The Faculty Resource Center is part of the University's Strategic Plan, under the context of a Culture of Faculty and Staff Excellence. Specifically, the University sought to implement a faculty development center (D.1 in the plan) and centralize and standardize adjunct faculty support services (D.5.). Page 19 of the plan noted: "We want to promote a culture of faculty and staff excellence, supporting and sustaining cutting edge research and teaching among our faculty and ongoing development of staff in pursuit of their excellence as vital agents of this University's mission."
- D.1. Promote Academic Excellence by providing centralized coordination for faculty pedagogical development, grant writing, research and department chair support through the establishment of a Faculty Development Center.
- D.1a. Foster a culture where faculty exchange ideas, experiences, and research in teaching.
- D.1b. Create an institutional system that supports faculty and staff excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity over the course of a career.
- D.1c. Develop an institutional culture that makes faculty and staff feel valued and supported in all aspects of their work and provides effective guidance for their overall career development.
- D.5. Support the increasingly critical contribution made to instructional delivery by our adjunct instructors by centralizing and standardizing services for adjunct faculty members.