¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Leadership and Professional Development Program

Welcome to the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Leadership and Professional Development Program sponsored by the Office of the Provost!

The guiding question for the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Leadership and Professional Development Program is:

How can we best help ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app faculty, administrators, and staff meet their leadership, teaching, research, service, and other professional development needs?

We seek to provide easy access to professional development services that meet the unique needs of ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app faculty, leaders, and professional staff. To this end, please let us know about professional development opportunities that are appropriate for our audience so that we can share it with visitors to our website.

Professional Development and Teaching

  • Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Ìý : ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app is partnering with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) to offer a Certificate in Effective College Instruction to selected faculty, graduate ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app, and postdoctoral fellows. The online course addresses a wide range of practical and evidence-based teaching practices shown to promote student success. It has been endorsed by the American Council on Education (ACE) and has been recognized by Quality Matters.

  • eLearning certificates Ìý : Virtual courses presenting online teaching strategies offered through the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Center for Online and Continuing Education. Certificates and digital badges offered for successful completion.

  • NCFDD Ìý : ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app has joined NCFDD as an institutional member. NCFDD is a nationally recognized organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, post-docs, and graduate ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app at more than 450 colleges and universities. This initiative came about as a result of collaborative work between the Division of Academic Affairs and the Division of Student Affairs.Ìý
  • Thrive Ìý : ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Thrive aims to build a network of people and resources to support ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app, faculty, and staff in living full, rich, healthy lives, and overcoming psychological struggles.

ResearchÌý

  • : The DOR supports research, forging innovations and advancing science and technology in all disciplines. The DOR website delivers upcoming events and resources for faculty and ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app at ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app

Leadership Tools

The Institute for Academic Leadership, hosted by Florida State University, conducts workshops to enhance the planning, management, and leadership competencies of department chairpersons, deans, and academic administrators of the State University System of Florida.

The Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership, a partnership between Arizona State University and Georgetown University, is the premier training ground for those who aspire to senior leadership positions in higher education, and those who want to lead organizational change at colleges and universities in the future.

AASCU is dedicated to the goal of building and enhancing leadership for public higher education, especially those who serve as leaders of state colleges and universities. AASCU’s primary focus is on developing support for the president or chancellor and their senior leadership team.

Teaching Tools

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

CTL provides resources for ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app to become confident, capable, self-suffient learners in a safe and ecouraging environment.

Vitual courses presenting online teaching strategies offered through the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Center for Online and Countinuing Education.  Cerificates and digital badges offered for successful completion..

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) provides resources for ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app to become confident, capable, self-sufficient learners in a safe and encouraging environment.

LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning is a premier online platform that empowers active ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app, faculty, and staff to discover and develop skills through a vast library of high-quality, expert-led videos and courses. With its unique insights, LinkedIn Learning offers a personalized learning experience tailored to your professional interests and goals. The ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Career Center provides a world-class training program on LinkedIn Learning, which has already been completed by several faculty members across all colleges. This ensures that our educators can effectively integrate this valuable resource into their curriculum.

For training on leveraging LinkedIn Learning for your professional development or integrating this resource into your curriculum, don't hesitate to contact the ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app Career Center at career@fau.edu.

Accessing your account
Using your ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app credentials, log in & access your LinkedIn Learning account by visiting the LinkedIn Learning webpage -   www.fau.edu/linkedin-learning . 

Research Tools

Sabbaticals are made available for full-time, tenured faculty who have completed at least six years of full-time service. Sabbaticals are granted to increase an employee's value to the University through further professional development, not as a reward for service. Sabbatical applications usually are distributed by the University Provost’s office in early September for the subsequent academic year.

Sabbaticals for 2026-2027

Sabbatical Application for 2026-2027

The Division of Research (DOR) supports research, forging innovations and advancing science and technology in all disciplines. The DOR website delivers upcoming events and resources for faculty and ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app at ¼ø»ÆÊ¦app.