Center for Faculty Development
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The Center for Faculty Development (CFDFREEMississippi) and the Office of Online Learning (onlineFREEMississippi) are available for one-on-one consultations through email and virtual meetings.
Workshops & Events by Topic
Join us on May 8th at the 1315 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg location between 4:00-6:00 for Cocktails & Conversations!
Institutional Effectiveness Coffee Chat
Join us for an informal come-and-go session designed to provide personalized support for a variety of IE topics. Institutional Effectiveness staff will be available to answer questions regarding curriculum changes, faculty qualifications, the annual student learning outcomes assessment (Weave) reports, and Watermark Faculty Success. Light refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 am
International Center, Room 319
Panelists:
Claire Villarreal, Institutional Assessment Coordinator
JB Amacker, Institutional Effectiveness Data Coordinator
Kathryn Lowery, Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Doug Masterson, Senior Associate Provost for Institutional Success
Watermark Faculty Success: Putting It Together for 3rd Year Review, Promotion, & Tenure
This session is designed for faculty preparing their dossiers for promotion and tenure and pre-tenure review during this academic year. It will review how to assemble the PDF evidence files, best practices for putting your materials together, the submission process, and other considerations for participating in a review process. Before the workshop, please review all files and information located on the Promotion and Tenure site. The 'Dossier Information' section will be especially helpful for this session. The session is being offered twice, so choose the day and time that works best for your schedule.
| Monday, May 18 12:00-1:15 pm Virtual | Teams |
Wednesday, June 17 12:00-1:15 pm Virtual | Teams |
Presenter:
JB Amacker, Institutional Effectiveness Data Coordinator
Workshops & Events by Date
May 2026
Institutional Effectiveness Coffee Chat
Join us for an informal come-and-go session designed to provide personalized support for a variety of IE topics. Institutional Effectiveness staff will be available to answer questions regarding curriculum changes, faculty qualifications, the annual student learning outcomes assessment (Weave) reports, and Watermark Faculty Success. Light refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | 9:00 - 11:00 am
International Center, Room 319
Panelists:
Claire Villarreal, Institutional Assessment Coordinator
JB Amacker, Institutional Effectiveness Data Coordinator
Kathryn Lowery, Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Doug Masterson, Senior Associate Provost for Institutional Success

Join us on May 8th at the 1315 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg location between 4:00-6:00 for Cocktails & Conversations!
Watermark Faculty Success: Putting It Together for 3rd Year Review, Promotion, & Tenure
This session is designed for faculty preparing their dossiers for promotion and tenure and pre-tenure review during this academic year. It will review how to assemble the PDF evidence files, best practices for putting your materials together, the submission process, and other considerations for participating in a review process. Before the workshop, please review all files and information located on the Promotion and Tenure site. The 'Dossier Information' section will be especially helpful for this session. The session is being offered twice, so choose the day and time that works best for your schedule.
Monday, May 18
12:00-1:15 pm
Virtual | Teams
Presenter:
JB Amacker, Institutional Effectiveness Data Coordinator
June 2026
Watermark Faculty Success: Putting It Together for 3rd Year Review, Promotion, & Tenure
This session is designed for faculty preparing their dossiers for promotion and tenure
and pre-tenure review during this academic year. It will review how to assemble the
PDF evidence files, best practices for putting your materials together, the submission
process, and other considerations for participating in a review process. Before the
workshop, please review all files and information located on the Promotion and Tenure
site. The 'Dossier Information' section will be especially helpful for this session.
The session is being offered twice, so choose the day and time that works best for
your schedule.
Wednesday, June 17
12:00-1:15 pm
Virtual | Teams
Presenter:
JB Amacker, Institutional Effectiveness Data Coordinator


