funding.

Resources

Upcoming Events Whether you're a new instructor or a seasoned professor, there's something here for you. Explore Upcoming Events
Get Involved There are many great ways for UNCW faculty to get involved and make a difference in the UNCW community! There are also a number of organizations dedicated to supporting you throughout your career here at UNCW through mentoring and peer networking. Get Involved Now

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