Teaching Professors Learning Community
Building Community for Teaching Professors
The Teaching Professors Learning Community is an ongoing professional development group for Teaching Professors at UC Santa Cruz. Guided by a faculty steering committee with rotating facilitation, it provides a dedicated space for Teaching Professors to engage with peers and strengthen the pedagogical and professional dimensions of their role.
The community meets twice per quarter throughout the academic year and offers opportunities for:
- Discussing current issues specific to the Teaching Professor role
- Exploring and sharing effective teaching practices
- Workshopping classroom strategies and course designs
- Engaging with guest talks from UCSC faculty and invited speakers
How to Participate
All Teaching Professors are welcome. You don’t have to attend every session — come when you can!
The Teaching Professors Learning Community working sessions will be held on the following dates:
- Wednesday, 10/15, 2:30-4pm (in person, McHenry 2359)
- Wednesday, 11/12, 2:30-3:45pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, 2/4, 12-1:15pm (Zoom)
- Wednesday, 4/15, 9:30-10:45am (Zoom)
- Friday, 6/5, 3:30-5pm (in person, TBD)
Reach out if you’re interested in joining or learning more.
Steering Committee
Kriti Bhargava
- Title
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Department
- Computer Science and Engineering
Guido Bordignon
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Department
- Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
Dev Bose
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Department
- Writing Program
Laura Beth Bugg
- Title
- Associate Teaching Professor
- Department
- Global & Community Health
Robin C Dunkin
- Title
- Faculty Director | Teaching and Learning Center
- Department
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department
Giulia Jale Gurun
- Title
- Associate Professor of Teaching
- Department
- Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Department
Anne Sizemore
- Title
- Assistant Professor of Teaching
- Department
- Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
