Teaching Retreat

Ready to renew and re-energize your teaching?

Each year, the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) invites a small group of faculty to participate in a weekend retreat focused on reimagining their courses. With support from CTE facilitators and colleagues from across the university, participants have the opportunity to reflect deeply on their teaching, explore new strategies for student engagement, and refine course design with a focus on learning outcomes and integrated pedagogy.

Whether you’re developing a new course or refreshing an existing one, this retreat offers dedicated time and collaborative support to help bring your teaching goals to life.

Stay tuned for details on the next retreat and application process.

Testimonials

"Every colleague I spoke to amplified and expanded my way of thinking. I absolutely enjoyed coming together and just enjoyed the beautiful space."

"I loved meeting colleagues. I loved the time I spent with colleagues from across our university. I loved the connections I made and those that were made with me. I loved the location. I loved the sacredness of everything and the sacredness of the call to teach. I loved the emphasis on contemplation, on discernment, and I loved everything I was able to do . . . . [The CTE Teaching Retreat] allowed me to sustain myself and uphold the work our university is called to do--service. It is a transformative opportunity because it allowed me to be vulnerable, to be open, and to do my best to show up for others in their moments of openness and vulnerability."

"This is was a marvelous community of individuals. I felt welcomed and supported. What a beautiful gift of time and community. A truly restorative retreat where I feel invigorated in my teaching and recharged . . . . Really thankful for this inspiring experience."

"Thank you for supporting this deep work of teaching for our professors at the University of San Francisco. I learned so much from each faculty member who was there. It was like being able to go to a sacred well for a weekend, together with those who work in the classroom with students at USF like you do, and be able to pull on the waters. Each person poured a bucket of the waters of their multiple intelligences, their passionate teaching selves, their generosity in sharing. In deep gratitude for all that flowed from this teaching retreat and will continue to do so over the months and years to come."