The 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 members of the WCU teaching and learning community.
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Consultations
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Accessibility
Find resources to support your students
Teaching Analysis Polls - TAPs
CFC’s Mid-Semester Feedback Program
New Faculty Orientation
Support for navigating your first year at WCU
Faculty Forward
Faculty Learning Community
SoTL
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Teaching@WCU
In case you missed the last news from the CFC, find the most recent posts below. To catch up with all communications, vists the CFC News page or check out the CFC Newsletter Archive.
Update on Digital Accessibility Deadline
In case you missed it, please read the following update on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) from Provost Starnes' Academic Affairs Newsletter - April 2026:Image by Diego Velázquez from PixabayDigital Accessibility The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)...
“Bringing Myself to Class”: What Students Tell Us About Presence and Learning
May's Teaching & Learning Tip By Scott Seagle One of the favorite aspects of my job is conducting Teaching Analysis Polls at the midpoint of the semester. A couple of weeks ago, in response to “What are you doing to help your learning in this course?” a student...
It’s on Your Bucket List – You Just Don’t Know It Yet
April 24 is the Deadline for Accessibility Compliance, and, Coincidentally, National Bucket List Day Every year on April 24, people around the world celebrate National Bucket List Day; a moment to reflect on the experiences we want to have, the barriers we want to...
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Coulter Faculty Commons
172 Hunter Library
Cullowhee, NC 28723
828.227.7196
cfc@wcu.edu