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The Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) and our partners in the Office of Academic Affairs– ADVANCE, the Center for Leadership and Organizational Change (CLOC), and the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC)--offer a variety of resources, workshops, programs, and events that provide professional development for faculty members at all stages. We recommend the programs and resources listed here for professional track (PTK) faculty in promotable ranks. 

More detailed information about these events will be announced as it becomes available. We list programming in our monthly newsletter, which is distributed to all faculty members. Information is also available at faculty.umd.edu. Please contact faculty@umd.edu with any questions.

First Year and Early Career PTK Resources and Programming

  • New Faculty Orientation
    • A two-day event held by OFA each August before the fall semester. Slides from this event and other resources are always available in New Faculty Resources on our website.
  • Advancing Professional Track Faculty (APTF)
    • Sponsored by ADVANCE, Advancing Professional Track Faculty (APTF) is a peer network for early-career (1-3 years at UMD) PTK faculty. The goals of the program are to strengthen professional networks; build knowledge of strategies for professional growth; and enhance awareness of policies, practices and resources pertaining to PTK career success.

Instructional and Academic Program Administrative Faculty

  • Welcome to Teaching at the University of Maryland
    • For instructional faculty, TLTC offers this online course for instructional faculty members as an introduction to UMD’s educational technology systems.
  • TLTC Teaching Academy
    • Fill your teaching toolbox with pedagogy basics, in live sessions, self-paced digital courses, and multi-session learning communities.
  • Teaching Portfolio Guidance
    • Information provided by TLTC to help you learn why and how to keep and assemble a powerful portfolio.

Research and Research Administrative Faculty

  • Research Development Office
    • The Research Development team provides resources and helps with funding proposals and grant applications, including customized services to help faculty members across the university turn ideas into action.
       

PTK Preparing for Promotion to Middle or Top-Level Ranks

  • AEP Workshop: Getting Ready for PTK Promotion
    • For PTK faculty members who are just beginning to think about promotion as well as those who are looking to go up for promotion in the near future. Learn the policies and guidelines that PTK faculty members should know about; the steps involved in the promotion process; and dossier preparation.
  • PTK Promotion Workshop: Dossier Preparation for Instructional Faculty
    • Learn how PTK promotion cases are reviewed at the campus level; discuss the materials faculty should be preparing for a promotion dossier; and address questions about how PTK faculty should present different types of activities in their dossiers.
  • Teaching Philosophy Statement
    • TLTC provides guidance on constructing a narrative that reflects your teaching philosophy and practice, to be included in your teaching portfolio.

PTK Faculty at All Stages

  • PTK Symposium
    • The annual PTK Symposium is a place for faculty, staff, and administrators to gather and share knowledge, learn from experts, find support, recognize accomplishments, and connect with colleagues across the University.
  • PTK Mentoring Program
    • This cohort-based program spans various areas of professional development, including teaching, research, work-life balance, and promotion. The PTK Mentoring Program provides PTK faculty across campus with infrastructure and practical tools to support professional growth, while fostering engagement and development through mentoring networks.
  • TerrapinSTRONG Symposium
    • An annual event that provides faculty and staff with an opportunity to learn from each other about scholarship, skills and strategies to create a more inclusive community.
  • Teaching Academy
    • A collection of Pedagogy Topics, gathered and presented by TLTC.
  • Course Design Offerings
    • A TLTC program offered in person, online live, or online self-paced for new or refreshed practices in course design.
  • Course Observations, Feedback, and Consultations
    • Collaborate with TLTC to refine your teaching skills through peer review, guidance on feedback collection, and additional resources.
  • Research Funding Opportunities
    • The Research Development Office offers guidance for locating and securing internal and external funding, as well as limited submission grants and awards through InfoReady.
  • Excellence in Supervision Program
    • Facilitated by CLOC for faculty members supervising students, staff, postdocs and other faculty, to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to create positive work experiences and environments as well as foster growth, success, care, and inclusive excellence. The program is required for those newly taking on supervisory responsibilities.

More information about PTK Faculty Initiatives.