Crown Faculty Center - Colorado College

CONTACT:
Paul Kuerbis, Director
(719) 389-6726

Julie Perfors, Paraprofessional
(719) 389-6252

What We Do
The Crown Faculty Center aims to encourage effective student learning through the development and maintenance of imaginative, dedicated, self-reflective teaching. A part of the faculty development program at Colorado College, it is a space in The Learning Commons at Tutt Library where faculty can come together to discuss the challenges of teaching and to experiment with applications of new technology for the classroom. The site includes a classroom equipped with a AV projector, some state of the art multimedia computer equipment in a laboratory setting, and an abundance of other resources for faculty and staff.

More than a place, the Crown Faculty Center is also a metaphor for a program of activities throughout the college: faculty working on course enhancement; meeting with each other to discuss the ways students learn; thinking about the fundamentals of education in a liberal arts college; developing new approaches to teaching; implementing new technologies in the classroom; and evaluating the impact of teaching on student learning.

None of these activities is new to the college, but the Crown Faculty Center, created through gifts from the Crown family and Edith Gaylord Harper and opened in the fall of 1996, seeks to reinforce them. The CFC programs reflect the central mission of the college: the education of undergraduate students. The center is committed to exploring new technologies as a means to enhance learning.