The Teaching and Learning Center, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, and Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance invite applications for our inaugural, joint-funded Faculty Success Fellowship (FSF). We will fund one fellow’s tuition to attend the 10-week National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Summer Faculty Success Program, a professional development opportunity designed to empower faculty members with the skills and strategies needed to enhance their productivity, balance their workload, and achieve academic excellence.
Program Overview:
The program mixes self-paced online weekly modules, small group coaching sessions with faculty mentors, an online community to network with faculty from other institutions, optional one-on-one coaching sessions, and access to a digital platform designed to track and boost your research and writing productivity. TLC, ORSP, and OCOC will provide funding for the FSF to participate. See full program guidebook below.
Dates & Deadlines:
- Program runs 10 weeks, May 19 – July 27
- Application is due March 28, 11:59 pm
- Follow up program to share insights with members of WCU community will be scheduled to occur during AY2025-26, with planning to occur during the Fall 2025 Semester with the support of the TLC Faculty Associate, and implementation of the program scheduled for Spring 2026 semester.
Objectives:
- Set achievable personal and professional goals that align with WCU’s priorities and your own values.
- Create a realistic and concrete plan to meet your goals.
- Establish and maintain a healthy and sustainable daily writing habit.
- Develop a publication portfolio for promotion and evaluation.
- Better manage your time spent on teaching, service, and scholarly activities so that it aligns with your goals.
- Identify obstacles that are holding you back and strategies to move through them.
- Prioritize your physical and emotional health.
- Bring back what you learn to empower colleagues at WCU
Obligation to WCU:
Following completion of the Faculty Success Program, the FSF will develop an internal professional development session in partnership with TLC to share key strategies with members of the WCU community.
Eligibility:
All tenure-track, tenured, and adjunct faculty are welcome to apply.
How to apply:
Submit to this form the following:
- Articulation of your current research and writing goals, including proposed concrete deliverables along with deadlines (500 words max)
- Identification of the challenges most holding you back from meeting these goals (200 words max)
- Explanation of how you anticipate the Faculty Success Program will benefit you (200 words max)
Faculty who identify and justify a clear benefit for why they should participate in this program will be prioritized.
