The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) serves to support the success of all faculty and staff contributing directly to the academic mission of USI. CETL provides holistic faculty and educational development by supporting each individual's meaningful impact on student learning and success, teaching excellence, scholarly contributions, service to the USI community, and inclusive leadership.
Overview of CETL programs and services.
Calendar of Events | CETL Weekly Newsletters
Syllabus Template: Please review the current template, which includes minor revisions and clarifications (May 2026).
Would you like to gather mid-semester feedback from your students?
Request a FACT visit
Or implement on your own by making a copy of the Mid-Semester Student Survey
Open Class Connections provide opportunities for faculty to visit colleagues' classes on September 28-October 2 and October 8.
Faculty Planning Calendar: Important dates related to teaching, students, and faculty activities for 2026-2027 (Excel file in SharePoint)
Get Ready! Teaching Checklist: Tips for preparing for the semester and first week of classes
New Faculty Orientation: We welcomed 23 new/recent full-time faculty on August 5-7. You are invited to view their introductions.
Using Watermark Faculty Success to Prepare your Portfolio and FAR: Please visit the Watermark Resources webpage hosted by the Provost's Office
Looking for information on the reappointment, promotion, and tenure portfolio? Visit the Provost's Office Personnel Decisions webpage (updated June 2025).
AI Tools and Teaching Guidance are available
The 2024 Scholarly and Creative Works report is available (May 2025)
10th Annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Thank you to the 95+ individuals who participated! Congratulations to the abstract and presentation winners! The program included a keynote luncheon "Using Proactive Design to Support Executive Functions" presented by Dr. Jennifer Pusateri (University of Kentucky) and 25 peer-reviewed poster, lightning, and standard presentations.
View the Materials from the workshops "Our Classes as Places of Belonging" and "Centering Belonging and Growth in Conversations of AI Use", presented by Dr. Katie Boucher (University of Indianapolis) in March 2024.
View the workshop slides and handouts presented by Dr. Sushilla Knottenbelt (University of New Mexico) in April 2023 - refer to the Student Experience Project and Syllabus Review Guide for ideas.