Koehler Center for Instruction, Innovation and Engagement Introduces Faculty Advisory Board

The Koehler Center is undergoing an overhaul to better serve TCU faculty, including the addition of a Faculty Advisory Board. Part of Faculty Affairs and under the leadership of M. Francyne Huckaby, Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs, the Koehler Center has long provided professional development and support for all TCU faculty.

Huckaby engaged the Center for Public Education and Community Engagement to conduct a needs assessment to ensure that the center’s programs are responsive to faculty’s needs, engaging for diverse learners, and more in touch with emerging topics that impact university-level teaching.

“We are using the insights and suggestions from the assessment to chart a new course for the Koehler Center,” Huckaby said.

Partnering with deans, Huckaby recruited a Faculty Advisory Board with representatives from across colleges, departments, and ranks.

Koehler Center Faculty Advisory Board members are charged with:

  • Guiding and supporting Koehler Center strategic planning
  • Reviewing and providing feedback on services
  • Attending the four advisory board meetings each semester
  • Participating in at least one Koehler Center event each semester.

Full-time faculty will serve staggered three-year terms, and adjunct faculty and graduate instructors will serve one-year terms. The board held an orientation this spring and will meet four times each semester beginning Fall 2025.

“This new board will counsel us on approaches and programming that meet varying faculty needs, such as asynchronous resources, after-hours in-person sessions, virtual or hybrid sessions, expanded topics, and quick responses to evolving challenges,” Huckaby said. “I look forward to their contributions.”

 

Koehler Center Faculty Advisory Board

Sue AndersonAssociate Professor, Counseling and Societal ChangeCollege of Education
Nur Cayirdag,Instructor, PsychologyCollege of Science and Engineering
Elijah ClarkInstructor, MarketingNeeley School of Business
Stephanie CuellarAssistant Professor, Educational LeadershipCollege of Education
Tish DuncanProfessor, ReligionAddRan College of Liberal Arts
Don T. GalbadageAssociate Professor, Applied Health SciencesHarris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Hadi HosainyInstructor, Middle East StudiesAddRan College of Liberal Arts
Debi IbaSenior Instructor, Communication StudiesBob Schieffer College of Communication
Chad R. JungAssistant Professor of Professional Practice, DanceCollege of Fine Arts
James MarquartAdjunct Professor, Criminology and Criminal JusticeAddRan College of Liberal Arts
Bekki McKintoshAssistant Professor of Professional Practice, NursingHarris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Ashley MullinsAssistant Professor of Professional Practice, NutritionCollege of Science and Engineering
Ron MyersAssistant Professor of Professional Practice, Educational LeadershipCollege of Education
Uche OnyebadiProfessor, JournalismBob Schieffer College of Communication
Sharrona PearlAssociate Professor, Interdisciplinary StudiesJohn V. Roach Honors College
Tracey RockettProfessor of Professional Practice, Management and LeadershipNeeley School of Business
James RodriguezAssociate Professor, MusicCollege of Fine Arts
Mikaela StewartAssociate Professor, Applied Health SciencesCollege of Science and Engineering