Stetson University is a proud member of the New York University Faculty Resource Network (FRN). The academic network is a consortium of over fifty institutions whose mission is to improve teaching and learning through faculty professional development. With institutional membership, Stetson faculty and staff have access to lectures, symposia, intensive seminars, and scholar-in-residence programs designed to expand faculty engagement in diverse scholarly experiences alongside colleagues from colleges and universities across the nation and world. Typically, registration fees are waived for institutional members and the cost to participants is limited to travel expenses.
- Read more about the Faculty Resource Network
- Review the FRN FAQ
- Past Participants
- Stetson hosts symposium on active learning
- FRN News
National Symposium
The symposia, held annually in late fall, leverage the power of the network collective to addresses higher education issues. Faculty and administrators come together to examine timely and important broader issues. [read more]
Faculty Enrichment Seminars
The week-long, intensive seminars are convened by distinguished faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the country. Through lectures, field trips, presentations, research, hands-on demonstrations, and interactive discussions, participants are exposed to the most recent scholarship in their fields while being given the opportunity to develop teaching and curriculum strategies for direct classroom application. [Application Guidelines]
- Network Summer (applications due in January*)
- Network Winter (applications due in September*)
Visiting Scholar Programs
The Scholar-in-Residence programs allows Network faculty who are either on leave or sabbatical from their home institution to come to New York University to engage in research, develop curricula, and/or produce manuscripts for publication during Fall or Spring semester. The Summer Scholar-in-Residence programs allow Network faculty to come to New York University during the month of June to engage in research, develop curricula, and/or produce manuscripts for publication. [read more]
NOTE: The residency programs are highly competitive. Applications need to be submitted to the Brown Center, at least three weeks prior to the posted FRN deadline to allow time for revisions. Please contact us with your intent to apply as early as possible.
- Spring sabbatical applications due in August*
- Fall & summer sabbatical applications due in January*
University Associates Program
The University Associate (UA) program enables full-time faculty members of Network institutions to come to New York University throughout the academic year to use some of NYU’s academic facilities. University Associates can make use of their semester-long tenure by auditing courses, researching in the University libraries, and by participating in open departmental or interdisciplinary colloquia, lectures, symposia and seminars. University Associates may apply for one or all semesters in the academic year. [read more]
- Spring applications due in early October*
- Summer and fall applications due in mid April*
*ALL applications are reviewed by the FRN liaison to submission. If you are interested in applying, please contact us early in the process so we can help you develop a competitive application.
Stetson University’s membership in FRN is made possible by the Brown Center for Faculty Innovation and Excellence.