This page contains a curated list of resources to support faculty as scholars, teachers, leaders and active members of the UB community.
New faculty can register now for three different tracks of UB New Faculty Academy: Teaching and Learning Track; Mentoring Track; Scholarship, Writing & Publishing Curriculum Track
New faculty can register now to participate in SUNY's New Faculty Open Mic Program.
Sign up now for Fall 2025 Lumen Circles Fellowships on AI and Prompt Development.
Sign up now for the Fall and Winter NCFDD 14-Day Writing Challenges.
Apply for the SUNY CPD Emerging Leaders Academy (October 7, 2025 to March 16, 2026) by September 30, 2025.
Resources for Jacobs School faculty, including policies, teaching information, research resources and communication tools.
Research Information Systems (RIS) offers trainings for the CLICK Portal and the OnCore Enterprise Research System.
HR provides virtual workshops and programs on a variety of topics, including support for supervisors.
CATT works with faculty to promote student excellence and success.
Information about UB's Office of Faculty Affairs events such as New Faculty Orientation, New Faculty Academy, Faculty Mentoring and the New Faculty Brown Bag Series.
Training resources that aid in building capacity in individuals and teams, including information about team building, preparing search committees and career coaching.
Obtain funding for your professional development projects and presentations from United University Professions (UUP).
Upcoming library workshops.
SUNY CPD supports a wide range of academic, technical, and leadership professional development opportunities, including conferences, workshops and certificate programs.
A fellowship program providing support for civic education, civil discourse and civic awareness.
A diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice fellowship program providing targeted support for DEISJ curricular matters.
Lumen Circles Fellowships provide opportunities to connect with other faculty members as you explore effective instructional practices that support student success and apply them to your own teaching. During these nine-week fellowships, participants engage in weekly activities through an asynchronous, virtual platform.
The SUNY New Faculty Open Mic Program is designed to support the work of new tenure-track colleagues in their first two years (since Fall 2023). This free peer mentoring program offers new faculty an opportunity to talk about vital issues as teachers, scholars and advisors. The Fall 2025 meetings will take place on Zoom every other Monday from 2-3 p.m. starting Sept. 8, 2025 and ending Dec. 1, 2025.
A year-long program that develops leadership and communication skills among mid- and senior-level STEMM faculty.
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is an institutional member, so faculty can register for a free account to join virtual communities, explore networking opportunities, and learn more about AAMC conferences and leadership development programs.
UB is an institutional member of NCFDD, which offers professional development, training, and mentoring for faculty members, postdocs and graduate students.
Some of our Jacobs School faculty recently benefited from attending this PI Crash Course.
Questions about this page can be referred to Alice Villaseñor, PhD, faculty development programs lead (alicevil@buffalo.edu)