Center for Faculty Success

EmPaCT: Difficult Conversations Drop-In Clinic
2025-12-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-04 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Online
Feeling anxious about addressing tension with a colleague or discussing conflict with a supervisor or report? Would it be helpful to role play, write a script, or practice what you’re planning to say? Workshop your challenge, listen and learn as others’ practice, or request a private session to sharpen your edges. Experiment with different talking points and strategies for effective and respectful communication, and get real-time feedback from a conflict navigation specialist. Practice makes comfortable — don’t be shy! First come, first served. First Thursday of the month, 12:30-1:30pm. One-time registration required to access the virtual meeting space.
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FDC: Tenure and Time Management: Watch Party and Lunch Discussion
2025-11-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Livingston Student Center Gathering Lounge, 84 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, United States
The watch party and lunch discussion for “Tenure & Time Management” will be led by each campus liaison on their own campus:
The full event is 4 hours, from 10 am to 2 pm followed by lunch and a conversation with two wonderful faculty members from noon to 2 pm at the Livingston Student Center, Gathering Lounge. This is a collaboration between UEI and DICE.
Dr. Crystal Bedley, New Brunswick
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FDC: Tenure & Time Management Workshop with Dr. Rosemarie Roberts
2025-11-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
This workshop is specifically designed to address common faculty challenges and provide participants with concrete skills, such as aligning work time with priorities.
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EmPaCT: NVC: A Tool for Conflict Conversations and Sensemaking Workshop
2025-11-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Online
This experiential 90-minute workshop introduces Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as a process and practice to communicate observations, emotions and needs with more self-awareness and respect.
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CFS/TIIP: Teaching in the Current Moment: Academic Freedom in the Classroom
2025-11-13 09:30 - 11:00 | Online
This workshop provides an overview of Rutgers University’s policies and other resources related to academic freedom and explains the difference between academic freedom and free speech. We provide guidance for instructors on how to apply this understanding to the classroom and how to effectively facilitate civil classroom dialogue and conversations about controversial topics.
This workshop is offered by Rutgers-NB Center for Faculty Success in cooperation with the Rutgers-NB Institute for Teaching, Innovation, & Inclusive Pedagogy.
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OTEAR: Assessment Strategies for Inclusive STEM Classrooms (Virtual Interactive Workshop)
2025-11-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
This workshop will provide concrete suggestions for incorporating summative and formative assessments to advance program outcomes related to inclusive learning environments in STEM classrooms. Strategies will be scaffolded to provide easy-to-implement assessment techniques and others that take additional time and effort. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how to implement within their courses and share their strategies with colleagues. This session is included in the Classroom Inclusivity Series for Competency 2.
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Public Safety: Workplace Violence and Active Shooter Preparedness Training
2025-11-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
To better prepare the community for emergency situations, this training discusses key elements of prevention and mitigation strategies to utilize in the event of an emergency. This session will be held virtually on Wednesday, November 12, at 10:00 am and is designed for faculty and staff who have not received formal in-person instruction. Vincent DeNota, director of security services for the Rutgers University Police Department, discusses key elements of prevention and mitigation strategies to utilize in the event of an emergency.
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Rutgers SAS IT: Document Remediation Q&A Session
2025-11-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Come and ask questions about the process for remediating documents for accessibility. We recommend that before attending, you first watch the video at https://rutgers.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Document+Remediation/1_fwmpiu0e (Rutgers login required).

OTEAR: Designing Assessment Plans for Academic Programs
2025-11-04 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
This workshop will guide you through the process of developing a comprehensive assessment plan. You will learn to articulate clear learning goals, design a curriculum map that aligns with these goals, and effectively measure program success. We will explore a variety of direct and indirect assessment techniques and demystify the difference between programmatic and learning-focused evaluation. Whether you are launching a new program for Board of Governors review, revitalizing an existing curriculum, or aiming to improve your current assessment strategies, this session will provide you strategies for success. Please register to attend or receive the recording.
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ScarletWell: Mobilize Recovery: Campus Surge 2025
2025-11-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Livingston Student Center, 84 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, 08854, United States
Mobilize Recovery is bringing the Campus Surge 2025 initiative to Rutgers University – New Brunswick as part of a nationwide effort to address the challenges of substance use and mental health among college students. This event aims to raise awareness, provide resources, and empower students and the Rutgers community to become advocates for recovery on campus. Rutgers will highlight what they are doing in the addiction and recovery space, as well as the people who are making it happen.
Program runs from 5pm to 8pm. Dinner will be provided. Agenda is below:
5:00pm: Resource Fair
6:00pm: Noah Thompson Performance
6:30pm: Buffet-style Dinner
6:45pm: Keynote Panel
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Rutgers SAS IT: Live Training - Accessibility and Websites (includes Document Remediation)
2025-10-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
In this workshop, we will learn about the importance of web accessibility, and how to make accessibility a part of our standard routine. We will test web pages to identify accessibility violations and learn how to fix them. We will learn how to manage links, images, headings, and other web page elements to maximize the accessibility of our websites.
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TIIP: Lecturer Faculty Community Gatherings for Fall 2025
2025-10-22 12:00 - 2025-11-17 13:00 | Online
Are you looking to connect with fellow lecturers at Rutgers? Then join the Lecturer Faculty Community, a supportive, interdisciplinary space to exchange ideas and discuss effective teaching practices! Throughout the fall semester, there will be monthly gatherings for which you will be asked to submit topics of interest in advance:

