The Center for Professional Development and Scholarship (CPDS) in the School of Nursing serves as a hub to support faculty in pedagogical expertise and scholarly activities by assisting them in the planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative teaching strategies through manuscript authorship, educational grants, and professional presentations. Under the leadership of Dr. Veronica García Walker, the Center’s Director, and Dr. Hyekyun Rhee, the Center’s Co-Director, this Center plays an important role in supporting faculty in their teaching and scholarly endeavors.
CPDS Support Form
The CPDS Support Form is designed to assist nursing faculty through the Center for Professional Development and Scholarship at the UT Austin School of Nursing. Our goal is to respond to all requests within two academic days.
CPDS File Submission Form
The CPDS team is collecting required documents from professional track faculty to help support with scholarship award, grant award, and abstract acceptance. Please read the instructions carefully before submitting.
Mission & Goals
Misson
The mission of the Center for Professional Development and Scholarship is to provide comprehensive support mechanisms tailored to nursing faculty, addressing the need for innovative teaching strategies in all classrooms and enhanced guidance for professional track and newly hired tenure-track faculty in scholarly activities (manuscript authorship, professional presentations, etc.).
Goals
Listen: Meet regularly with professional track and new Assistant Professors to gain a better understanding of their needs related to pedagogical expertise and active engagement in scholarly activities.
Plan: Maintain an ongoing list of faculty needs and structure Center activities to address the most common issues.
View the inaugural list here: Faculty Needs Related to Professional Development & Scholarship (PDF).
Engage: Collaborate with on-campus resources to facilitate workshops and trainings focused on active engagement in scholarship and effective teaching strategies. Share successes publicly of faculty who engage in teaching excellence and scholarly activities.
CPDS Team
Dr. Veronica García Walker
CPDS Director
Contact Dr. Walker
Dr. Hyekyun Rhee
CPDS Co-Director
Contact Dr. Rhee
Julia Wolfe
CPDS Administrative Associate
Contact Ms. Wolfe
NURSING-AI Challenge
The NURSING-AI Challenge is an initiative designed to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into nursing education, practice, and research by directly addressing real-world challenges faced by nursing faculty.