Welcome New Faculty!
The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE) is Penn State's university-wide teaching and learning center. Our mission is to advance and inspire excellence in teaching at communities at all Penn State locations.
Our services are always free and confidential for anyone who teaches Penn State students. Reach out to an instructional consultant. We come from different disciplines, have extensive teaching experience, and varied areas of expertise.
We want to talk teaching with you!
Opportunities to Build Teaching Expertise
- Review the New Faculty Canvas module to learn about important student and faculty resources, policies, and ways to optimize your teaching.
- Faculty members new to teaching are welcome in our asynchronous guided overview of the basics of effective teaching at Penn State. Visit New Instructor Orientation.
- Join a Teaching Shapes peer group to give and receive developmental teaching feedback. To learn more, email site@psu.edu.
- Join the Commonwealth Campus New Faculty Colleagues Group to connect with other faculty new to Penn State. You'll also meet experienced faculty who will share 'lessons learned' and unique perspectives. This group meets monthly.
- Join a Teaching Community to meet colleagues with shared interests. Peruse the Directory. Reach out to the leader to learn more or join. These groups meet regularly.
- Participate in a Schreyer Institute event. Our workshops are always interactive and provide opportunities to learn with and from colleagues and SITE faculty consultants.
Download our flyer: Information for New Faculty
