Qualified graduate students in participating departments are eligible to join an award-winning program ranked among the premier models for Teaching Assistant training in the United States. Our Future Professoriate Program provides students with the experience, confidence, and documented performance they need to excel as faculty in higher education. We produce candidates who not only get jobs, but quickly become indispensable to the departments, colleges, and universities they join and to the students they teach.
FPP Goals
to prepare graduate students for the range of responsibilities they will encounter as future faculty members
to effect a change in faculty culture by fostering recognition of the importance of teaching as a dimension of graduate education
What does the FPP offer graduate students?
a series of Future Professoriate Program Seminars designed to assist graduate students as they prepare for life as faculty members
the Certificate in University Teaching (CUT), awarded jointly by the Graduate School and participating academic departments to those students who document their readiness to hold faculty appointments through the preparation of FPP Teaching Portfolios
Independent Mentored Teaching Experiences under the guidance of Faculty Teaching Mentors
the opportunity to attend the annual FPP conference in mid-May
Because the FPP is administered at the departmental level, participants’ experiences will vary. The skills and knowledge acquired in the program also position FPP participants to pursue related opportunities at the university, such as arranging and delivering Professional Development Series workshops or seminars and serving as graduate student Teaching Mentors during the annual New Teaching Assistant Orientation Program in August.
“…support and feedback on teaching (at the beginning, during and even after teaching a particular course) was instrumental in gaining self confidence and acquiring the skill sets necessary in the classroom.” – FPP alumnus
Questions about FPP policies, procedures, and practices?
Consult the FPP Participant Handbook (PDF)
For more information on the Graduate School Programs offered click on the titles below: Teaching Assistant Program (TA Orientation, English Language Proficiency Services, Teaching Mentors, Outstanding TA Award, Course Assessment, Graduate Assistants) Future Professoriate Program (FPP Participation, Primary Faculty Liaison, Certificate in University Teaching, Teaching Portfolio) Resources (Graduate School Press, Critical Incidents in College Teaching vignettes, Research Ethics and Academic Integrity vignettes) The Graduate School Press In order to promote excellence in scholarship and teaching, the Graduate School maintains a book publication program providing resources on topics relevant to graduate education and the university classroom. International Graduate Students The Graduate School provides many academic programs and community initiatives to support the educational experiences of international graduate students and to highlight their academic achievements at Syracuse University.
