Faculty Development: U of M College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

Faculty, instructional staff and teaching assistants are invited to kick off the 2007-2008 academic year by participating in one or more teaching workshops during the week of August 27. Experienced and novice instructors alike will take away practical teaching methods that address instructional design, student learning, and special topics in teaching.

Teaching workshops scheduled each day at 9:00am and 10:30am
Monday, August 27th
Wednesday, August 29th
Thursday, August 30th

Teaching Workshop Topics Include:

Course design
Designing multiple choice exams
Teaching through active lectures
Active learning
Resolving conflicts in the classroom
Student ratings of teaching...and more!

New TA Orientation: 8:00am - 12:30pm
Tuesday, August 28th

For complete workshop descriptions and to register, go to: www.teaching.umn.edu and select "August Teaching Enrichment Series." For questions or to register by phone, contact CTL at 612-625-3041. All workshops will be held at the Carlson School of Management on West Bank.

New Faculty Orientation

In addition to orientation programs offered by the Office of Human Resources and by individual colleges and departments, new University of Minnesota faculty are encouraged to attend New Faculty Orientation. New Faculty Orientation for 2007 will be held Tuesday-Thursday, August 21-23, 2007. Look for more information after the first of the year. Please contact Karen Zentner Bacig, Ph.D., kbacig@umn.edu, for more information.

CFANS Development Documents

Powerpoint slides from the CFANS Overview and 7.12 Statement Discussion presentation September 8, 2006.

PowerPoint presentation from the 2006 NASULGC Annual Meeting.

CFANS Performance Scorecard February 5, 2006

Resources for Faculty Development

The Center for Teaching and Learning

The Center for Human Resource Development (CHRD) provides programs and services to help the University meet its strategic positioning goal of supporting and retaining talented faculty and staff who are innovative, energetic, and dedicated to the highest standards of excellence.

CHRD offers a variety of programs and services designed to build job skills and enhance professional development. We provide workshops, seminars, classes, and consulting services to over 14,000 U of M participants each year. Our facilitators are also available for customized, onsite sessions for colleges, departments, areas, or work units.

CHRD areas of service include:

Employee Career Enrichment Program
Organizational Effectiveness
Relocation Assistance Program
Supervisory Training
Training Services
WorkLife Program

The CHRD also provides online tutorials for a variety of faculty development issues such as academic job search, managing classroom conflict, syllabus development and designing smart lectures.

The Office of Academic Affairs and Provost

The University of Minnesota's goal to become one of the world's greatest research universities relies upon a great faculty. Well-prepared, fully engaged faculty and staff represent the most important asset the University has in times of change. The skills, knowledge, creativity, dedication and motivation they bring to their work are the core of the institution's competitive advantag. The Senior Vice President and Provost applauds the efforts of colleges and departments to engage faculty in development activities that promote academic excellence; the following programs are sponsored by the Office of the Provost: