The mission of the Faculty Resource Center is to provide resources to inspire, sustain, and enrich the professional growth of all faculty.

There are three locations for faculty to access the Faculty Resource Center:

• Faculty Resource Center (F203) | The physical space for the FRC is located on the second floor of Building F in Room 203 of the LSC-Montgomery campus. Faculty can visit for workshops, participate in open labs, discuss books on professional development topics, converse with faculty in roundtable discussions, participate in panels, and take part in other fellowship opportunities.
• FRC Website | The FRC Website offers information about hours of operation, contact information, and a calendar of events.
• Online FRC Resource Guide | The Resource Guide supports faculty teaching and learning by helping to supplement face-to-face and online resources. The Guide also includes a searchable repository of resources that supports professional development; provides descriptions and registration links to real-time webinars and on-demand trainings; includes videos created by and for faculty professional development.

Faculty have the option to share, inspire, and collaborate in many different ways, all considering the four Faculty Qualities of Excellence: Student Invested, Content Expert, Pedagogically Excellent, and Institutionally Dedicated. Some of the ways the FRC offers enriching professional growth include:

• In-person and online workshops that support teaching and learning
• New Faculty Orientation
• Roundtables
• Book discussions
• On-demand professional development learning modules
• Articles that support in-person and online pedagogy, classroom communication, teaching tips, and more
• Links to other resources that support professional development

Programs

Workshops & Events

The FRC offers a range of workshops and events, including round table discussions, book clubs, trainings, and guest presentations, to support faculty professional development and teaching excellence. See the full calendar of events here. See the full calendar of events here.

New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation serves several purposes related to promoting faculty success. It provides new faculty members with information about policies and procedures that will directly impact their work in and beyond the classroom, offers participants opportunities to connect with new colleagues and campus leaders, and presents attendees with a preview of the many kinds of professional development resources and opportunities available at the Faculty Resource Center. Learn More

Mentorship Program

All new faculty are connected with a mentor to provide guidance and support in the first year of service at LSC-Montgomery. Whenever possible, full-time faculty are connected with a colleague in the same discipline. The Department Chair serves as the mentor to all adjunct faculty in their respective department(s). The Faculty Resource Center supports the mentorship program by organizing events for mentors and mentees throughout the academic year. Learn More

Faculty Open Labs

The FRC hosts face-to-face and WebEx-based open labs to assist faculty members with MyLoneStar navigation, syllabus upload, roster confirmation, grade posting, Lexmark Grader, and other electronic needs. Specialized sessions for D2L by Daylight are hosted by the FRC and Alan Sultz, Online Technologist. Sessions are listed on the FRC Workshops & Events schedule. 

Resource Library

The FRC offers a variety of physical and online resources to support faculty professional development and teaching excellence. The collections can be viewed via the online Resource Repository.

Leadership

FRC Faculty Fellow

The Faculty Resource Center(FRC) Faculty Fellow serves as the lead faculty for professional development and training programs offered to faculty (full and part-time).

• Lori Hughes, Lori.R.Hughes@lonestar.edu

Division Faculty Fellows

Division Faculty Fellows (DFFs) represent the professional development interests of faculty in their respective divisions. They serve as a resource to faculty and collaborate to develop FRC programing and resources that align to the professional development needs of the faculty they represent. 

• BASS Division Fellow | Dana Morales, Dana.A.Morales@lonestar.edu
• BELS Division Fellow | Naomi Fernandez, Naomi.R.Fernandez@lonestar.edu 
• TEAM Division Fellow | Joseph Ferguson,  Joseph.M.Ferguson@lonestar.edu  
• NASH Division Fellow | Julie Harless, Julie.Harless@lonestar.edu 
• Conroe Center Division Fellow | Open