Professional Development and Support Opportunities


We provide professional development opportunities in various modalities and formats in order to accommodate the different stages of your academic career and complexities of life outside of the university.  There are multiple different event categories that we offer ranging from micro-workshops to faculty retreats. We encourage you to explore the calendar of upcoming events and learn more about all the events we offer. Our calendar is updated throughout the year, so be sure to check back frequently! Feel free to reach%20out%20to%20us with any questions about the events scheduled or the different types of events that we offer.

Full Calendar of CTE Events


Event Categories

Workshops

Our most common category of event. These are longer sessions that typically begin with an explanation of a key concept, approach, or technique in teaching followed by some form of group activity or discussion that dives more deeply into the content. Sessions are typically offered as either in-person or virtual.

Micro-Workshops

These abridged sessions are usually no more than 30 minutes and aim to provide content that can lead to small but impactful changes in your teaching that are easy to implement. Many (but not all!) of these are what we refer to these as our Small Changes Advancing Learning (or SCALe) workshops. Micro-workshops are often in a virtual format for ease of access, but they are also periodically offered as in-person workshops.

Faculty Focus Groups

Periodically, CTE will put together focus groups composed of faculty from all the different schools and career stages (e.g., non-tenure track, tenure-track, tenured). Recently, focus groups have been formed to discuss inclusive teaching at Duquesne as well as develop resources for navigating and conducting peer evaluations of teaching.

Retreat

CTE organizes annual retreats that provide faculty time to get away from work and home obligations to engage in an exchange of ideas, take time to reflect, and be inspired in our calling. Keep an eye on our calendar and look our for email announcements in the Spring semester for more information about this opportunity.

Celebration of Teaching Excellence

CTE's annual event that provides us, and the Duquesne community, a chance to celebrate the incredible teaching accomplishments of our faculty and graduate students. This event is usually held near the end of the Spring semester each academic year.

Orientation

At the beginning of each academic year, CTE hosts an orientation event for new full-time and part-time faculty as well as graduate student teaching assistants. We also provide asynchronous orientations for those hired in the middle of the academic year.


CTE Events

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Career Readiness in the Classroom: A Faculty Showcase

Wondering how you can support students in their career readiness—without overhauling your course? Curious about how students and employers rate career readiness? Join us for this Faculty Showcase Panel to hear how your colleagues have integrated career development into their courses, often with jus

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  • College Hall
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Spiritan Pedagogy Cocktail Reception

You are invited to join faculty and staff colleagues to celebrate the varied ways that we embrace the Spiritan mission in our teaching and work. Come enjoy a favorite beverage, appetizers, and collegiality.  

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  • Union 613
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Preparing for Non-tenure Track Promotion

Facilitated by Erin Rentschler (CTE) 

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