Faculty development is critical for members of the academic community in the University. Major areas of focus are career advising and educational change. The goals of the Office are:

• Improve faculty morale
• Improve faculty advancement and retention
• Improve consistency of faculty assessment
• Improve use of dynamic educational techniques
• Establish mentoring programs across departments and schools of the University
• Increase extramural funding status

To that end and with the assistance and feedback of the academy, the Office has initiated a series of workshops and presentations from external and internal experts to extend the faculty's awareness and knowledge of various approaches to enhance their careers, performance, and satisfaction.