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BACKGROUND OF FACET
The Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) was established as an Indiana University Presidential Initiative in 1989 to promote and sustain teaching excellence. Today, FACET involves nearly 500 full-time faculty members, nominated and selected through an annual campus and statewide peer review process.

Each year approximately 20-25 candidates from across the IU campuses and representing a wide range of academic disciplines are selected as new members. At the annual Retreat, new members are inducted into the FACET Academy and participate in workshops and discussions with other FACET members and leaders in higher education. Participants address the challenges of collegiate teaching, and develop and share strategies to enhance pedagogy and practice. 

FACET is more than a one-time teaching award. Once selected into FACET, members are expected to contribute their experience and skills to FACET activities and programs, and continue to advance Indiana University's Faculty Teaching Mission. Throughout the year, FACET members are involved in collaborative activities at the campus, state-wide, and national levels, promoting inquiry and engagement in teaching and learning. FACET-sponsored activities include publications on effective teaching, conferences, workshops, and institutes exploring faculty leadership, the impact of technology on learning and teaching, the development and training of associate and future faculty, and still more are under development. FACET is the serviceoriented teaching academy of Indiana University.

THE FACET MISSION
FACET is a community of faculty dedicated to and recognized for excellence in teaching and learning. FACET advocates pedagogical innovation, inspires growth and reflection, cultivates the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and fosters personal renewal in the commitment to student learning.