Group of faculty at tables

Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE)

The Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE) offers collaborative, engaging and mindful support of faculty in early, mid, and late career. CAFE is one of over 2000 Centers of Teaching and Learning, and is part of the University System of Maryland Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation.

CAFE’s four main pillars are:

  1. Teaching and Pedagogy
  2. Research and Scholarship
  3. Professional Development
  4. Personal Wellness

CAFE Resources

  • Faculty sit at a large sqaure table for a talk
  • Faculty Toast at a circle table
  • Faculty poses with award and two others
  • Faculty poses with award and two others
  • Faculty at Meet and Greet
  • Large group of faculty stand and converse
  • President Lepre talks to faculty in formal sitting
  • Faculty playing Triva
  • Faculty sit talking in a circle a social event
  • Faculty sit at a large sqaure table for a talk
  • Faculty Toast at a circle table