Established in 1990, the Teaching Resource Center promotes academic professional excellence for faculty and graduate students and encourages intellectual connections throughout the University of Virginia in many ways, including these:

• Contributes to the University's diverse intellectual community by creating opportunities for sharing expertise and wisdom about teaching, academic writing and faculty growth at all career stages
• Supports initiatives that value excellent teaching in a strong research institution
• Cultivates cross-disciplinary conversations, connections and scholarly exchange
• Offers numerous programs and publications that highlight effective teaching strategies, including workshops, confidential consultations, handbooks, essays
• Fosters and supports innovative teaching methods and technologies