Wednesday, October 22, 12-1pm

Monday, November 17, 12-1pm

Whether seeking inspiration, new strategies, or a sense of community, you will find this space a valuable resource for professional growth.
Audience: Lecturers (please register through the link below or under “Website” at the bottom of this page)
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Peer Review of Online Teaching (Virtual Interactive Workshop)
2025-10-21 12:30 - 14:00 | Online
Peer review of teaching plays a crucial role in the advancement, reappointment, and promotion process for instructors across all ranks. Many educators now teach courses with significant online components, including asynchronous online, synchronous online, and hybrid formats. Peer review of these courses presents unique challenges, such as defining the concept of “observation,” understanding the integration of course design and student engagement, and recognizing the specific challenges faced by both instructors and students in online settings. This workshop offers a platform to share best practices and engage in discussions about these issues. If you wish to attend the workshop or to receive the video recording after the workshop, please register.

Assessment of Learning 101
2025-10-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
This workshop explores the fundamentals of academic assessment, including program learning outcomes, course learning goals, and both direct and indirect assessment techniques. We will examine the crucial role of rubrics within the assessment process and discuss how assessment strategies can effectively inform course design. The workshop will also address best practices for enhancing assessment quality, including the implementation of blind grading procedures, ensuring grading reliability through inter-rater checks, and utilizing multiple reviewers for comprehensive evaluations. This workshop is designed for faculty who are new to academic assessment or need a refresher on learning about different methods of assessment and the assessment cycle. Last offered in Spring of 2025. Please register to attend or receive the recording.

NTT Promotion Workshop
2025-10-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
This workshop is intended for Rutgers–New Brunswick Teaching, Professional Practice, Research, and Clinical Faculty members who are interested in learning more about the promotion process for NTT faculty members and is especially for NTT faculty who anticipate being reviewed for promotion in AY 2025-26. Please join us for an overview of the promotion process, to learn answers to common questions, and hear tips for preparing your promotion package (Personal Narrative, Teaching Statement, CV, Form 1a/b/c). Hopefully, attendees will understand what can be do now to prepare for promotion later and where to find additional promotion resources.
Zoom
Facilitator: David Shreiber, PhD
10:00-10:05 AM Introduction and Overview
10:05- 11:05 AM Preparing for Promotion, Promotion Process, Promotion Materials
11:05 -11:20 AM Preparing a Teaching Portfolio
11:20 -12:00 PM Panel of NTT Faculty – Interactive Discussion
Link to Register: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oRR1R8Cc2BUeB8

Mentoring 101 Discussion & Accountability Session
2025-10-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Attend the virtual discussion and accountability session for “Mentoring 101” led by the senior director for faculty development and diversity, Dr. Corinne Castro.

NVC: A Tool for Conflict Conversations and Sensemaking Workshop
2025-10-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Online
This experiential 90-minute workshop introduces Nonviolent Communication (NVC) as a process and practice to communicate observations, emotions and needs with more self-awareness and respect.

Adding Questions to Midcourse Surveys in Blue
2025-10-09 10:00 - 10:30 | Online
This short session will bring instructors through the process of how to add questions to their midcourse survey in Blue. We will also cover best practices for question design, tips for promoting engagement, and closing the loop. Ample time will be provided for Q&A. This session will not be recorded.

Difficult Conversations Drop-In Clinic
2025-10-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Feeling anxious about addressing tension with a colleague or discussing conflict with a supervisor or report? Would it be helpful to role play, write a script, or practice what you’re planning to say? Workshop your challenge, listen and learn as others’ practice, or request a private session to sharpen your edges. Experiment with different talking points and strategies for effective and respectful communication, and get real-time feedback from a conflict navigation specialist. Practice makes comfortable — don’t be shy! First come, first served. First Thursday of the month, 12:30-1:30pm. One-time registration required to access the virtual meeting space.

Laying the Groundwork for a Successful Spring Garden
2025-10-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Floriculture Greenhouse, 64 Nichol Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
This workshop is part of an ongoing series for our Wellness Sensory Garden: Cultivating Community, Health, and Harmony.
For this first workshop, participants will learn about the space and how to care for a winter garden bed. Participants will work together to prepare the garden for the winter by cleaning the beds and planting cover crops.

