NC State once again showcased the outstanding scholarship of the university’s faculty at the third annual Conference on Faculty Excellence, held March 5 in Talley Student Union.
NC State’s Office for Faculty Excellence (OFE), Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) and the NC State University Libraries invited faculty, postdoctoral scholars, professional staff from all six member institutions of the Cooperating Raleigh Colleges (NC State, Meredith College, Saint Augustine’s University, Shaw University, Wake Tech Community College, William Peace University) and faculty from colleges and universities throughout the state to attend the 2026 NC State Conference on Faculty Excellence.
Attended by more than 200 people, the fourth annual conference brought together campus partners with an investment in faculty excellence. Leading experts from OFE, DELTA, the NC State University Libraries and other colleges across the university offered workshops throughout the day focused on the following subjects:
- Mentoring and Career Mapping
- Integrating AI into Teaching
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- High Impact Learning Experiences and Interdisciplinary Teaching
- Library Support of Teaching and Learning
The event featured presentations, workshops and two poster sessions. In addition to one-hour workshops presented by OFE, DELTA and the NC State University Libraries, attendees could choose from 30-minute sessions presented by NC State faculty that included:
- Packways in Practice: Faculty Dialogues on High-Impact Experiences
- Mapping Mentorship: Assessing and Strengthening Engineering Faculty Mentoring Competencies
- High-Impact, Low-Effort: Modernizing Classroom Assessment for Busy Faculty
“This conference is a crucial opportunity for peer support,” said Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development Diane Chapman. “It is designed to connect faculty with vital resources while also allowing them to network, learn and share ideas about what meaningful teaching and learning looks like.”
Fifty teams of faculty, staff and graduate students presented posters to the conference. There was a three-way tie for the winning poster, with all three of the winning posters receiving an identical score. The winning posters were:
- “Rethinking Homework in the Age of AI: The Role of In-Class Collaboration,” presented by Mary Zadeh, assistant teaching professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- “64 Courses, 1 Escalation, and Everything We Learned About Accessibility at Scale
Our Journey Mapping an Accessibility Plan at Poole College,” presented by Darshana Juvale, associate director; Elizabeth Shamblin, instructional designer; Cherie Vick, accessibility specialist; Chris Lehman, multimedia specialist from the Poole Instructional Design Group, Poole College of Management - “Understanding Early College Students’ Experiences and Readiness in Social Work Education: Pedagogical Implications for NC State and Beyond,” presented by Intae Yoon, associate professor, Stephanie Francis, director of practicum education, and Natalie Ames, associate professor, School of Social Work
An honorable mention went to Shima Hosseininasab, instruction and outreach librarian for special collections for the poster “Where AI Can’t Reach: The Role of Special Collections in Fostering Critical Thinking & Primary Source Literacy.”
This post was originally published in Provost's Office News.
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