Program Overview

Thank you for your interest in the Faculty In Progress Program (FIPP). As of May 13, 2005, the Faculty In Progress Program will be terminated. The Faculty In Progress Program will be replaced with the Maricopa Faculty Internship (MFI). The Maricopa Faculty Internship will be available for qualified Maricopa Governing Board approved employees and adjunct faculty. Detailed information about eligibility, the application process, and internship requirements will be available in late January, 2005 (a link will be provided from here). For further information, please email Eric Leshinskie (eric.leshinskie@domail.maricopa.edu).

The focus of the Faculty In Progress Program is on learning the multiple roles of community college faculty. Selected Faculty Interns serve in the program for nine months, 30 to 40 hours per week. During this time, they are required to teach a minimum of 3 load hours per semester, participate in professional development events, attend college department/division meetings, and observe master instructors, among other activities. In partnership with a faculty mentor, the Interns develop a learning contract that serves as the basis by which to guide the Faculty Intern in achieving his/her learning objectives throughout the internship.

Workshops, seminars, and learning sessions are participatory in nature and model active learning strategies. Topics include:

Some professional development events are designed to help Interns acquire the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to succeed in an academic job search. These include:

Additional activities are planned in the spring to provide Interns with the opportunity to interact with residential faculty and administrators from the ten colleges in the Maricopa Community Colleges, as they continue to build networks and pursue residential faculty teaching positions.

FIPP Showcases

See the highlights from the 2002 and the 2003 FIPP Intern Showcases.

The Faculty Internship Program culminates with a "FIPP Showcase," providing the faculty intern a platform by which to share their accomplishments.