Our Programs
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center provides a variety of programs throughout the year which are open to all teaching faculty at the University of Arkansas.
Faculty CommendationsThe Teaching and Faculty Support Center awards two Teaching Faculty Commendations:
Award recipients will be recognized at the annual Faculty Teaching Awards Reception in September.
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Teaching Grants
SPRING
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center awards two types of teaching grants designed to fund activites to further enhance teaching excellence in support of the teaching mission at the University of Arkansas.
- Teaching Innovation Travel Grants (up to $2,500 each)
- Student Success Grants (partnered with Global Campus, up to $5,000 each)
The call for these grants goes out mid-February and are due mid-March. Watch your email for the announcements.
New Faculty Orientation
FALL
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center hosts a day-long session designed to introduce new faculty to the University of Arkansas.
Faculty Lunch Series
FALL SPRING
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center a variety of lunch programs.
- The New Faculty Lunch Discussion is focused on faculty with less than three years of experience.
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 6/7, 2022
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 4/5, 2022
Tuesday and Wednesday, November 1/2, 2022
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7/8, 2023
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 7/8, 2023
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 4/5, 2023
- The Not So New Faulty Discussion is designed for faculty with more than three years of teaching experience.
- The Non-tenure Track Lunch Discussion is designed for all non-tenure track faculty.
- The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lunch is focused on DEI issue in teaching.
- The International Faculty Luncheon is designed to provide resources for international faculty.
- Reading Day Lunch program provides a program for all faculty at the end of the semester.
Friday, December 9, 2022
Friday, May 5, 2023
The lunch and the program are free to faculty, but a reservation is needed to secure your meal order.
New Faculty Lunch Discussion Not So New Faulty Discussion
Faculty Enrichment Series
FALL SPRING
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Enhancement offers the Faculty Enrichment Series. Program topics can be found on the Office of Faculty Affairs.
Winter Teaching Symposium
SPRING
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center hosts the Winter Teaching Symposium, a half-day event to start off the Spring semester. Beginning with breakfast and remarks by campus administrators, a topical program is offered and followed by a variety of faculty-lead breakout sessions.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Baum Teaching Workshop
This is presented by the Teaching Acacemy and the Office of the Provost. We help to spread the word about this excellent program.
SUMMER
Thursday, August 18, 2022—8:00-11:30am
Teaching Camp
SUMMER
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center hosts Teaching Camp where faculty spend time reflecting on teaching, engaging with other teachers, and jumpstarting the academic year. Camp is an informal 2-3 day opportunity to focus on one or more aspects of teaching in a relaxed, offsite venue. Applications are required, so watch your mailbox in the spring for details. Camp is usually offered in August.
Teaching Award Banquet
FALL
The Teaching and Faculty Support Center and the U of A Teaching Academy co-sponsor the Faculty Teaching Awards Reception. This annual event, held at the Hembree Alumni Center, recognizes faculty who have received university-level teaching awards during the previous academic year.
4:30-6:30 pm, Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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Alumni House, Boyer Hall
Paul Cronan Technology Teaching Excellence Award
Nominations will be taken for faculty members who have excelled in using technology
to enhance their teaching.
Ro Di Brezzo Service to Teaching Award
The codirectors award a faculty member who provides substantial service to teacher
training.
Wally Cordes Chair: Conversations with Colleagues
FALL SPRING
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Wally Cordes was a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
for more than 30 years. He was regarded by many as simply one of the very best teachers
on campus. He had a unique style and an enthusiasm that was contagious.
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The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center (TFSC) established the "Wally
Cordes Chair" in September 2016 to honor its co-founder and first co-director and
to celebrate an inspiring teacher and his wonderful career. We recognize six teachers
a year. The Chair Speaker is chosen by the TFSC co-directors.