Kentucky State University will launch the Office of Faculty Development/Center for Teaching and Learning/QEP in October 2016. This Office seeks to provide a dedicated office that will allow faculty and graduate students to learn new anagogical methods, publish and present research at professional conferences, and seek grant funds for intellectual initiatives that will enhance both their scholarship and impact student learning. This office will also be key component for implementing the Kentucky State University Quality Enhancement Plan in preparation of SACSCOC Reaffirmation 2019.
We began the semester with an informal luncheon (New Faculty Orientation) for first and second-year faculty. We will continue to provide special workshops for faculty at all stages of development.
Faculty-Staff Professional Development Workshops commenced as an off-spring of the Fall 2016 Faculty-Staff Institute, “Potholes, Policies, Procedures and Pathways,” in August. Faculty-Staff Professional Development Workshops began in September with a week of professional development sessions designed for faculty and staff to obtain an increased knowledge related to the university sector updates and overall infrastructure. Sessions ranged from, Oracle Demonstration for Faculty Self-Service and Advising, Cash Handling Management, Performance Evaluations and Human Resources, T-Tracker Student Retention Software to our University Assessment platform and professional attire and university culture. The workshops were presented by various administrators. There were approximately 100 participants throughout the week. Participants were given a certificates for participation. See Professional Development Workshop Schedule in Appendix B.
The following activities are being planned for the fall 2016 semester, specifically designed for Faculty.
10/11: Faculty brown bag: Tierra Freeman, “Thorobreds in Transformation.”
10/18: Workshop: Sherrie Lyons, “Faculty Role in the Centralized Advising System.”
10/25: Common Reading Discussion: Chapter 1, “Who Are First-Generation Students?” from First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement by Ward, et al.
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