A faculty workshop is a professional development event for university/college instructors, focusing on improving teaching, research, leadership, and academic skills through sessions on pedagogy.

TPAC

"TPAC" typically refers to different entities depending on the university or organization. Below are the details for the most common faculty workshops associated with this acronym for 2026.
1. Tenure, Promotions, and Appointments Committee (TPAC)
At institutions like Brown University, TPAC is the senior faculty committee responsible for reviewing tenure and promotion cases. 
Workshops for Faculty: These sessions are designed to guide department chairs, managers, and junior faculty through the dossier preparation and review process.
  • Key Topics:
    • Dossier Submission: Utilizing Interfolio for digital submissions.
    • Evaluator Selection: Guidelines for choosing external letter writers and managing potential conflicts of interest.
    • Deadlines: For the 2025–2026 academic year, notification for tenure reviews must often be completed by June 30 of the contract year. 
    • 2. Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC)
In Nashville, TPAC offers workshops focused on arts integration and professional development for educators and teaching artists. 
  • InsideOut Engagement Series: A Vanderbilt-sponsored program that includes lunchtime workshops and performance discussions for faculty and the public.
  • Alumni Teacher Workshops: Designed for K-12 teachers and drama program leads to enhance performing arts curriculum.
  • Teaching Artist Faculty: TPAC maintains a faculty of professional artists who lead workshops in community and school settings. 
3. Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium (TPAC)
Formerly associated with national teacher effectiveness standards (often linked to edTPA), faculty workshops in this context focus on training teacher candidates and evaluators. 
  • Assessment Training: Faculty members participate in workshops to learn how to evaluate teacher candidate portfolios and reflective commentaries. 
Additional Resources
  • University of Notre Dame: Offers specific workshops for "TPAC-RL" (Teaching Professor, Professor of the Practice, Clinical Professor, and Research Professor/Librarian) faculty, focusing on research funding and professional development.
  • California State University, Long Beach (CSULB): Their Teacher Preparation Advising Center (TPAC) provides support services and workshops for credential program faculty