Mentoring 101 Workshop with Dr. Carlita Favero
2025-09-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Attend our NCFDD-led virtual workshop to identify limiting beliefs about faculty mentoring, establish a needs-based framework for mentoring, and create a plan to expand your current network.

Welcome Back Chairs Breakfast
2025-09-26 08:30 - 13:30 | Rutgers Club, 85 Avenue E, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, United States
Please join us for our annual Welcome Back Breakfast for Chairs. We hope to see all Chairs for the breakfast and a leadership discussion with the Provost. Following breakfast, we will have a day of leadership development workshops. All are invited, but new and recently new (within the past few years) Chairs are strongly encouraged to attend the full day.
2025 AGENDA Welcome Back Chairs

Navigating Peer Review of Teaching (Virtual Interactive Workshop)
2025-09-25 09:30 - 11:00 | Online
Peer review of teaching is an important part of the advancement, reappointment, and promotion process for instructors of all ranks. This workshop is primarily designed to prepare reviewers tasked with conducting peer review of teaching, but instructors preparing to be observed may also find this session helpful. This session focuses on peer review of in-person classroom instruction and peer review of course materials, and provides suggestions for effectively documenting observations. A version of this workshop was previously offered in Spring 2024. If you wish to attend the workshop or to receive the video recording after the workshop, please register.

2025 Rutgers Active Learning Symposium
2025-05-22 08:00 - 16:10
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025 – 8:30am
Event Location: Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering (Busch Campus)

The Rutgers Active Learning Symposium (RALS) is a day of discussions, presentations, panels, and workshops relating to various topics in active learning. The 2025 edition of the annual Symposium will be an opportunity for faculty and staff at Rutgers and beyond to come together to share and learn pedagogic practices in this exciting area.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Allison Posey. Allison earned a degree in Mind, Brain, and Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and is the author of Engage the Brain (ASCD, 2018) and Unlearning (Cast, Inc., 2020). Allison will help us explore what is known about the brain and apply it to the design of learning experiences. A morning lecture will be followed by an interactive workshop in which attendees can experience first-hand how learning happens in the brain through an engaging, memorable simulation.
Allison’s presentation and workshop will be complemented by concurrent sessions run by faculty and staff from Rutgers.
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Envisioning Your Faculty Career: A Workshop for Midcareer NTT Faculty
2025-05-21 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
Join this workshop to discuss and explore your faculty career at the midcareer stage. What do you want to do with your faculty career? How does your career now fit, or not, with your vision and sense of self? How can you move toward what you envision for yourself? What are your options at midcareer? This is an opportunity to explore these questions and workshop toward next steps.
Offered by the Center for Faculty Success, New Brunswick
Facilitator: Christine E. Kephart, PhD
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom
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Supporting NTT Leadership and Networking Opportunities at Rutgers NB
2025-04-17 15:00 - 18:00
Please join us for this Spring NTT professional development event hosted by the Center for Faculty Success, which will involve an informational session on leadership programs and networking opportunities for NTT Faculty. Enjoy some refreshments while getting to know NTTs from across the university and learn more about their interesting and valuable work. This is a wonderful opportunity to expand your network and perhaps identify opportunities for future meaningful conversations and collaborations.
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Formal and Informal Leadership During Mid-Career
2025-03-06 12:00 - 14:00 | To be determined
Join Us for an Interactive Leadership Development Session!
The Center for Faculty Success, in partnership with the Office of Academic Leadership, invites you to register for an engaging and insightful session designed specifically for Associate Professors who hold formal or informal leadership roles within their units, departments, and schools.
Event Details:

Date: Thursday March 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 2:00pm
Location: TBD
Includes: Complimentary lunch followed by a dynamic presentation-style session

Led by Ralph Gigliotti, Assistant Vice President of Organizational Leadership, this session will explore foundational principles for effective leadership in higher education. Through interactive discussions, participants will have the opportunity to identify and refine their leadership goals and discover pathways for greater influence at Rutgers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and connect with colleagues
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Department Leaders Lunch and Learn with NB Deans
2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us for an insightful panel discussion featuring a distinguished group of deans as they share their expertise on effective academic leadership. Deans Juli Wade, Alberto Cuitino, Laura Lawson, and Lei Lei will share their reflections on current trends across higher education and will also discuss ideas and strategies for cultivating engagement within your department. Department leaders will also have an opportunity to engage directly with the panelists during this virtual conversation to be moderated by Ralph Gigliotti, Assistant Vice President for Organizational Leadership.This workshop will be online.
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Promotion to Distinguished Professor
2025-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join the Center for Faculty Success and University Academic Affairs for this discussion of promotion to Distinguished Professor. Featured speakers will be Angela Mullis, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Jude McLean, Director, Faculty Affairs and Administration University Academic Affairs.
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