Faculty Support Programs

Support Your Faculty with Proven, High-Impact Development Programs

Faculty well-being, productivity, and long-term retention are deeply interconnected. Many faculty and department chairs are navigating overwhelming workloads, unclear expectations, and limited time for research or strategic leadership, all factors that affect institutional stability.

As a leader, you play a key role in ensuring faculty and chairs know about the high-impact opportunities your membership provides. Programs like the Faculty Success Program (FSP) and the Department Chair Success Program (CSP) offer structured, research-backed support that strengthens faculty success, well-being, and retention.

Faculty Success Program (FSP)

A 10-week virtual program that helps faculty increase writing productivity, improve work-life balance, and build sustainable scholarship habits.

Why this matters for your institution:
FSP directly addresses burnout, workload imbalance, and the isolation many faculty experience, all major contributors to turnover and stalled research pipelines.

Proven Results:

  • 94% improved writing productivity
  • 89% improved work-life balance
  • 97% overall satisfaction

Ideal for:
Faculty at all career stages who want structure, productivity tools, and community.

Share FSP with faculty who would benefit

“Without this program, I would still be floundering, directionless, and overwhelmed. I feel a huge amount of confidence in myself and empowered to make the best decisions for my professional life and overall well-being.”

Sarah Hae-In Idzik, PhD
Assistant Professor
Carnegie Mellon University

“The Chair Success Program is one of the most practical, supportive, and empowering experiences. You learn, grow, and feel truly understood — you need this program to really understand the different facets of being a chair.”

Tejas Dhadphale, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota

Department Chair Success Program (CSP)

A 10-week virtual leadership development experience supporting chairs as they balance complex demands and lead healthy, productive departments.

Why this matters for your institution:
Chairs influence faculty climate more than any other role. When chairs are better equipped, departments experience fewer conflicts, clearer communication, and stronger faculty retention.

Proven Results:

  • 95% gained actionable strategies
  • 97% feel more confident navigating challenges
  • 100% overall satisfaction

Ideal for:
New chairs, interim chairs, experienced chairs looking for renewed clarity, and faculty preparing for leadership roles.

Share CSP with chairs or faculty preparing to lead

Faculty Well-Being and Retention: Why This Matters

Survey data shows that:

  • 47% of faculty report poor well-being and unbalanced workloads
  • 74% do not feel heard
  • Only 11% strongly feel empowered to turn down new tasks
  • Nearly all administrators and faculty (94%) agree that retention is critical to institutional success

FSP and CSP help meet these needs by providing:

  • Structure, community, and accountability
  • Tools for managing workload and stress
  • Supportive spaces for leadership development
  • Strategies that improve daily work and long-term clarity

Better-supported faculty stay longer, produce more, and build healthier departmental cultures.

Sponsorship & Strategic Alignment for Member Institutions

While many faculty register independently or using professional development funds, member institutions often choose to sponsor a targeted group of participants when it aligns with institutional priorities.

We can partner with you to:

  • Align FSP and CSP with your strategic plans
  • Identify faculty or chair populations where participation would have the greatest impact on retention or research productivity
  • Coordinate bundled or cohort discounts for multiple participants
  • Integrate these programs into your broader faculty development or leadership pathways

Your membership unlocks significant value, we’re here to help you maximize it.

Downloadable Resource

Faculty Invitation Email Template & Talking Points 

Make it easy to share FSP and CSP opportunities with your faculty.

This PDF includes:

  • A brief description of each program
  • Key outcomes and tuition details
  • Suggested email language administrators can forward as-is
  • Short talking points for meetings and newsletters
Download Communication Toolkit