Programs and Services
The Center for Faculty Excellence offers a variety of programs and services to meet the needs of PNW faculty. Explore the opportunities listed below to learn more about what we offer.
Programming Highlights
Accessible Instructional Materials
Learn how to make your course materials accessible—explore our resources and guidance.
Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Explore what the Center for Faculty Excellence is offering in AI Programming!
Change One Thing Certificate Program
Explore practical, research-based strategies for enhancing your teaching through small, manageable adjustments.
Research Productivity Program (RPP)
Participate in events with other research-active faculty to build community, support and accountability around research activities.
Programs and Services
Accessible Instructional Materials
Learn how to make your course materials accessible—explore our resources and guidance.
Accessibility Scoop Newsletter
Don’t miss a sprinkle of accessibility news this summer! Sign up for the Accessibility Scoop Newsletter to receive weekly messages throughout June and July!
ACUE Course in Effective Teaching Practices
Participate in a series of online micro-credential courses to learn more about and implement evidence-based teaching practices. Sign-up now for the Fall 2026 cohort focusing on Creating a Productive Learning Environment.
AI Faculty Readiness (Asynchronous Summer Course)
This summer, explore practical and pedagogically grounded approaches to generative AI through a flexible, asynchronous learning experience designed by AI Faculty Fellow Mark Mabrito for higher education faculty. (Available June 1)
Teaching and Learning with AI (online course)
Join colleagues and faculty from across the country in Auburn University’s Teaching with Artificial Intelligence online course. The course must be completed by June 30.
“Change One Thing” Certificate Program
Explore practical, research-based strategies to enhance your teaching through small, manageable adjustments.
Consultations with a CFE Staff
Engage in a collegial consultation with a CFE staff member to discuss teaching, research, or other professional topics.
Facilitated Student Feedback
Gain actionable insights into your students’ learning experience with a consultant‑led feedback session.
Mid-semester Feedback
Request assistance from the CFE to plan, gather, and/or process mid-semester feedback.
Peer Observations of Teaching Best Practices
Follow these best practices to get the most out of peer observations of teaching (for both the observer and the faculty being observed).
Research Productivity Program
Participate in events with other research-active faculty to build community, support and accountability around research activities.
Sparkshops
Sparkshops are 15-minute mini-workshops meant to start exploration of a chosen topic with continued support from the CFE as requested.
Thank-an-Educator
PNW students, take some time to thank an educator!