Center for Equity & Excellence in Teaching
Mission
The Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching (CEET) is committed to providing resources and support to all who teach at SMC, and to promoting and celebrating excellence in pedagogy and instructional design. Our aim is to build a community among the teaching faculty and instructional staff, and to provide opportunities to enrich and enhance teaching practices. We offer programs and resources throughout the year to support faculty across disciplines and schools at all stages of their careers to help create an excellent learning environment for all SMC students.
2025-26 Events
FLC End of the Year Showcase
A culminating event celebrating the work and achievements of the current FLCs, along with an introduction to next year's themes. Date and location TBA.
Programs and Activities
Peer Teaching Feedback Program
provides faculty the opportunity to partner with each other to improve and innovate all aspects of teaching through course observations, syllabus and course material review, and student feedback survey consultation.
Faculty Learning Community (FLC)
invites a small group of faculty to participate in the discussion of a variety of pedagogical topics, methods of teaching and learning, and course designs.
2025-26 FLC Themes (Learn More)
- Using AI in Teaching
Resource Library
Resource library provides various resources on teaching and pedagogy. You can access universal syllabus template and materials and recordings from past workshops. If you have ideas for materials to add to this resource library, please contact CEET@stmarys-ca.edu. We are interested in your ideas!
Contact Us
Reach out to us with questions, suggestions, feedback, and more!