Faculty Development at Trevecca seeks to support faculty through orientation and mentoring, mini-grants for professional development, lunch and learn discussions on special interests and book reviews.  Additionally, faculty can attend an annual all-faculty workshop in the fall, and a working retreat in the winter.

The FD program is organized and planned by the faculty development committee which is assigned every year and consists of a representative from each major academic area at Trevecca.

New faculty have ongoing support through orientations sessions in the first two semesters of their first year and are assigned a professional mentor.  Mentors for new faculty are assigned by the supervising department and are encouraged to attend mentor/faculty lunches.

All faculty at Trevecca are encouraged to pursue ongoing professional and academic development through collaborative efforts with colleagues, and to engage in scholarly activity in research and writing as well as encourage the same in students.  To that end, Trevecca hosts a faculty symposium each fall and a student symposium each spring.  Additionally, faculty may apply to the Research Committee for a research grant to support their efforts.  For more information, please contact the Chair of that committee, Dr. Esther Swink at ESwink@Trevecca.edu