Four faculty members from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College have been selected for the University System of Georgia Chancellor’s Learning Scholars program.

Dr. Mark Johnson, Assistant Professor of Education; Dr. Justin Ng, Associate Professor of Agriculture; Dr. Leslie Pryor-McIntosh, Assistant Professor of Biology; and Dr. Dave Nelson, Professor of History; were chosen for the program, which is in its inaugural year.

Dr. Jordan Cofer, ABAC’s Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Learning Resources, said faculty members from across the USG were nominated by their home institution to apply for the program. Of all those who applied, ABAC was fortunate to have four selected.  

“ABAC has had success with faculty learning communities in the past, so we are all really excited about this opportunity,” Cofer said.  “I’m so proud of our faculty who were selected.”

The Chancellor’s Learning Scholars program is a two-year program focused on helping faculty develop various aspects of their teaching. The Scholars will work with ABAC’s Center for Teaching and Learning to lead Faculty Learning Communities, which will engage faculty in conversations and readings about various teaching topics.

The four ABAC faculty members attended two recent orientation sessions in Macon at Middle Georgia State University.  They will begin leading faculty learning communities at ABAC in the 2019 spring semester.  

Dr. Denise Domizi, Director of Faculty Development for the USG, said, “This program was designed to give faculty the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about teaching and learning with their colleagues. Our hope is that these conversations will not only lead to changes in the classroom but will broaden the sense of community between faculty as they engage in these processes together."