The Faculty Center is the umbrella organization that publicizes, coordinates, and supports faculty development activities at Farmingdale State College. The Faculty Center advances the College's Mission and its commitment to excellence in teaching and learning by providing interactive faculty development opportunities; supporting technologies that enhance the teaching and learning process; encouraging innovation in pedagogy; and promoting programs and services that assist with course development, instructional delivery, assessment, and scholarship.
Rotating exhibit of art from faculty. Please visit the Faculty Center to see the complete collection.
Fall 2024 Workshops/Events--Registrations are open
Live professional development sessions, offered online and face to face, please see individual event for more information.
Faculty Center Awards
Open for 2024-2025 Nominations
Students First Campus Grants
2024-2025 cycle has been awarded. Please check back in Spring 2025 for next year.
2024 Annual Conference--February 23, 2024
Supporting Your Teaching with Research: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. For more information, to speak at the conference, or to register, visit the Conference site.
Recorded/Asynchronous Professional Development Offerings from SUNY and partners
The recorded sessions are free to watch and many include accompanying materials such as powerpoints.
Turnitin Tools: A Full Service Pilot at FSC
AI-Plagiarism Detection, and Feedback Studio
Faculty will have access to the full suite of Turnitin teaching tools inside their Brightspace LMS Classroom. While Turnitin may be best known for its plagiarism detection tool, known as a similarity report, there are more tools available that faculty may consider using.
Past Events
A list of past hosted events.
Board Members
- Danielle Apfelbaum
- Rita Austin
- John Fiorillo
- Jeff Gaab
- Karen Gelles
- Christine Glaser
- Arthur Hoskey
- Carly Tribull
- Theresa A Zahor
Summary of Activity Report, 2017-2021
The Faculty Center Events
| Name | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance Learning Presents: Open Office Hours with an Instructional Designer | 11/6/24 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Virtual Event |
| Distance Learning Presents - LunchByte: Voicethread | 11/6/24 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Virtual Event |
| Mentor Session: Teaching | 11/7/24 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Greenley Library, Greenley 206 |
| Distance Learning Presents: Open Office Hours with an Instructional Designer | 11/13/24 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Virtual Event |
| Distance Learning Presents - LunchByte: Peer Reviews and PeerMark in Turnitin | 11/13/24 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Virtual Event |
Jennifer Jaiswal
Director of The Faculty Center