Faculty Training & Support

In concert with the Office of the Provost, the Library, and the Institute Diversity Officer, the Office of Faculty Affairs provides a variety of training and support opportunities for regular, technical and special faculty members. These opportunities are aimed at onboarding new faculty members, providing ongoing support for continuing faculty development, fostering a sense of community, and supporting the Institute’s goals for equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Materials from Past Training Sessions

2022 Curriculum Diversity Intiave Cohort Roundtable
Equitable Assessment Models with Andrea Fontenot
- Recording and materials
Session on Self Service with Registrar Office
- Training materials on grading and Self Service
2021 Curriculum Diversity Initiative Roundtable
Writing Center Resources with Andrea Fontenot and Sarah Yanni
- Slide deck
Trauma Impact in the Classroom
- Resource document
- Recording

Past & Upcoming Faculty Events

If you have questions about any of the activities listed below, email aewalters@calarts.edu. CalArts community members can view the Google calendar with Zoom links here.

If you need to catch up on past faculty emails, please visit the Hub.

Upcoming Sessions:

Fall 2023 events will be added later in the summer.

Examples of Past Sessions:

12/8/22 4pm Preparing to Mentor for the Spring session (Zoom)
12/13/22 4pm Merit Q&A Session Group C
Monday April 18, Equitable Assessment Models with Andrea Fontenot
Friday December 10: Session on Self Service with Registrar Office
Friday October 15: Writing Center Resources with Andrea Fontenot and Sarah Yanni
Friday October 8th: Mentoring Session 4: Meet the Health and Wellness team
Friday October 1: Mentoring Session 3: Meeting/Working with the Academic Advisors
Friday September 17: Mentoring Support

New Faculty Orientation

The Fall 2023 New Faculty Orientation for Regular and Technical Faculty will happen in September 2023. If you have questions, please contact Bree Howard at bhoward@calarts.edu. A copy of the New Faculty Quick Start Guide can be found here.

Ongoing Weekly Faculty Zoom Meetings

On selected Fridays at noon (during the academic year) there is an open faculty discussion held with the Director of Faculty Affairs to discuss faculty concerns, share teaching experiences and ideas and build the faculty community. It also supports an ongoing Anti-Racist Pedagogy discussion group. Other topics rotate and are announced via email; for more information or to get the link email aewalters@calarts.edu or dofa@calarts.edu.