Developing Faculty as Teacher-Scholars

Session Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This session explores how institutions can cultivate holistic faculty development that integrates professional growth, scholarly engagement, and personal well-being. Presentations collectively emphasize the importance of community, collaboration, and reflection in shaping effective teaching and scholarly identities. Themes include reimagining professional development structures to bridge skill gaps, fostering inclusive support for diverse and contingent faculty, and promoting work-life balance as a foundation for sustained motivation and innovation. By highlighting models of shared leadership, mentorship, and co-intelligent learning communities, this session underscores how strategic investment in faculty development not only enhances pedagogical practice but also strengthens institutional cultures of equity, creativity, and continuous learning.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Faculty Teaching, Evaluation, and Development

Papers

• Better Supporting Contingent, VITAL Faculty: Insights from Previous Delphi Award Winners - KC Culver, University of Alabama; Adrianna Kezar, University of Southern California

• Co-Intelligent Communities of Practice: Cultivating Reflective Pedagogy in Higher Education - Joanna Baumgart, Mälardalen University; Olcay Sert, Mälardalen University; Elin Sundström Sjödin, Mälardalen University

• Examining How Work-Life Balance Relates to Motivation Among International Faculty in North America. - Bijaya Shrestha, University of North Dakota; Muhammad Salahuddin, University of North Dakota; Nathan C. Hall, Government of Canada; Robert H. Stupnisky, University of North Dakota

• Faculty Ambassadors: Towards a Professional Development Model for Academic Diplomacy - Laura Cruz, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa A Lambert Snodgrass, Purdue University

Session Organizer

• Martha J. Strickland, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg