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Signature Programs and Events

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The Center for Faculty Success’ signature programs include an extended orientation program for new faculty, fellowships for faculty development, a robust faculty recognition program and more.

Signature Programs

Lecturer Welcome and Orientation

This one day session in late August welcomes and acclimates our new lecturers to Rutgers–New Brunswick and its many campus resources. It is a great time to network with new colleagues.

Pathways to New Faculty Success

Serves as the orientation for new fulltime faculty including Teaching, Tenure track, Research, Extension, Library, and Professional Practice faculty. Part 1 takes place over two days in late August and includes the new employee orientation conducted by Human Resources. A second session takes place online the week before classes begin in January. Pathways to New Faculty Success provide a unique opportunity to learn more about Rutgers New Brunswick and interact with other new faculty members.

Provost Leadership Fellows for Faculty Advancement

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, faculty fellows in this experience-based program assist with researching, developing, delivering and evaluating faculty and leadership development programs within the Center for Faculty Success. Learn more about the program.

Faculty Excellence Awards

The annual Chancellor and Provost Awards for Faculty Excellence recognize Rutgers–New Brunswick faculty members who have made outstanding contributions through innovative teaching; cross-disciplinary research, inquiry, or artistic expression; public engagement; and service.

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Rutgers Recreation: Self Defense & Personal Safety
March 24 @ 5:00 pm
Join RUPD for an entry level assault defense course that requires no previous martial arts training. We will discuss situational awareness and the impact awareness has on you and a potential assailant. Since physical force is a last resort, we will discuss alternative means to de-escalate a situation by either confronting an attacker or diffusing a situation. Once a situation becomes physical, the goal is to get away from the threat as quickly and efficiently as possible. Come out and join RUPD for some tactical training tools that will help you protect yourself if you ever become a victim of an attack. REGISTER

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TIPP: Supporting Neurodivergent Learners in the Classroom
April 2 @ 10:30 am
Join us for a 1-hour virtual workshop on supporting neurodivergent students in higher education. We’ll explore evidence-based strategies, grounded in Universal Design for Learning, for building more inclusive, flexible learning environments. Drawing on practical guides (including the work of Karen Costa and Jennifer Pusateri), you’ll reflect on how to leverage students’ assets rather than deficits and adjust course design, communication, and assessment practices. Whether you’re new to neurodiversity or want to deepen your practice, you’ll leave with concrete ideas to make your teaching more welcoming and effective for all learners.  REGISTER

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TIIP: Prompting Cookbook
April 10 @ 11:00 am
In this hands-on workshop you will explore prompt engineering as a key ingredient as you think about course design, while considering alignment between course objectives, module-level objectives to design of assignments and assessments. Work alongside us as we use prompting to assist in course design preparation (by creating course goals, defining module-level learning objectives, draft assessments and create rubrics). This is to be followed by the use of prompting to generate active learning activities, instructional aids for practices and assessments, lesson plans and more. We will be examining available resources to review existing worked-through exemplars for strengths and possibilities for improvement. REGISTER

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Rutgers Day 2026
April 25 @ 10:00 am
Rutgers Day is set for Saturday, April 25, 2026, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the Busch Campus in Piscataway and the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in New Brunswick. Join us for this ultimate celebration of everything Rutgers, featuring hundreds of programs, exhibits, hands-on activities, live entertainment, and more. WEBSITE

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TIIP: Teaching Intensive Summer Courses (Onsite)
April 28 @ 10:00 am
Are you teaching a course at Rutgers this summer? Join the Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy for one of two gatherings designed specifically to discuss and share effective teaching practices that support student learning in an accelerated period. The director of Summer & Winter Sessions will also be available during these sessions to answer any logistical questions that may arise.  Please register to attend the April 28th or May 13th session as similar content will be discussed. The onsite session will include additional engagement activities for instructors, and refreshments will be provided.  This onsite workshop is one of two repeat sessions hosted by the Institute of Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy and co-sponsored with the Office of Summer & Winter Sessions.  This session also fulfills the requirement for the Improving Your Classroom Skills certificate program for graduate students and postdocs.  REGISTER

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