{"id":6252,"date":"2022-03-16T11:07:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/?page_id=6252"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:17:12","slug":"center-for-faculty-excellence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Faculty Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tCenter for Faculty Excellence\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-standard__extraContent\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/08093637\/summer2018-041.jpeg\" class=\"hero-standard__image\" alt=\"Butler University academic building\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/08093637\/summer2018-041.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/08093637\/summer2018-041-300x65.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/08093637\/summer2018-041-1024x220.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/08093637\/summer2018-041-768x165.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu sidebar-menu--hasHero\" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Center for Faculty Excellence Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/about\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About the Center for Faculty Excellence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/calendar-of-events\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Calendar of Events<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/new-faculty\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >New Faculty Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Program Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/teaching-observation\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Teaching Observation Program<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/faculty-development-advisory\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Center for Faculty Excellence Advisory<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/other-opportunities-for-faculty\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Other Opportunities for Faculty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/center-for-faculty-excellence\/faculty-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-providing-a-unified-approach-for-professional-development-in-the-academic-division\">Providing a unified approach for professional development in the Academic division<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Center for Faculty Excellence\u2019s mission is to serve as a clearinghouse with collaborative leadership to help integrate continuous professional development opportunities. 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