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  • Highlights of Faculty Engagement: Fall 2025
    Highlights of Faculty Engagement: Fall 2025

    The Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning is excited to share our Fall 2025 Faculty Participation Report with the broader George Mason University community for the first time. After completing our pilot year in 2024, we are now ready to showcase some highlights of engagement from faculty across George Mason in Stearns Center opportunities.  The Fall…

  • 24-25 Thank-a-Teacher: Recognizing Impactful Educators
    24-25 Thank-a-Teacher: Recognizing Impactful Educators

    At the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, we are thrilled to shine a spotlight on the many dedicated George Mason University educators who received a Thank-a-Teacher note from their students this past year (the 2024-2025 Academic Year). These heartfelt messages are a testament to the transformative power of teaching and the meaningful connections built in classrooms across…

  • Spring and Summer 2026 CTL Funds Recipients
    Spring and Summer 2026 CTL Funds Recipients

    The Stearns Center is pleased to announce recipients of our Spring and Summer Curriculum and Teaching Leadership (CTL) Funds! Spring-Summer 2026 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) CTL Funds recipients: Summer 2026 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) CTL Funds recipients: Spring 2026 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) CTL Funds recipients: Check back on our…

  • Fall 2025 Recipients of Stearns Center Credentials
    Fall 2025 Recipients of Stearns Center Credentials

    We are happy to announce all Fall 2025 recipients of two of our Stearns Center credential programs: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Mason Core Instructor Certification Program (MC-ICP). To learn more about these and other credential programs, visit our Credentials webpage. CPD Recipients The Continuing Professional Development program gives instructional faculty the opportunity to document…