The Faculty Success Hub is a place dedicated for faculty to learn about events/programs happening around the campus that are geared toward faculty development or may be of interest to faculty.
The Hub will be updated on Mondays and submissions must be received by 10 AM on the preceding Wednesday to be considered for inclusion.
Upcoming
Adobe Illustrator Basics Session 1 and Session 2. Discover the power of Adobe Illustrator in this workshop for beginners.
Camtasia Basics. Join this hands-on workshop to enhance your skills in screen recording and video editing. Please bring a laptop with Camtasia installed.
Don't Read the Book! Book Club. ARC Network will host monthly virtual meetings of this low pressure book club for busy advisors, advising partners, or anyone who works directly with students. Complete the interest form to receive more information on dates, topics, and zoom invitations for our first meeting set for Thursday 9/25/25, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM.
Intro to Photoshop Session 1 and Session 2. Get started with editing and enhancing photos in Adobe Photoshop, software that allows you to create and edit digital images.
Madison Celebration of Research and Scholarship. Registration is open for the 2025 Madison Celebration of Research and Scholarship! Scheduled for October 3rd, 1-3pm in the Hall of Presidents (D-Hall), this reception-style event will provide opportunities to catch up with colleagues, and possibly even identify a research collaborator for a future project. We’re grateful to our college partners who will bring back the research, scholarship, and creative activities table displays. Heavy appetizers will be served throughout the event, and all faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Space is limited and we do ask for advance registration.
Madison Trust 2026 info sessions. Got bold ideas? Pitch them to Madison Trust donors! Attend an info session Sept. 24–26 to learn how you could secure up to $25K in funding. Sponsored by Corporate and Foundation Relations.
Reflective Learning with GoReact. In this interactive session, you'll get hands-on experience with GoReact, JMU’s video feedback tool integrated into Canvas. You'll explore the platform from both the student and instructor perspectives—learning how to create video assignments, review recordings, annotate your own work, engage in peer feedback, and use videos to spark meaningful discussion.
Three Data Management Workshops Open to All at JMU. In today’s data-driven world, understanding how to find, assess, and manage data is more important than ever. This October, we are offering an array of data management workshops to equip you with practical skills ranging from navigating misinformation to evaluating the credibility of data.
Ongoing
AI Workshops in Fall 2025. Join a workshop to explore the complex and ever-changing world of artificial intelligence (AI). Open to all faculty, students, and staff, the Libraries' AI workshops are offered with support from JMU IT.
Digital Media Creation Workshops This Fall. JMU Libraries is excited to offer a variety of workshops this fall to help you build essential digital media skills for both personal and professional projects.
Gradescope & Bubble Sheet Info Sessions. Join one of the Libraries' sessions for an intro to using Gradescope and Bubble Sheet at JMU. Gradescope is a powerful assessment platform available to JMU instructors, and Bubble Sheet is one aspect of it.
Learn the Basics of Digital Accessibility. This online, self-paced course is for anyone at JMU who works on digital content, such as JMU websites, documents, and online learning materials. It will introduce you to the basics of digital accessibility.
Workshops in The Makery: Fall 2025. Create, tinker, craft, invent, and discover new skills in the JMU Libraries' makerspace. Check out these free and fun workshops for students, staff, and faculty, offered by The Makery.
Resources
6 Reasons to Add Your Work to the JMU Scholarly Commons. Find out how you can increase the visibility and accessibility of your scholarly work by adding it to JMU’s institutional repository, JMU Scholarly Commons. Sponsored by Libraries.
Adobe Creative Suite at JMU. If you need access to the Adobe Creative Suite, check out these locations at JMU that provide free access to it. Sponsored by Libraries.
Free Media for Creative Use and Teaching. Need images, video clips, or other media for your work or creativity? These sources offer material that is available under Creative Commons, Public Domain, or JMU license. Sponsored by Libraries.
Get library books delivered to your campus mailbox. Faculty members can library books delivered directly to their campus mailbox. This service includes books and other items from JMU Libraries or Interlibrary Loan (ILL)! Sponsored by Libraries.
Read the Chronicle of Higher Ed for Free. Did you know that the Libraries provides JMU with unlimited access to The Chronicle of Higher Education online? The Chronicle covers academia in the U.S. and publishes online content every weekday. Sponsored by Libraries.
See Physical & Digital Library Books Side by Side. If you like browsing books on a physical shelf so you can see titles on a similar topic grouped together, try the Libraries' Virtual Browse tool! Sponsored by Libraries.
Video Content for JMU Courses. Are you looking for video clips or documentaries to add to your courses? JMU Libraries gives you access to thousands of streaming videos on a wide variety of topics. Sponsored by Libraries.
Center for Faculty Innovation Programs
The Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI) provides comprehensive professional development opportunities for JMU faculty at all levels and stages of their careers. CFI initiatives support innovations in teaching, scholarship, career planning, and organizational development. The CFI is led by instructional faculty, staff, faculty associates, and students.