Welcome to the FCE!
We bring together faculty development opportunities from across CSUSB, including those from our Teaching Resource Center (TRC@FCE), Instructional Design and Academic Technologies (IDAT@FCE), Faculty Mentoring Program (FMP@FCE), and Extended Reality for Learning (xREAL) Lab units, as well as those from the Office of Academic Research, Office of Community Engagement, the Center for International Studies and Programs, and Writing Intensive Program. 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 certificate programs below (Equity-Minded Teaching, Generative AI in Teaching and Learning, GenAI in Action, Assessments Remix, and Disability Justice and Accommodations), they will receive professional development funding up to $500 during the 2025-2026 academic year. Funds are limited and the pdf budget is capped at $10,000 per certificate program. Please note that the two AI programs come with no award.
In addition to the $500 for one certificate program, faculty can receive more professional development funds from the Quality Online Teaching Program, the Teaching Skills Study Award, and through programs listed below from the FCE’s partner offices: Academic Research, Student Research, Community Engagement, the Center for International Studies and Programs, and the Writing Intensive Program.
For FCE program descriptions and meeting dates, please see our Descriptions page.
| Application due | Name | Award | FCE Unit or Sponsor | Registration link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/25 | Assessments Remix: Designing Backwards to Move Forward | Up to $500 | TRC@FCE | Coming Fall 2025 |
| 10/17/25 | Establishing Community Partnerships Grant | Up to $3,000 | Office of Community Engaged Learning | Apply here |
| 10/17/25 | Community-Based Research Mini-Grant | Up to $5,000 | Office of Community Engaged Learning | Apply here |
| 10/17/25 | Service Learning Fellowship | Up to $2,000 | Office of Community Engaged Learning | Apply here |
| Fall 2025 | Faculty Achievement Innovative Research Award | $2,000 | Office of Academic Research | Info here |
| Fall 2025 | Office of Academic Research Mini-Grants | Up to $7,465 | Office of Academic Research | Info here |
| Fall 2025 | Office of Academic Research 2026 Summer Research Fellowship | Office of Academic Research | Info here | |
| TBA Spring 2026 | Professors Across Borders | Up to $3,125 | Center for International Studies and Programs | Coming Spring 2026 |
| TBA Spring 2026 | Equity-Minded Teaching Certificate Program | Up to $500 | Coming Spring 2026 | |
| TBA Spring 2026 | GenAI for Teaching and Learning Certificate Program | None | TRC@FCE and IDAT@FCE | Coming Spring 2026 |
| TBA Spring 2026 | Disability Justice and Accommodations | TBA | FCE | Coming Spring 2026 |
| TBA Spring 2026 | GenAI in Action: Designing AI-Enhanced Learning Experiences Certificate Program | None | TRC@FCE | Coming Spring 2026 |
| TBA Spring 2026 | Quality Online Teaching Program | $1,000 | IDAT@FCE | Coming Spring 2026 |