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M-CELT: Professional Development

Maria College Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

Upcoming Conferences & Webinars

Innovative Nurse Educator Summit
Virtual | October 2025
A conference on active learning in the nursing classroom, from the developers of BreakoutRN.

Archived Webinars

First Day Magic? Effective Teaching Practices for Faculty to Start Strong
Recording: Faculty certified in ACUE’s Framework share their approach to the start of the semester and how it has evolved over time—including what's worked and what hasn’t. 

 

ACUE On-Demand Webinars
Recordings of webinars such as "Why Students Recommend Professors: Good Teaching Through Student Eyes," "Having Constructive Classroom Conversations in Challenging Times," "Fostering Belonging and Supporting Success for First-Generation Students," and more.

Engineerica Education Keynote Webinars
Recordings of webinars such as "Assessing and Boosting Student Motivation in Minutes," "Equity, Empathy, and Empowerment: Inclusive Best Practices for Supporting Students," "Engaging Your Learners With Interactive Digital Strategies," and more.

Tuition Exchange Programs

The Council of Independent Colleges' Tuition Exchange Program (CIC–TEP) is a network of CIC member colleges and universities that are willing to accept as students, tuition-free, full-time employees and their family members.

The CIC–TEP network consists of a variety of institutions in the U.S. and abroad, including baccalaureate, masters, doctoral research, arts, business, faith-related, health professions, and technology-related specialties. The CIC–TEP benefit covers the full cost of tuition for students at all participating institutions.

The Tuition Exchange is a reciprocal scholarship opportunity for eligible faculty and staff dependents at 700+ individual member schools. There are currently 8,000 Tuition Exchange Scholars enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs throughout the network.

Professional Development

Professional Development Opportunities

Professional Development Opportunities through the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)

Table showing professional development opportunities
September 4 - 5, 2025 RAISE 2025 Conference University of Glasgow Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement
October 4 - 5, 2025 9th Canadian International Conference on Advances in Education, Teaching & Technology 2025 Toronto, Canada Unique Conferences Canada (UCC)
October 26-29, 2025 NACADA's 2025 Annual Conference Las Vegas, Nevada NACADA
October 27 - 29, 2025 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference Nashville, TN & Online EDUCAUSE
November 3-5, 2025 London International Conference on Education (LICE-2025) Oxford, UK London International Conference on Education
November 5-8, 2025 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education Indianapolis, IN Association for Middle Level Education
November 12-15, 2025 Annual ASHE Conference Denver, CO Association for the Study of Higher Education
November 21-23, 2024 Original Lilly Conference TBD Lilly Conferences on College and University Teaching in collaboration with TBD