Tying the Legs Together: Making the Case for Service to Professional Societies as High Impact Faculty Development

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Abstract

As higher education finds itself mired in a prolonged period of austerity, this paper make the case for investment in service to professional societies as a form of relationship resourced resiliency (RRR). Our approach reveals the novel contributions of such service to institutional priorities by positioning the practice not only within the personal and professional experiences of the authors, but also within the broader ecology of post-pandemic higher education. As such, the study serves to advance research and practice related to faculty service, professional development, and the integration of extra-institutional, high-impact communities of practice.

Authors

• Jonathan S. Toccoli, University of the Pacific

• Robert Bartsch, University of Houston - Clear Lake

• Laura Cruz, Pennsylvania State University

• Ted Murcray, California Baptist University

• Lisa A Lambert Snodgrass, Purdue University