Resources for Deans and Administrators

CTE's guide to programs, services and information for academic leaders.

Partnering with CTE to Advance Teaching and Learning Excellence

The Center for Teaching Excellence partners with academic leaders to address the complex educational challenges and opportunities facing academic units. We work collaboratively with department chairs, program directors, deans, and associate deans to drive meaningful improvements in teaching effectiveness and student outcomes through assessment and evaluation support, evidence-informed planning and decision-making, strategic problem-solving, and faculty and GTA development that builds instructional capacity across your unit.

Our collaborative approach recognizes that sustainable educational change requires coordinated efforts between academic leadership and instructional support. We bring expertise, resources, and proven frameworks to help you achieve your unit's educational goals while supporting faculty success and student learning.

Partnership opportunities and resources for academic leaders:

CTE staff members speaking as one person looks on. — CTE Data and Assessment Coordinator Omar Safir speaks to departments gathered during a share out of results from the I2A program.

Thought Partnership - Collaborative problem-solving and strategic consultation for addressing teaching and learning challenges and opportunities within your unit, drawing on our experience leading national and international initiatives to inform teaching initiatives and projects.

Degree-Level Assessment - Comprehensive support for program assessment, learning outcomes articulation, and curriculum mapping to demonstrate educational effectiveness. Click here for more info.

Evidence-Informed Decision Making – Support for gathering and leveraging diverse data sources, such as student success analytics, learning data, and authentic student voice from focus groups and surveys, to identify challenges and develop actionable improvement plans. Units can participate in our Ideas-to-Action program or work with us on a consulting basis.

Teaching Evaluation Planning- Support for developing more effective, fair and meaningful approaches to faculty and GTA teaching evaluation that nurture teaching and learning improvement and innovation. See our department and school guidance here.

AI Policy Development - Strategic guidance for developing unit-level artificial intelligence policies that balance innovation with academic integrity, helping departments create clear guidelines for AI use in teaching, learning, and assessment. (Add link to page here)

Faculty & GTA Support - Programs and resources that build instructional capacity and support teaching excellence across your faculty and graduate student population.