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  • 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…

  • Welcome to the NEW Stearns Center Spotlight!
    Welcome to the NEW Stearns Center Spotlight!

    We are thrilled to launch our NEW Stearns Center Spotlight! The Stearns Spotlight is where we will post celebratory announcements as an additional opportunity, beyond our Teaching Excellence Awards and Thank-a-Teacher program, to recognize teaching excellence. Some examples of how we plan to highlight excellence in teaching within our Spotlight include: a list of everyone…