{"id":957,"date":"2025-07-15T10:35:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/?page_id=957"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:21:27","slug":"college-of-engineering-teaching-professors-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/faculty-communities\/college-of-engineering-teaching-professors-community\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Engineering Teaching Professors Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Teaching Professors Community is a faculty-led group within the College of Engineering committed to supporting teaching-track faculty. We gather a couple times each semester to discuss our teaching and advising efforts as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning. This community offers space for connection, encouragement, and professional growth tailored to the teaching-track experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focus Areas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Instructional Excellence:<\/strong> Enhancing classroom practices, engaging students, and improving learning outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional Development:<\/strong> Supporting career advancement and promotion within the teaching professor track<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Educational Research:<\/strong> Collaborating on engineering education scholarship and proposal development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peer Support &amp; Recognition:<\/strong> Building relationships and visibility for teaching-track faculty across departments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Goals of the Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Facilitate networking to identify collaborators and mentors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share information about promotion and career advancement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase awareness and visibility of the teaching professor role within the college<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foster encouragement and support among faculty committed to high-quality teaching and advising<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation is open to all teaching-track faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in getting involved, please contact one of the community leads below. Join our Google Group <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/u\/1\/a\/ncsu.edu\/g\/group-coeproffac\">https:\/\/groups.google.com\/u\/1\/a\/ncsu.edu\/g\/group-coeproffac<\/a> to get notices of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Professors Community Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Matthew-Cooper.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"500x500\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Matthew-Cooper-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"man with light brown hair wearing a brown jacket, amber tie and white shirt\" class=\"wp-image-961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Matthew-Cooper-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Matthew-Cooper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Matthew-Cooper.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew Cooper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching Professor<\/strong><br>Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<br><a href=\"mailto:mecoope3@ncsu.edu\">mecoope3@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Rachana-Gupta.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"500x500\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Rachana-Gupta-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman with long dark hair wearing a tan jacket and striped shirt\" class=\"wp-image-964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Rachana-Gupta-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Rachana-Gupta-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Rachana-Gupta.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachana Gupta<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director, ECE Senior Design<br>Teaching Professor<\/strong><br>Electrical and Computer Engineering<br><a href=\"mailto:ragupta@ncsu.edu\">ragupta@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2024\/01\/Anna-Howard.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"500x500\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2024\/01\/Anna-Howard-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman with hair pulled back, wearing glasses, necklace and a teal top\" class=\"wp-image-94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2024\/01\/Anna-Howard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2024\/01\/Anna-Howard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2024\/01\/Anna-Howard.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anna Howard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching Professor<\/strong><br>Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<br><a href=\"mailto:akhowar5@ncsu.edu\">akhowar5@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Meredith-Martinez.jpg\" data-fullsize=\"500x500\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Meredith-Martinez-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman with shoulder length hair wearing glasses, a dark green turtleneck and gold necklace\" class=\"wp-image-965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Meredith-Martinez-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Meredith-Martinez-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/faculty-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/414\/2025\/07\/Meredith-Martinez.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meredith Martinez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Assistant Teaching Professor<br>Coordinator of UG Advising<\/strong><br>Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering<br><a href=\"mailto:mmartinez@ncsu.edu\">mmartinez@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Teaching Professors Community is a faculty-led group within the College of Engineering committed to supporting teaching-track faculty. 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