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Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, Scholarship and Service (CELTSS)

Professor Kelly Matthews giving a presentation

Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, Scholarship and Service

The Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching, Scholarship and Service (CELTSS) provides professional development support for faculty and librarians at all stages of their careers.

Developed and sustained by faculty and librarians, CELTSS enriches the University community, providing support and guidance in a number of ways, from developing focused workshops and mentoring programs, to providing individual and group research awards, to generating thought-provoking events that foster and showcase faculty engagement with a wide range of topics.

CELTSS is designed to be a reflexive and collaborative resource: participants and award recipients are encouraged to pursue their interests and share their experiences with the University community through practica and collaborative events. Offering a range of dynamic activities and events, as well as grant opportunities, CELTSS promotes and helps sustain the faculty's commitment to multiple forms of academic excellence.

CELTSS was established in October 2007. It provides support for faculty members during all phases of their careers at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. A mentoring program for first- and second-year faculty facilitates their transition to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. CELTSS funding supports scholarly and creative projects undertaken by faculty members. The Center holds events to discuss pedagogical issues and approaches, to showcase faculty research completed with CELTSS funding, and to honor individual faculty for their achievements. Other CELTSS events include faculty workshops, reading groups, and a day for students to display their accomplishments.

CELTSS Members in graduation regalia

CELTSS Funding

The Office of Academic Affairs provides funds for faculty and librarian professional development based upon recommendations from CELTSS. Funding is available in several categories:

  • Course Release

  • Conducting research and creative work

  • Presenting research and creative work

  • Teaching and learning

  • Attendance at conferences or other professional workshops

After the CELTSS funding subcommittee evaluates and recommends requests for funding, all requests must be approved by the Office of Academic Affairs. Academic Affairs will provide a letter for all approved requests; the Business Office requires the letter before your expenses can be reimbursed.

Please review before completing your application.

Click to complete a CELTSS funding application. Funding is available in several categories:

  • conducting research and creative work
  • presenting research and creative work
  • teaching and learning
  • attendance at conferences or other professional workshops

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Faculty Mentoring Program

This Faculty Mentoring Program is open to all full-time faculty and is designed for peer-to-peer faculty mentoring. Interested participants will be matched with 1 or 2 other faculty with complimentary interests/challenge areas. Full-time faculty from all career stages are encouraged to participate. We are also looking for faculty who are interested in mentoring early career-stage faculty. The goals of the program and participant expectations are listed below.

Goals of the program:

  • Build connections between faculty from across disciplines
  • Support the individual needs of faculty across every career stage
  • Help new faculty feel welcomed and orient them to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community
  • Encourage faculty to set concrete and achievable professional goals
  • Help faculty locate resources to support their professional goals

Participant Expectations:

  • Commit to meeting with mentor pair/group 2-3 times per semester
  • Attend seminars/workshops relevant to your professional goals throughout the year
  • Contribute to seminar topic ideas
  • Provide evaluation of the program

Contact Us

For general CELTSS questions, please email celtss [at] framingham.edu (celtss[at]framingham[dot]edu). 

The CELTSS Center is located in Hemenway Hall, Room 208. The doors by the elevator that lead to the staircase also lead to a hallway. HH208 is located at the end of the hallway.

The Center is available for faculty use and may be booked for meetings and special events by e-mailing Gretchen DeMore at gdemore [at] framingham.edu (gdemore[at]framingham[dot]edu). The large table seats 20 people and there is a small seating area at one end of the room. The room also has a flat screen TV which can play DVD's and a laptop can be hooked up for PowerPoint presentations.

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