OFE Newsletter: May 9, 2022

2022 Celebration of Faculty Excellence Honorees

In a room full of great minds, Chancellor Randy Woodson celebrated NC State faculty who received prestigious state, national and international awards at the Celebration of Faculty Excellence on Wednesday, May 4 at the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center.

“Your work helps us achieve our mission of excellence in higher education and in solving society’s grand challenges,” Woodson told the faculty. “You are the heart and soul of NC State and what makes this university a leader at home and abroad.”

More than 35 faculty were honored for their achievements. A complete list of the honorees and information about their awards can be found here.

A Conversation Between Faculty Development Leaders: Natalia Timuș and Diane Chapman

Faculty development leaders Natalia Timuș, head of professional development at the Center for Active Pedagogy at the University Côte d’Azur, France, and Diane Chapman, Executive Director and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development with NC State’s Office for Faculty Excellence, recently sat down to have a conversation about the similarities and differences between their jobs. Click here to read the full conversation facilitated by Maria Gallardo-Williams, Senior Faculty Development Specialist with the Office for Faculty Excellence. You can also listen to the conversation here.

Global Leadership: What’s in It for Faculty and Why Bother?

Thursday, May 26, 10:00-11:00 a.m., via Zoom
Presented by Dr. Natalia Timuș (Fulbright-Schuman Scholar, NC State Office for Faculty Excellence; Head of Academic Development, Center for Active Pedagogy, University Côte d’Azur, France)

Higher education faculty, staff and students are confronted with an increasing need to develop global leadership skills. These skills are crucial for the 21st century teaching and learning in order to address the complex global challenges and equip the students with intercultural and global competence. Moreover, the COVID-19 context has stressed the importance of leveraging international collaborations in order to provide a global perspective to formal and informal curricula beyond study abroad mobilities.

This webinar will address the above issues by providing a scientific and practitioner’s perspective on global leadership skills for faculty. Drawing on personal experience, Dr. Timuș, a global leader and a Fulbright-Schuman scholar at the Office for Faculty Excellence, will share research results from her current project on “Inclusive Global Teachers for the 21st Century” and some practice-based insights. A special attention will be devoted to harnessing international collaboration opportunities to promote global learning for all and how to leverage collaborative and agile approaches for propelling new initiatives forward within higher education.

Upcoming Events for Faculty

Thursday, May 19
1:00 – 4:00 PM (ET)

Imposter Syndrome: What Is It and What Impact Does It Have?

A free virtual workshop of the National Academies’ Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, exploring what impostor syndrome is, who it affects, and the best practices for addressing it.