Faculty Development Resources

• Magna Online Seminars Available to KU Administrators, Faculty, and Staff KU has purchased a campus subscription to the online seminars offered through Magna Commons.

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• Big XII Faculty Fellowship Program This program offers faculty the opportunity to travel to institutions in the Big XII Conference to exchange ideas and research.
  • Call for Applications ( 124KB )
  • Application Form ( 123KB )
• Keeler IntraUniversity Professorship The purpose of this program is to provide faculty members an opportunity to strengthen their knowledge of an academic specialty, to broaden or achieve greater depth in a defined field of study, or to achieve competence in a new area of scholarly endeavor.
  • Information and Application Process ( 97KB )
• Sabbatical Leave Faculty members interested in applying for a sabbatical leave should consult the Board of Regents and University guidelines and policies concerning sabbatical leaves found in the link below.
  • Sabbatical Materials
• Senior Administrative Fellows Program The University of Kansas Senior Administrative Fellows program is based on the philosophy from the American Council on Education (ACE) fellows, “Few institutions think systematically about the development of administrative leadership. Yet the skills and qualifications necessary for success as a professor are not the same as those required for success as a department chair, dean, or president.” KU has a wealth of talent within its faculty ranks, however, few faculty have the luxury of taking an entire year off to participate in such excellent programs as the ACE Fellows.
  • Senior Administrative Fellows Program
• Center for Teaching Excellence CTE provides opportunities for faculty to discuss students' learning and ways to enhance learning in their classrooms; supports faculty as they implement their ideas for improving students' learning; brings research about teaching to the attention of the university community; encourages involvement in the scholarship of teaching and learning; offers course assistance at any stage; fosters instruction innovation; and advocates and recognizes excellence in teaching.
• Instructional Development and Support IDS, an academic support unit reporting to the Office of the Provost, provides the entire Lawrence campus community with assistance in creating, maintaining and improving learning environments – both physical and virtual. Faculty contact IDS to learn about designing instruction that takes advantage of a wide variety of innovative teaching strategies and available-right-now technologies, including Blackboard (KU's web course development software) and media classroom instruction.
• KU Research The mission of the Office for the Vice Provost for Research is to enhance and facilitate University research and creative activity.
• Internal Funding & Programs
  • Major Project Planning Grant Program
  • Research Development Travel Grant
  • New Faculty Research Fund
  • General Research Fund Competition
• Hall Center for the Humanities The Hall Center is KU's primary forum for interdisciplinary discourse and scholarship in the humanities. The Center is a research institute, a community of scholars, and a bridge to academic innovation.
• Multidisciplinary Research Centers Multidisciplinary research efforts are organized through major research centers on the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses.