Dr. Heather McCullough and Dr. Kim Buch were recently honored for winning the Research & Scholarship award at the 2021 UPCEA Regions Week - South Conference. This award emphasizes the value of research as an essential characteristic of the profession of continuing higher education. Drs. McCullough and Buch conducted their research on adjunct faculty learning community (FLC) programs. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they pivoted an existing in-person adjunct FLC to an online zoom-supported synchronous model that was well-received by faculty and offered lessons learned in ways to better serve a diverse and geographically disperse adjunct population.
In their acceptance speech, Dr. McCullough thanked UPCEA for the award and dedicated it to UNC Charlotte's "adjunct faculty members in recognition of their immense contributions to the mission of Teaching and Learning and their important role in promoting student success."
Dr. Heather McCullough is the Associate Director of Faculty Development for the Center for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Kim Buch is a Professor for UNC Charlotte's Department of Psychology and Faculty Fellow for the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Read more about the winning project.
Watch the acceptance speech video.
About UPCEA: UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association) is the leading association for professional, continuing, and online education. Founded in 1915, UPCEA now serves most of the leading public and private colleges and universities in North America. For 100 years, the association has served its members with innovative conferences and specialty seminars, research and benchmarking information, professional networking opportunities and timely publications. More information at upcea.edu.
About UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies (SPS): SPS offers more than 30 professional development certificates and certifications plus many more short-form learning opportunities to help professionals advance their careers in the Charlotte area and beyond. We also directly support over 50 online degrees and graduate certificates by providing marketing and communications, enrollment services, program management, and course development while connecting learners to over 40 evening and weekend programs by referring students to staff in those academic programs for information and support. More information at professional.charlotte.edu.