About F2P2
Development
F2P2 at Vanderbilt was designed after careful
research of similar programs at other institutions of higher
education. These included Preparing Future Faculty (PFF), a nationwide program whose goal
is to provide "inclusive and comprehensive graduate preparation
for developing the future professoriate," and several
independent Graduate Teaching Certificate programs. Participants
in these programs indicate that engaging in professional development
activities can provide an edge in a highly competitive academic
job market. Using the plans of these other programs, the Center
for Teaching extracted the most valuable assets and designed
F2P2 to be a comprehensive program focusing on the salient
issues in academia tailored to fit the specific needs of the
graduate student, professional student, and postdoc populations
at Vanderbilt.
F2P2 offers workshops, mentoring, hands-on experience, and
field trips to partner institutions in each of these fundamental
aspects of university life:
