Center for Teaching & Learning

Our Mission

The mission of the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) at Rowan-Cabarrus is to serve the college through a commitment to exceptional teaching and learning. The CTL opened in February 2011 with the purpose of promoting excellence in teaching through professional development and collaborative opportunities.

The primary goal of the CTL is to create and promote best-practice teaching-learning resources and to facilitate professional development programs to meet the diverse needs of the college’s faculty.

In addition to meeting the primary goal, CTL manages the Excellence in Teaching Award process and Summer Institute.

CTL will fulfill its mission by providing Faculty with:

  • Career enrichment resources through leadership, research, and teaching development workshops, professional development programs, and resources to enhance and support instructional delivery.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration events include presentations and workshops designed to provide insight for addressing complex issues in the classroom, increasing awareness of key concepts and operations, and maximizing innovation.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that foster a culture of inclusion in the classroom and among colleagues.
  • Social and personal well-being programs include stress management, mind and body sessions, and more.

Core Advisory Committee

To ensure the CTL is meeting the needs of faculty, a Core Advisory Committee provides direction and assists in the planning of CTL activities and initiatives. Committee members also provide support to the CTL by acting as ambassadors and promoting events, activities, and initiatives within their areas of influence.

Committee Members include:
  • CTL Director (Chair)
  • CTL Coordinator
  • Full and Part-Time faculty (either self-selected or nominated by a Dean or Program Chair)
  • A minimum of one Academic Dean