Welcome to the Faculty Development Center (FDC)
The Faculty Development Center provides a centralized place to support the teaching of all EMU faculty, lecturers, teaching GAs, and student success staff. The FDC promotes excellence in teaching, learning, and scholarly activities in accordance with the core values of respect, inclusiveness, care, and commitment. The Center grounds itself in awareness and support for cultural diversity and community-building.
Resources and Services
Happenings at the Faculty Development Center
Research Writers' Collaborative
- Tuesdays @ 11-1 PM, starting January 14
- Open to Faculty & Lecturers
- Opportunity for EMU faculty to support each other while achieving realistic writing goals
Faculty-Led Travel Programs
- Wednesday, January 22 @ 3:30 PM
- Open to Department Heads, Faculty & Lecturers
- Learn strategies for creating a pedagogically valuable experience for students, building your travel course itinerary, and enhancing your efforts to make the most of the learning experiences when you take your students on the road.
2025 CONNECT Conference
- Friday, February 14
- Open to Department Heads, Faculty, Lecturers, Staff & Students
- Learn about what our colleagues are doing, share your own insights on this work, and think deeply about how we can be better at what we do when we do it together
Understanding Free Speech in the College Classroom
- Monday, January 27 @ 12:30 PM
- Open to Faculty, Lecturers & Department Heads
- Discuss the rules concerning what professors can and cannot do in the realm of political advocacy and free speech in the classroom
Make Research Collaboration Easy: Exploring ForagerOne
- Wednesday, January 22 @ 12 - 1:30 PM
- Open to Faculty, Lecturers & Department Heads
- Drop-in session for faculty who want to learn more about ForagerOne, or would like assistance updating their research profiles
Community Building Event: Cooking with the FDC, C2W & ENS
- Wednesday, January 29 @ 12:30 - 1:30 PM
- Open to Faculty, Staff, Lecturers & Department Heads
- Cooking class to learn how to cook chicken and chickpea curry with homemade naan bread
Writing Sprint
- January 24 @ 9 AM - 3:30 PM
- Open to Faculty, Lecturers, Staff & Department Heads
- Reconnect with your writing practice and finally finish that manuscript (or book proposal or grant application or…)
Internal Research Awards: Faculty Research Fellowships
- Next Sessions: January 23 & 28 @ 3:30 PM
- Open to Full-Time Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
- Learn more about the FRF application process and receive feedback on application materials
Inclusive Teaching Strategies Workshop
- Wednesday, February 19 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- Open to Faculty, Lecturers, and any Instructional Staff
- Learn tips on how to integrate inclusive practices in easy and manageable ways
Generative Artificial Intelligence Learning Community
- 2025 calendar-year long learning community
- Open to Faculty and Lecturers from any department, school, and/or discipline
- Acquire knowledge and skills that will help in shaping departmental and disciplinary approaches to working with Gen AI
Lessons on Teaching and Learning: Applying the Legacy of Lee Shulman to Our Practice
- Wednesday, February 5 @ 2 PM
- Open to Faculty, Lecturers, Staff & Students
- Learn more about Lee Shulman’s seminal work on teaching and learning, and his work might beapplied to to our teaching
TaLT Topic: Bringing Joy to Teaching and Learning
- First Session: Tuesday, February 4 @ 3:30 - 5 PM
- Open to Faculty, Full-Time Lecturers & Students
- Generating practical and actionable modifications to the way we relate to each other in the classroom that will support a positive teaching and learning experience.
EMU UP: University Prepared
- Friday, March 7 @ 9 AM - 1 PM
- Open to Full-Time Faculty and Full-Time Lecturers
- Explore creative and innovative solutions to revise or create new programs in ways that are attractive to students
Restorative Practices for Empowered Teaching Professionals
- March 14 & April 4 @ 11 AM - 2 PM
- Open to Faculty, Staff, Lecturers & Graduate Assistants
- Explore how to integrate healing-centered practices into your professional and personal life
Spotlights
Dr. Matthew Schaffer, Assistant Professor of Economics
“Dr. Schaffer cares about his students, knows the material, and presents it in a good manner which stimulates interest in the subject. He is always welcoming and clearly cares about how his students are doing!”
Dr. Matthew Schaffer, Assistant Professor of Economics
“Dr. Schaffer cares about his students, knows the material, and presents it in a good manner which stimulates interest in the subject. He is always welcoming and clearly cares about how his students are doing!”
Nominate a Spotlight
Partnership Spotlights highlight student-faculty partnerships on campus. If you are interested in being featured in a Partnership Spotlight or know of a student-faculty pairing worth highlighting, please complete the short form below. To view previous Partnership Spotlights, click here.
Teaching Spotlights highlight lecturers and faculty from a variety of departments. If you know of an instructor that is worth highlights, please complete the short form below. To view previous Teaching Spotlights, please click here.