Coulter Faculty Commons
Your Partner in Teaching & LearningThe Coulter Faculty Commons (CFC) advances excellence in teaching, learning, and scholarship by partnering with the Western Carolina University community through collaboration, creation, and celebration.
We partner with all instructors, staff who teach, and graduate student assistants.
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Teaching @WCU: A CFC Blog
How is your teaching going? TAPs are back
Teaching Analysis Polls (TAPs) return this Fall Semester Fall 2025 TAPs Dates Teaching Analysis Polls (TAPs), the CFC's mid-semester assessment program, will run from Monday, September 22 - Friday, October 10 during the 2025 Fall semester. Why sign up for a TAP? ...
Jumpstart Your Semester with the CFC: Week Zero is Here!
Week Zero Looking to start the semester with confidence? The Coulter Faculty Commons (CFC) is launching a brand-new initiative this fall: Week Zero, a series of practical, faculty-focused sessions running the week before classes begin from August 11–15. Designed to...
2025 SoTL Design Institute Ignites Faculty Innovation
In May, the Coulter Faculty Commons hosted the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Design Institute at the Waynesville Inn & Golf Club, bringing together faculty from across disciplines to explore how classroom questions can become publishable research....