The purpose of the Carolina Colloquy for University Teaching is to promote and sustain high quality teaching across all institutions in the University of North Carolina System. All UNC campuses are automatically members. An annotated bibliography of professional literature on college teaching and learning A clearinghouse on exemplary policies for assessing teaching effectiveness A roster of retired faculty emeriti who are available for teaching assignments Organizational Structure Colloquy activities are supervised by a steering committee consisting of one representative from each campus in the UNC system, appointed by the appropriate chief academic officer.
Appointments are for three-year renewable terms.
Administrative headquarters for the Colloquy are located at Western Carolina University. WCU provides an Executive Director and secretarial support for carrying out steering committee plans. In 1989, Western Carolina University invited all sister campuses in the UNC system to send a team of two outstanding teachers and one administrator to the first Carolina Colloquy on College Teaching. Fifty-eight people attended, representing 15 of the 16 UNC institutions. The meeting was characterized by enthusiasm for sustaining system-wide interaction on teaching.