Provost Faculty Scholars - RCC Center for Professional Development (CPD)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Fall 2023 Start Dates:

September 6, 2023
September 13, 2023
September 20, 2023
October 2, 2023 (Course Design for Student Success only)
October 23, 2023 (Course Design for Student Success only)

Provost Faculty Scholars is an RCC professional development program that uses a virtual community of practice to expand expertise as a student-centered educator. In collaboration with Lumen Circles, the program connects 10-12 faculty members in the SUNY system who explore teaching strategies through a short-term, structured mentoring process (fellowship). Upon successful completion of a fellowship, Scholars have an opportunity to share their newly acquired knowledge with faculty peers.

Duration: 4-9 weeks

Modality: Online, asynchronous (Lumen Circles platform)

Time Commitment: Approximately 2 hours/week

Participant Stipend: $750.00 (see Fall 2023 Stipend Schedule below)

All fellowships include:

Weekly activities to explore, apply, and reflect on effective teaching practices
Individualized coaching focused on your goals for teaching effectiveness
Ability to build on your strengths and develop skills to expand your teaching repertory
Access to resource-rich Lumen Circles platform and evidence-based teaching framework
A Lumen Circles Certificate in Effective Teaching Practice (Must complete at least 80% of fellowship assignments excluding breaks)

Click HERE to learn more about all Lumen Circles fellowships.

Fall 2023 Stipend Schedule

Payment information will be sent to Finance as follows:

Stipend #1 (50%): The week of October 23, 2023
Stipend #2 (50%): The week of November 27, 2023

Note: Stipends will be fully processed within 1-2 payroll cycles from the above dates. Participants who sign up for "Course Design for Student Success" will receive 100% of their stipend upon successful completion of the fellowship.

REQUIREMENTS

You must be teaching a class during the fellowship
You must accept to showcase the skills you have built and/or the activities you have created around evidence-based teaching practices after completing the fellowship (see "Showcase What You Have Learned" below for more details)

SHOWCASE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED

Upon successful completion of the program, all Provost Faculty Scholars are expected to showcase the skills they have built and/or the activities they have created around evidence-based teaching practices that help students thrive personally and academically. Provost Faculty Scholars may work individually, in pairs, or groups to share their knowledge with fellow faculty members within one year after completing the fellowship.

Ways To Share:

Write an article
Record a short video
Record a podcast
Give a presentation, lecture or workshop internally (RCC's Faculty Professional Development Days) or externally (NISOD, Go2Knowledge, etc.)

For more information, please contact Maggie Cohen at maggie.cohen@sunyrockland.edu

PROVOST FACULTY SCHOLARS/LUMEN CIRCLES INFO SESSION

PAST SESSION RECORDING (FEBRUARY 10, 2023):

ABOUT THE SESSION:

The presenters discuss the Provost Faculty Scholars program and Lumen Circles fellowships in greater detail, answer questions from the audience, and show why RCC faculty should consider participating.

PRESENTERS:

Dr. Katherine Lynch, Officer in Charge of Academic Affairs
Krista Quinn, Coordinator/Instructor of English & Provost Faculty Scholar (Fall 2022)
Yusuf Rimawi, Lecturer of Automotive Technology & Provost Faculty Scholar (Spring 2022)
Maggie Cohen, Professional Development Coordinator
Amanda Telgen, Recruiting & Operations at Lumen Circles