Professional Development Opportunities at UMass Lowell

The Faculty Development Center spearheads or collaborates on a number of internal and external professional development opportunities for faculty. All of these address teaching, research and scholarship on campus.

Opportunities at UMass Lowell

Faculty Institutes - The Faculty Development Center organizes and delivers one-to-three-day Faculty Institutes in winter and summer. Faculty Institutes are mini-courses designed to enrich faculty in the areas of pedagogy, technology, and assessment to name a few.

Faculty Institutes will be offered again in January 2010  Registration information should be available by December 2009.  Contact the Faculty Development Center at 978-934-2923 if you need training or have any questions. 

Date	Institute
On Demand	Introduction to RefWorks at UMass Lowell created by Marion Muskiewicz
On Demand	Importing EBSCO Host Information into RefWorks at UMass Lowell created by Marion Muskiewicz

Conversation Dinners - The Faculty Development Center is pleased to offer Conversation Dinners during the fall and spring semesters. These are a unique opportunity to unite faculty from all disciplines in interactive discussion and a dinner that focuses on at least one aspect of the integration of teaching, research and service. 
Previous Conversation Dinners

Fridays with Faculty - Started in January 2007, Fridays with Faculty are informal lunchtime meetings with quick take-aways on topics relevant to faculty teaching. Generally, these are held on the last Friday of each month during the fall and spring semesters.
Previous Fridays with Faculty

Registration: To register for professional development events, go to Event Registration System.

Institutional Memberships in External Organizations

• POD (Professional Organizational Development Network)
• New England Faculty Development Consortium
• Sloan Consortium (premium member)

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