Welcome from the Director


Dear Colleagues,  

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) welcomes you to a new academic year. 

We aim to provide professional development opportunities that foster success in teaching and learning through reflective, collaborative, and learner-centered practices with faculty members, staff, and students at UTRGV and beyond.

If you are interested in learning about our professional development highlights and accomplishments for the academic year 2023-2024, please review the Center for Teaching Excellence Accomplishments..

 

We would like to share the following teaching resources, opportunities to facilitate a teaching conversation, and professional development support: 

  1. If you are interested in having a conversation about teaching and learning with CTE Student Teaching Consultants through our new Students as Learners and Teachers at Hispanic Serving Institution initiative (SaLT HSI), please consider submitting a request for Student Consultant Feedback.  
  2. Visit the CTE website where past presentations and other resources are posted for your reference and development. 
  3. If you are interested in leading and facilitating CTE Teaching Conversation, please submit a proposal for leading and facilitating CTE Teaching Conversation.   

    As a Center, we are committed to fostering partnerships on professional development with centers, offices, programs, departments, and colleges across the university and within our community.  We look forward to continuing our partnerships and exploring new initiatives with you. Please send your inquiries and/or schedule teaching consultations by emailing cte@utrgv.edu.     

    I wish you a successful semester filled with learning-enriching and fulfilling teaching moments. Take care. Cuídense.   

    Kind regards,  

    Dora. Alyssa G. Cavazos  

    Director, Center for Teaching Excellence  

    Associate Professor, Writing and Language Studies