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:
OFPD programming for Spring 2026 brings new faculty development offerings. Technology Tuesdays focus on time saving AI tools that can enhance teaching and learning. A five-week Adjunct Academy series is offered virtually on Monday evenings. Returning is the monthly Junior Faculty Learning Community. Department chairs can choose personalized workshops to meet the needs of their faculty members.
The OFPD is pleased to offer a variety of professional development opportunities for Spring 2026. With funding from TMCF, NCCU faculty can take ACUE’s Designing Learner-Centered Courses. Technology Tuesdays have face-to-face and online options. Our Junior Faculty Learning Community continues, and we are excited about the Adjunct Academy. We commend participants for their commitment to teaching excellence.
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.
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.
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, Dr. Shauntae Brown White, and our newest Faculty Fellow Dr. Latasha Williams. 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, Carresse
Associate Professor
Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences
White, Shauntae B
Associate Dean
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Williams, Latasha
Assistant Professor
Nutrition Sciences
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