The New Faculty Brochure was produced to introduce new faculty to one another during the pandemic. Now that we've resumed normal operations, and the annual New Faculty Reception has returned, our brochure has been discontinued. You may view the three years of the brochure below.

New Faculty 2022-2023:

New faculty 2021-2022:

New Faculty 2020-2021:

The HECCMA faculty development committee is made up of directors of teaching and learning on each of the member campuses.  They work to support professional collaborative opportunities for faculty members, including an annual New Faculty Reception, a tri-annual Faculty Chairs’ Workshop, and shared faculty development workshops and presentations, most of which are hosted by a member institution.

A sampling of professional development opportunities may be found below:

Challenges and Principles for creating an online classroom community  

In this workshop, faculty participants will:

• hear a refresher on online pedagogical principles
• get tips and tricks from faculty colleagues from various disciplines
• explore how these ideas may be applied in their own teaching practice

Discussion facilitated by:

Marc Tumeinski, PhD, Anna Maria College, Assistant Professor of Theology & Program Director of Graduate Theology

Panel presenters include:

Erin DeCoste, M.Ed., Anna Maria College, Moderate Disabilities Program Coordinator, lecturer, and overseer of the SPED licensure program

Jaime F. Vallejos, MD, MPH,  Worcester State University, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, family medicine physician

Mary Clay, DBA, CPA, Worcester State University, Assistant Professor of Business Administration/Accounting

Key pedagogical principles for creating an engaging online STEM course

In this workshop, participants will:

• be reminded of key pedagogical principles for online learning
• hear tips and tricks from faculty colleagues in STEM fields who have had success teaching online
• discuss how some of the ideas shared may be applied to your own teaching practice

Discussion facilitated by:

Marc Tumeinski, PhD, Anna Maria College, Assistant Professor of Theology & Program Director of Graduate Theology

Panel presenters include:

Kimberly Griffiths, MSN, RN, Anna Maria College, Professor of Practice and NLN Ambassador

Zoe Reiniger, PhD, WPI, Assistant Teaching Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Steven Oliver, PhD, Worcester State University, Biology Department Chair

Kay Marden, PhD, Anna Maria College, Visiting Assistant Professor of Health Sciences