Professional Development

Professional Development from Faculty Affairs

As a member of the SFSU community, you are supported with resources to help you thrive at every stage in your career. The University has a myriad of accessible programs, communities, professional development tools and courses designed to help grow your skillset and help you reach your career goals as an educator.  

Teaching Resources

SFSU offers programs to help faculty gain and hone skills as educators, access resources, bridge connections between diverse off-campus communities and reflect the University’s core values of courage, life of the mind, equity, community and resilience.   

Within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development is SFSU's Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CEETL). CEETL offers faculty development programming that addresses foundational and specialized teaching and learning theory and practices, with a focus on social justice and inclusion in teaching and learning.

SFSU Teaching Resources

Service and Leadership Resources 

Leadership roles across campus are a great way to be at the forefront of initiatives and operations that shape University life. Whether you are already in a role of leadership or are thinking about it, we invite you to take charge of your development as a campus leader by accessing the following resources to learn more about the many components that drive operations at SFSU. 

Community and Service 

Outside the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, grants and administrative support for community-based teaching and research are provided by the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE). 

SFSU Leadership Resources

  • Institute for Civic and Community Engagement

    ICCE enhances teaching and learning through civic and community engagement, empowering students, faculty and communities to become ethical, active participants in creating positive social change.