The College of Engineering Center for Faculty Success has been relaunched under the joint leadership of Reeja Jayan and Katie Walsh. The relaunched Center will provide enhanced orientation programming, professional and leadership development opportunities, and improved resources to empower and recognize faculty success.
As faculty members of an elite university, Carnegie Mellon engineering professors are expected to excel at teaching, conduct cutting-edge research, mentor students, disseminate their discoveries, contribute to the university, and make an impact in their field and on society. Meeting such high expectations can be challenging, but finding support and resources to manage the demanding workload can help ensure career advancement and success.
The Center for Faculty Success is building programs, curating resources, and providing critical support by leveraging the strength and experience of our entire community to serve the individual needs of faculty at all levels.
For more information about the Center for Faculty Success, please contact Katie Walsh at: kpwalsh@andrew.cmu.edu
Center leadership
Reeja Jayan
Professor and Faculty Director of the Center for Faculty Success, College of Engineering
Reeja Jayan is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering with several courtesy appointments. Her research, which lies at the intersection of electromagnetics and materials science, targets sustainable processing of ceramic materials for energy storage and sensing applications.
She received CMU’s Teaching Innovation Award in 2024 for her use of innovative game-based learning strategies in the classroom in addition to numerous other awards for her research, including an NSF Career Award, the Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 Under 40 Award.
Katie Walsh
Managing Director of the Center for Faculty Success, College of Engineering
Katie Walsh joined Carnegie Mellon as a teaching consultant at the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation in 2015 and has been teaching courses in the Dietrich College of Arts and Sciences Department of History.
In 2022, she was named associate director of academic support services, where she directed a staff of peer mentors, including supplemental instruction leaders and peer tutors, in addition to helping others develop as teachers and learners.