Randi Tanglen, Director
The Robert & Joyce Johnson Center for Faculty Development and Excellence in Teaching advances the mission of Austin College by fostering lively intellectual dialogue within and across academic disciplines. Nourishing a collegiate environment of passionate inquiry and free expression, the Johnson Center supports faculty initiatives, both intramural and extramural, that explore questions fundamental to the continued vitality of the liberal arts tradition at Austin College. As means to these ends, alongside broader campus-wide programming, the Johnson Center facilitates:
- Colloquia exploring questions vital to the liberal arts
- Interdisciplinary reading groups
- Faculty participation in regional, national, and international liberal arts conferences
- Activities in support of the scholarship of teaching and learning
- Informal gatherings devoted to intellectual inquiry and exchange
- Career development workshops related to the liberal arts for faculty at early, mid, and late career stages
- Faculty development programs to complement activities supported by the Cullen and Richardson endowments
Committee Members:
- Randi Tanglen (Director)
- Erin Copple Smith
- Mari Elise Ewing
- Andrea Overbay
- Ashley Tharayil
- Martin Wells
Please contact the Director or Committee members for additional information about center programs and activities.