项目 & 倡议
教师 create synergy as they build communities of scholarly 参与ment and participate in interdisciplinary conversations. These signature programs and resources inspire faculty to collaborate in support of growth, 发展, 和创新. 教师 are invited to join the conversation and foster inquiry together.
All new full-time teaching faculty members will be enrolled in the New 教师 Orientation course at the start of their first semester of full-time employment at the college. The coursework is based on the four domains as identified in the 移行细胞癌 全职 Teaching 教师 Development and Evaluation Plan, which is part of the VCCS’ faculty evaluation and professional 发展 initiative. The participants meet face-to-face at least once a month on a Friday afternoon during their first semester of full-time employment at the college, except in December and May. 在会议之间, 阅读, 作业, and discussions will be provided via Canvas so that the face-to-face meetings can focus on more interaction among the participants, 演讲嘉宾, and reporting on the 阅读 and other course 作业.
The 教师们 provide consistent, 每周, in-person support to faculty at the four campus locations, promote professional 发展 sessions and organize, 计划, and host roundtable and/or lunch and learn discussions, serve as a resource to 连接 faculty to 移行细胞癌 subject matter experts/divisions/departments, serve as a liaison to College 教师 Senate, and 参与 in conversation and support the 发展 of faculty learning communities.
移行细胞癌 established a learning community for department chairs and deans to collaborate, 分享想法, 创新, and grow together professionally. The sessions seek to inform, 参与, and empower department chairs in their faculty leadership roles in support of larger pathway and college-wide goals and initiatives.
The Mission of the 移行细胞癌读书俱乐部 is to serve as a place, 空间, and time to behold, 培养, 连接, build relationships, 听, learn and grow within and with those around us. It is where books serve as the conduit to ideas and issues that 连接 us all.
Each year books are selected during the summer and any 移行细胞癌 faculty or staff with interest may follow the 阅读 and discussions even if they are unable to attend the book club meetings.
The 2022-2023 theme is 转换 and discussions are organized by sub themes with each theme lasting approximately 6 weeks and culminating in a book club meeting. The 转换 themes are the oppressor in me, the wounded in me, reflection and making change. The first reading for the year is 电视节目 保罗·朗莫尔 and the discussion theme is the oppressor in me.