Community

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching supports UMass Lowell faculty throughout their careers to create engaging and inclusive learning environments for their students. We invite faculty members to explore new pedagogical and technological approaches in their pursuit of teaching excellence. We partner with faculty to foster a culture of reflective teaching and to cultivate a supportive community of scholars through collaboration and informed conversation about teaching.

Faculty in Residence

• Marlowe Miller - Inaugural Faculty in Residence (FIR) - May 2022 - April 2024.
  Marlowe Miller is leading CELT's 2022-2023 Contemplative Pedagogy mini-grant cohort of fifteen faculty members who are studying, practicing and incorporating contemplative pedagogy practices into their courses to support each other and future faculty members who are interested in expanding contemplative pedagogy on campus.

Strategy Team

• Julie Nash - Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
• Patrick Connell - Executive Director, Online Learning and Faculty Development, Graduate & Professional Studies (GPS), Email: patrick_connell@uml.edu
• Paula Haines - Senior Director, Assessment & Accreditation
• Donna Mellen - Director of Academic Technology
• Shaima Ragab - Director of Faculty Success