​Join us at the JMU farm for a *new* two-day faculty retreat to make progress on your work and engage in wellness and community- building activities. Both days will offer a mix of time and space to work quietly alongside others; teaching, wellness, and scholarship consultations with CFI faculty; wellness activities; and an opportunity to end the time together with a campfire and a chance to connect “s’more” with colleagues.

​For example, participants can focus on:

• Making headway grading mid-semester assignments in community with other faculty.
• Getting a head start on their spring syllabi.
• Taking a teaching consultation about mid-semester changes needed in their classes.
• ​Making progress on scholarly projects.
• Exploring wellness needs, pathways, and practices.
• Prioritizing self and mutual care.
• Integrating wellness and well-being into your work.
• ​OR whatever else you would like to focus on!

Recognizing you may be teaching on Tuesday, and that Wednesday is fall break, we invite you to attend portions of the day or the entire retreat as your schedule allows. Coffee/tea, snacks, and lunch will be provided. A detailed schedule of opportunities and consultants will be sent to registered participants before the retreat.

• ​Make progress on your work in community with other faculty.
• ​Engage in practices designed to support self and mutual care.
• ​Build community and network with other faculty.

Programs within the CFI are designed to support the development of instructional faculty and AP faculty with instructional responsibilities. We also welcome staff to many of our programs. If you are interested in attending one of our programs but do not identify with the above classifications, please email cfi@jmu.edu.

For more information on registering for our programs, please visit the CFI Programs & Events webpage, which includes details on registering for programs and an instructional video on how to use the registration portal.

Program Calendar

LOG IN: If this is your first time visiting the registration page, your account will be created automatically when you sign in with your JMU e-ID and password (Okta required). Be sure to clear your browser cache/cookies upon each visit to the registration page.

• Complete your profile information:
  • Update your college/division and department (use the search feature and/or select from the dropdown) and enter your Mail Stop Code (MSC) for your department on-campus mail.
  • Add comments about your dietary & accommodation needs at the bottom of the profile form. (This information is collected and stored with your online account for all future programs you may attend.)
• Once your profile is complete, you should see a status update as complete on your Dashboard (an overview of your account).

If you find that you are unable to attend a scheduled event prior to the registration deadline, please return to your CFI Program Account and cancel your registration. If it is after the event registration deadline email cfi@jmu.edu as early as possible.

CFI programs will be canceled automatically if JMU is closed for inclement weather.

We want this program to be welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all of our participants. Please describe any considerations or accommodations (e.g., dietary, disability, wellness, cultural, etc.) you want us to know about in your account profile. You may also reach out to us at cfi@jmu.edu or (540) 568-4846.