The Office of Faculty Professional Development is a Title III Activity and is supported by Title III-B funding. The mission of the Office of Faculty Professional Development (OFPD) is to encourage excellence in teaching through programs for course development, redesign and improvement, implementation of research-based instructional strategies, and support services to faculty that encourage instructional development and efficiency in the workplace.
The overarching goal of the Activity is to provide tools and resources for faculty to help students to crystallize academic and social interests, focus on career goals, discover academic strengths and needs, and persist to graduation. The main purpose of the OFPD is to improve instruction quality for undergraduate and graduate student success.
The Title III objectives for the 2025–2026 academic year are as follows:
The OFPD 2025–2026 objectives align with the following NCCU Strategic Plan 2025–2030 goals and objectives:
Access our workshops, resources and more on the OFPD Canvas site! The OFPD hosts a new faculty orientation each academic year designed to prepare incoming faculty for a successful transition to North Carolina Central University.
OFPD will be offering a variety of professional development opportunities for new, part-time, and continuing NCCU faculty members during the 2025 summer months. Register now for any of the available opportunities. For a personalized workshop or one-on-one consultation, please contact Dr. Laurell Malone at [email protected] or 919-530-7188.
The OFPD is pleased to offer a series of online asynchronous courses and modules from the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) for Fall 2025. With funding from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, over 235 NCCU faculty members have enrolled in the ACUE Effective Teaching 101 Course (22), the ACUE AI Quick Study Series and Learning Lab (180), and the ACUE Micro-credential Course in Creating a Productive Learning Environment (33). We commend these faculty members for their commitment to teaching excellence and quality learning experiences for NCCU students.
NCCU has received a prestigious faculty professional development award from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Through this initiative, NCCU will receive full support for professional development activities — valued at $174,750. The OFPD will help spearhead this transformative initiative in teaching and learning.
The Office of Faculty Professional Development would like to recognize NCCU faculty who are recipients of the nationally recognized certificate in Effective College Teaching Practices awarded by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
The OFPD is a resource dedicated to providing comprehensive programming for professional development, including creative and sustainable strategies for improved andragogy in all disciplines, support for increasing faculty productivity and self-efficacy, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and innovative approaches to assessment and evaluation.
Malone, Laurell C
Coordinator
Office of Faculty Professional Development
Stuckey, Eboni D
Administrative Support Associate
Academic Affairs
The Office of Faculty Professional Development announces the 2025–2026 Faculty Fellows, Dr. Carresse Gerald and Dr. Shauntae Brown White. The OFPD Faculty Fellows will help expand opportunities for faculty development in effective teaching practices, facilitate faculty learning communities and support self-paced and personalized professional development activities to increase faculty self-efficacy in teaching and learning.
Gerald, Carressa
Assistant Professor
Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
White, Shauntae B
Associate Dean
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
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