Professional Development

Welcome to the The Associated Colleges of the South events calendar.

“Diversity Advocate” Approach to Building Equitable Hiring Practices

This “train the trainer” experience equips two people per campus (a human resource lead and a faculty-hiring lead) to build or expand the institution’s recruiting and hiring process, practices and policies towards increased equity in faculty/staff hiring. The experience includes readings, interactive lectures with people who have designed such programs at ACS institutions, opportunities for […]

ACS Teaching and Learning Workshop

The Summer Teaching Workshop is a unique annual professional development opportunity for faculty of ACS member institutions at all career stages. It is a challenging and invigorating experience for faculty wanting to strengthen teaching performance, expand teaching techniques and explore pedagogical issues. If you would like to learn more about the program, please click here. […]

The Effective Department Chair

The Effective Department Chair – Program Session

The ACS Effective Department Chair program offers a supportive and practical professional development experience grounded in community, mentoring, and real-world leadership challenges. This program is designed to help department chairs thrive – not just survive – in their roles. If you would like more information, please contact Shiree Williams, ACS – swilliams@acsouth.edu