Center for Integrated Professional Development

Welcome to the Center for Integrated Professional Development (CIPD) at ISU. We support inclusive, evidence-based teaching and professional growth. Explore how CIPD can help you thrive.

New faculty participating in New Facutly Orientation hosted by CIPD

Programs

CIPD offers tailored programs and events to support instructors’ professional growth across teaching, research, and curriculum development. These experiences help educators enhance student success through evidence-informed pedagogy.

Services

CIPD provides personalized services to course instructors at every stage of their careers to enhance teaching and learning, including one-on-one consultations, mid-term student feedback sessions, graphic design and production, and OpScan services.

CIPD Graphics production prints posters for the Research Symposium

2024 Outstanding University Teaching Awards and 2025 Williams Technology Winners.

Awards and Grants

CIPD, in collaboration with UTC and campus partners, offers awards and grants to support innovative teaching and recognize excellence in teaching and SoTL.

University Teaching and Learning Symposium

Emergent Technologies, Enduring Values: Reimagining Teaching for a New Era

Join the largest conversation about teaching and student learning on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at the Bone Student Center.

Registration

Register for this event by
Friday, December 19

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About Us

Explore our history, meet our dedicated staff, and discover how we can help you achieve your professional development goals.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

At Illinois State University, we have agreed to conceptualize SoTL as “systematic reflection/study on teaching and learning [of our ISU students] made public.” The ISU definition of SoTL was the product of a long discussion in 1998-1999 by a group of administrators, faculty, staff, and students to represent all colleges and other units and constituencies on campus

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Framework for Inclusive Teaching Excellence (FITE)

The FITE guides CIPD’s inclusive teaching efforts at Illinois State University by supporting instructors at all career stages across six key dimensions and offering a robust suite of programs and events to meet evolving educator needs.