Wilkinson to serve on advisory committee for SREB’s new center

Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Politics and International Affairs, will serve on the 2023-24 advisory committee for a new Center for Innovative Faculty Development sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB).

As part of SREB’s efforts to improve the success of postsecondary students. The center will support faculty with teaching strategies to help more students complete credentials and launch careers. Advisory committee members will help SREB shape the center’s focus, including lending their expertise to the center’s curriculum and design.

“Faculty members play an important role in their students’ success, not only in coursework but as they embark on their chosen paths into the workforce as well,” said SREB President Stephen L. Pruitt. “At institutions that serve students from low-income families, rural areas and racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in higher education, it’s especially important for faculty to align teaching with how students learn and what they need in the workplace.”

SREB will announce plans for the new center on Sept. 14 and 15 at its annual Student Success Summit in Atlanta. Read more on the SREB website.