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The Faculty Affairs Newsletter is your go-to source for the latest updates, resources, and opportunities tailored to UMKC's academic community. This issue shines a spotlight on our Virtual Resource Fair, where you’ll discover faculty learning communities, workshops, and resources.

Grab some coffee and a pastry while you chat with colleagues during this informal meet and greet! 

September 3 @ 9:00-10:00AM at the University Playhouse

(Please RSVP so we don't run out of refreshments)

UMKC’s academic excellence in teaching and research requires a dedicated faculty — one that models continuous growth and innovation.

The Diane Filion Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) supports faculty through programs and resources that advance teaching and learning, research and creativity, service and engagement, and life and leadership. 

A Faculty Learning Community (FLC) is a structured group of faculty members who come together regularly for collaborative exploration of a topic related to teaching and learning, research and creativity, or other professional learning. FLC’s are led by a faculty member and create a supportive environment where faculty can share their experiences, discuss challenges, and collectively develop innovative approaches to reaching their goals. 

Art of Grants

Sept 2 - Oct 31

AOG is an eight week, asynchronous course that focuses on all aspects of grants from locating requests for proposals to theories of change to writing engaging proposals offered each fall.

Large-scale Proposal Development Workshop

Oct 4 - Nov 1

In this 8-session series, experienced researchers will identify a team to collaborate with and develop a large-scale grant proposal that addresses a significant societal issue.

Talk the Talk: Communicate the Value of your Innovation

Oct 14 - Nov 18

Learn essential skills and develop practical techniques that help communicate the value of your innovations as you work alongside fellow research faculty in this six session workshop.

These programs start in September and continue through the semester. Can't participate this fall? They run again spring semester.

Apply now, seats are limited!

Looking for dedicated time and space to write this semester? FWI is designed to support faculty in achieving their academic and creative goals through work on writing projects of any kind.

Click here to learn more

Faculty with grant experience mentor their faculty colleagues pursuing a grant in the same or related competition. Each faculty grant mentor will receive a stipend to meet with their mentee at least four times and review and make suggestions on project description narrative at least once.

Submit this form to express your interest

Embody engagement in everyday best practices through building relationships and creating an opportunity for connection. 

Apply now to get paired up

Throughout the year, CAFE offers workshops, contests, and informal events. Get blown away with fresh opportunities and resources!

UMKC Connect for Instructors 

UMKC Roo Advising Scope of Practices

Budgets for Proposals and Grants 

Using Academic Analytics

CHART Challenge Launch

myVITA Victory

Getting Started with OpenScholar 

Missouri Online Meet and Greet

Missouri Online is more than resources for online teaching and learning - they support all UM System faculty with course design and academic technologies support, for all modalities.

Here are some interesting, upcoming workshops that CAFE identified from the M.O. events calendar, but there are many more!

Mark your calendars now for Saturday, September 21st, at 8:00 PM, and enjoy a showing of the hit Broadway musical Peter Pan!

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