Welcome to the FCE!
We bring together faculty development opportunities from across CSUSB, including those from our Teaching Resource Center (TRC), Instructional Design and Academic Technologies (IDAT), and Faculty Mentoring Program (FMP) and Affordable Learning Solutions units, as well as those from the Office of Academic Research, the Office of Community-Engaged Learning, the Office of Student Research, and the Center for International Studies and Programs. We are located in the Faculty Center for Excellence, Pfau Library PL-4005.
While, space permitting, faculty may participate in more than one of the TRC certificate programs below (Equity-Minded Teaching, Assessments Remix, and Disability Justice and Accommodations), they can receive professional development funding for just one program during the 2026-2027 academic year. Funds are limited and the pdf budget is capped at $10,000 per certificate program.
Faculty can receive additional professional development funds from Generative AI in Teaching and Learning or Responding to AI ($250), the Quality Online Teaching Program ($1,000), the Teaching Skills Study Award (up to $1,000), and through programs listed below from the FCE’s partner offices: Academic Research, Student Research, Community-Engaged Learning, and the Center for International Studies and Programs.
For upcoming workshops, please see our Workshops page.
For TRC and IDAT program descriptions, please see our Descriptions page.
| Application due | Name | Award | FCE Unit or Sponsor | Registration link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/02/26 | GenAI for Teaching and Learning Certificate Program | Up to $250 | IDAT | Coming soon |
| 9/02/26 | Responding to AI: Pedagogical Strategies and Applications Certificate Program | Up to $250 | IDAT | Coming soon |
| 9/02/26 | Peer Coaching and Observation | Up to $500 | TRC | Coming soon |
| 9/16/26 | Assessments Remix: Evidence of Learning in the Age of AI Certificate Program | Up to $500 | TRC | Coming soon |
| 9/16/26 | One Thing That Matters: Online Teaching Series | Up to $750 | TRC-IDAT | Coming soon |
| 9/22/26 | Quality Online Teaching Program | $1,000 | IDAT | Coming Soon |
| 10/07/26 | Embedding Career Readiness in Your Curriculum | Up to $750 | TRC | Coming soon |
| Fall 2026 | Introduction to Teaching Online Using QLT | None | Office of the Chancellor | Register here |
| Fall 2026 | Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online | None | Office of the Chancellor | Register here |
| Fall 2026 | AI Tools For Teaching & Learning | None | Office of the Chancellor | Register here |
| Fall 2026 | Mini-Grants | $7,465 | Academic Research | Info here |
| Fall 2026 | Equity-Minded Teaching Certificate Program | Up to $500 | TRC | Coming soon |
| Fall 2026 | Disability Justice and Accommodations | Up to $250 | FCE | Coming soon |
| Fall 2026 | Academic Affairs Reassigned Time Award | $7,465 | Academic Affairs | Coming soon |
| Spring 2027 | Professors Across Borders | Up to $3,125 | International Education | Coming Spring 2027 |