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UMKC's Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence

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The Diane Filion Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) leads a range of professional development efforts as a key initiative of UMKC's Provost. These efforts focus on supporting innovative teaching, research, and service, while fostering an inclusive and collaborative academic community...

We put the Fun in Faculty Functions!

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We held our first faculty mixer in October with the fantabulous Conservatory and had so much fun we built a playbook so we could host more! Alexis shared a great report of our November faculty mixer with the splendid School of Humanities and Social Sciences and we have our next one scheduled for...

2026 CAFE Annual Conference

News: December 05, 2025

From the Page to the People, from the Classroom to the Community: How UMKC Scholarship Generates Real-world Results This year's theme focuses on how UMKC faculty apply their expertise to create change across communities, disciplines, and professions. Some call this practice translational knowledge...

Lorie Holt

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Leading initiatives for the Faculty Life and Leadership pillar, Lorie develops and coordinates programming and resources for faculty at all stages of their academic career. FL&L programs include New Faculty Orientation, Get Launched, the Leadership Development Program, the Chairs' Forum, and other...

Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence

News & Events

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11 December 2025: We're looking forward to wrapping up 2025 with Faculty Learning Communities like Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Faculty Experience Project, as well as hosting our final OpenScholar workshop of the year!

Alexis Petri

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As Director of CAFE, Dr. Petri collaborates with the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs to orchestrate a broad array of faculty development initiatives that align with the ongoing needs of UMKC faculty. Along with delivering evidence-based professional learning opportunities and resources, Alexis'...

Resources

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We host an ever evolving resources hub in SharePoint called Tools, Resources, and Assistance - Faculty Information Center. We hope you'll visit and let us know what you would like to see there. Check out the Badges widget - that is one way you can share all the badges you earn!

Laura Baglereau

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As an Instructional Designer, Laura supports engaging, inclusive, and learner-centered experiences. With a background in theatre and a strong foundation in instructional design in higher education, Laura brings a unique perspective that emphasizes storytelling, audience awareness, and creative...

Ash Mitchell

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Ash is a dedicated instructional designer who empowers UMKC faculty to implement engaging, evidence-based teaching strategies that elevate learning for all students. With a rich background as both an instructional designer and a former psychology professor, Ash brings a unique blend of expertise and...