CPS & THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Innovation Opportunities @ CPS
The College of Professional Studies is grateful for partnerships across campus to promote the success of students, broaden engagement of faculty, and develop academic programs. We are always seeking new ways to engage the campus community in these areas, and this page highlights varied opportunities for the Villanova community to connect with CPS.
ACADEMIC COURSES & PROGRAMS
NEW COURSES & PROGRAMS
We are currently seeking to expand the offerings within our professional education portfolio. Do you have an idea for a course or program, aligned with workforce needs and skills, that you would like to develop for a new audience of working professionals? If so, we hope you will consider sharing your ideas and applying to be a course and/or program developer for the College of Professional Studies.
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
Did you know that Villanova’s College of Professional Studies houses a program for senior citizens to enroll in undergraduate courses? We welcome faculty and staff to support this program by helping with registration and attending events!
VUNITED SCHOLARS
The College is honored to house the VUnited Scholars Program – a two-year residential certificate program targeted to highly motivated young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. We welcome members of the Villanova community to serve as mentors and friends for the program.
FACULTY
Webinars & Mini-Courses
CPS routinely offers webinars and mini-courses to our community. We welcome content ideas and thought leadership for these series!
Practical Skills Content
Development Grant
The University’s strategic plan, “Rooted. Restless.” includes an initiative focused on expanding offerings for students to foster practical skills for life, designed to help them succeed holistically, in alignment with our Augustinian Catholic mission. This initiative extends support for students beyond a singular focus on career pathways and is building a library of high-quality content and resources to assist students in navigating life after graduation, both professionally and personally.
The Practical Skills Content Development Grant provides funding for faculty from across the University to develop content to be included in this future library supporting student learning around practical skills. Annual application deadline is April 1.
Clearances
The college offers various academic experiences for students who are not traditional undergraduates. For many of these programs, we are required to ensure faculty have their background clearances on file with the University. Thus, the College is very grateful to faculty who will ensure their clearances are complete. This enables us to offer a more robust array of courses.