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Opportunities

Professional Development

The Events page contains our offerings for workshops, film showings, networking and more. Sessions are open to all Sinclair Community College faculty and staff.

Faculty are encouraged to apply to the CTL for up to $1,950 per year in funding to attend conferences or other professional development events. Application forms for Career Seminar (up to $200), Special Funding ($750), and Mini-Sabbatical (up to $1,000) can be downloaded from Forms Central. Full details are outlined on each application. For more information on funding opportunities email ctl@sinclair.edu.

Professional and support staff are encouraged to apply for funding assistance through SDIC, managed by the HR office. 

Join a Special Interest Group (SIG) or learn about our Professional Development Series (PDS) email ctl@sinclair.edu.


Adjunct Faculty Certification Course

The Adjunct Faculty Certification Course (AFCC) is designed for adjunct faculty who are seeking to advance to Lecture II status. The eLearn Level 1 Training is a prerequisite for AFCC. Both eLearn Level 1 Training and the Adjunct Faculty Certification Course can be found in the eLearn Hub (Sinclair login required).

Upon successful completion of the AFCC, adjunct faculty will receive an automatic email acknowledging the completion of the AFCC requirements. After receiving this email, adjunct faculty should make arrangements with their Department Chairperson to discuss the next steps for advancing to Lecturer II status.

Please note that the advancement to Lecturer II status is at the discretion of the Chairperson and not the CTL. If the Department Chairperson approves the faculty request to advance to the Lecturer II status, an HR Action Form must be completed by the Chairperson and submitted to HR. 

 


Committee Service

Faculty and staff serve on the CTL working committees. Each year we ask department chairs and supervisors for appointees to:

  • Advisory Committee
  • Adjunct faculty committee
  • First Year Faculty Experience planning committee
  • Fall Faculty Professional Development Day planning committee

If interested, check out the committees page for more information


Opportunities for External Professional Development

The Center for Teaching and Learning encourages faculty to participate in teaching and learning conferences offered locally. We do have limited funding opportunities available for faculty to attend local conferences.

  • SOCHE Conferences - The Strategic Ohio Council of Higher Education hosts several conferences on teaching and learning annually.
  • Lilly Conference - An annual conference held at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Many faculty attend disciplinary conferences and apply for funding through their departments and/or the CTL. We recommend signing up for the Conference Alert website below to receive updates about pedagogically related conferences.
  • Conference Alert - a website you can use to help you find conferences to attend.