Resolution 86-87-21

Center for Excellence in Teaching

The establishment of a University of Southern California Center for Excellence in Teaching has been proposed. The three primary goals of this center would be: Cinitiate programs that address campus-wide teaching problems; run programs that promise to enhance the quality of classroom teaching and intellectual inquiry at USC; Cpublicize, coordinate, and enrich existing teaching resources; build working relations with teaching-related units; afford opportunities for department-, faculty-, and student-initiated projects; Cserve as university teaching advocate and ombudsman; involve alumni, parents, and students in the university=s teaching mission, generate campus discussion on teaching excellence; and promote it as an important factor in the university=s reward structure. On behalf of the Faculty Senate Teaching Committee, I move that the Faculty Senate endorse these goals and support the establishment of this Center.

Resolution Number: 86-87-21

Author: Michael Appleman, seconded by Rosario Armato

Date: March 18, 1987

Action Taken: Tabled