Faculty Development
As a campus institute that reports to the Academic Vice Provost, CILSA supports faculty across the disciplines who are dedicated to the common good and community engagement.

Ongoing Faculty Development
CILSA's small-group and departmental workshops and individual technical assistance enable faculty to create new and revise existing courses.
Topics for Workshops, Brownbags, and Individual Meetings:
- How Service-Learning and/or Community-Based Research courses can be developed to meet the new Core Curriulum learning goal of Community Engagement
- How Social Justice courses can be developed to meet the new Core Curriulum learning goal of Common Good
- Establishing partnerships with community organizations (and connecting with CILSA's existing partners)
- Reflection strategies
- Assessment of student learning and community service/research outcomes
Individual faculty and departments who are interested in scheduling a meeting or workshop with CILSA staff can contact Beth Hampson at edh2@stmarys-ca.edu.
CILSA's Faculty Development Cohort for Engaged Pedagogy
- Understand which type of course---Social Justice, Service-Learning, or Community-Based Research---supports their existing learning goals
- Create a new course and/or modify an existing course to include engaged pedagogy
- Sustain and deepen their engaged pedagogy
Cohort members participate in a full-day faculty "boot camp," a day-long service immersion experience, a reflection workshop and individual technical assistance sessions with CILSA staff. They receive $250 for participation in all events and $500 for creating a new course to include engaged pedagogy, reflected by receiving an Engaged Teaching Advisory Council official engaged course designation.
Cohort participants include:
2012/13:
- Nyame Brown, Art & Art History
- Lynyonne Cotton, Psychology
- Rebecca Jabbour, Biology
- Raina Leon, Graduate Education
- Mary Kay Moskal, Graduate Education
- Brother Michael Murphy, Director of Mission & Ministry Center
2011/12:
- Jose Feito, Psychology
- Jen Heung, Anthopology
- David Quijada, Ethnic Studies
- Sawako Suzuki, Graduate Education
2010/11:
- Maria Ruiz, Modern Languages, Women’s Studies, International Area Studies
- Aaron Sachs, Communication
- Saroja Subrahmanyan, Graduate Business
- Denise Witzig, Women’s Studies
- Monica Fitzgerald, Liberal & Civic Studies
- Peter Fruend, Art & Art History
- Sharon Gegg, Graduate Education
- Maria Grazia de Angelis Nelson, Modern Languages
- Jeannine King, English
- Patrizia Longo, Politics
- Marie Pagliarini, Theology and Religious Studies
2008/09:
- Reid Davis, Performing Arts
- Cynthia Ganote, Sociology
- Larisa Genin, Business
- Wesley Gibson, English
- Barbara McGraw, Business
- Scott Schonfeldt-Aultman, Communication
- Mary True, Psychology
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