Coulter Faculty Commons
Your Partner in Everything 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.
Consultations
Our educational developers are here to meet with you for a personalized consultation in person or virtually.
Teaching @WCU: A CFC Blog
Register for the 2025 Summer Institute for Teaching & Learning (SITL)
Summer Faire of Ideas, Innovation, and Inspiration - 20th Anniversary of SITL Join us for two energizing days of interactive workshops, inspiring presentations, and practical takeaways you can use right away. Whether you're looking to refresh your teaching or try...
Call for Interest: Hurricane Helene Symposium Fall 2025
Are you interested in a Learning Symposium to mark one year since Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact and to exchange knowledge across disciplines regarding the service, research, and teaching response of our faculty, staff, and students? The Center for Community...
Open Up Learning: Apply for an OER Grant
A Million Reasons to Go Open OER Grants Now Available! Open Education Resources (or “OER”) are openly-licensed, free or low-cost materials that can be modified and redistributed to educate students while reducing the cost of a college education. We are excited to...