All staff and faculty, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin, who are interested in The Collective are welcome.
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"The Collective"
Space for Community and Conversation
This year, we're moving to more of a focus on developing community and allowing faculty to have time to sit together in community, to ask questions and talk to each other. We'll also be adding some different components, as described below, that will be offered more often throughout the semester.
THERE'S A PLACE FOR YOU IN THE COLLECTIVE. Come to write. Come to connect. Come to learn. Come to share a meal. Come to find a mentor - or become one. However you participate, you are a part of the community.
Program Components:
If you would like to receive regular information about times and locations, please click here to fill out our Interest Form that asks for your contact information and what you'd like to hear more about.
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TRADITIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM |
The Collective Mentoring Program is made up of volunteer faculty and administrators across the university. Look through our Mentor Directory to see who might be a good fit for you. Additional materials on mentoring coming soon. If you'd like to become a Mentor, please sign up here.
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Ongoing |
| PEER MENTOR PODS |
Small consistent groups of colleagues who meet to share experiences, exchange advice, celebrate wins, and work through the challenges of faculty life together. Peer Mentor Pods create an informal space for connection, mutual mentorship, and the collective wisdom that comes from learning alongside one another.
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Weekly |
| WRITING CIRCLES |
Writing Circles offer dedicated time and supportive community to make progress on your scholarship and writing. Bring whatever you're working on, settle in alongside colleagues, and turn intention into protected time for your own work. Come for the accountability. Stay for the community.
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Weekly |
| COMMUNITY LUNCH SERIES |
Sometimes community is the agenda! Our Community Lunches offer an easy informal way to step away from the demands of the day, meet colleagues from across campus, reconnect with familiar faces, and enjoy conversation (and lunch provided by CIX) together. No preparation. No presentation. Just come as you are.
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Twice a semester |
| LEADERSHIP LABS |
Leadership Labs are interactive conversations designed to help faculty navigate the opportunities, challenges, and unwritten rules of academic life. Together, we'll explore practical strategies for leadership, career advancement, advocacy, boundaries, and creating change - wherever you are in your career.
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Twice a semester |
| RESEARCH EXCHANGE |
Partnering with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) and open to the whole campus, the Research Exchange creates opportunities for faculty to discover what colleagues across Cal Poly are working on, to share emerging ideas, and find connections across disciplines. Come listen to a series of "Lightning Talks" from your colleagues, with time following to ask questions, talk about your work, find collaborators, and celebrate the breadth of scholarship happening within our community.
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| TEACHING EXCHANGE |
Partnering with Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) and open to the whole campus, come listen to brief explanations of teaching techniques from multiple faculty across our campus. Time is given to ask questions and to network and talk with others. We can all learn from each other in this Teaching Exchange.
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