The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) sees graduate education as a strategic leverage point for preparing future faculty, and thereby for advancing undergraduate education. CIRTL seeks to prepare future faculty who excel both as researchers and as teachers. The CIRTL Network currently comprises 43 universities.
Why CIRTL – Making the Case for Institutional Memberships
We seek graduate-degree-granting universities who play important roles in shaping our national faculties. Important roles might be defined by numbers of PhD’s who go on to faculty positions, by diversifying the faculty along an array of dimensions, or by having institutional expertise within particular subfields of teaching and learning.
CIRTL membership is through reviewed applications, in order to assure alignment and readiness for success of members. Key dates for the application process are listed below.
Key 2025 – 2026 Dates
| Information Sessions | Early Feedback | Applications Due | Acceptances |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2025 & January 13, 2026 |
Friday February 13, 2026 | Friday March 13, 2026 | Early May 2026 |
December 10th Info Session – 2pm AT / 1pm ET / 12pm CT / 11am MT & AZ / 10am PT – Register Now!
January 13th Info Session – 2pm AT / 1pm ET / 12pm CT / 11am MT & AZ / 10am PT – Register Now!
An institution may submit a draft application and up to 3 key questions where they would like to receive feedback from the membership committee, with a deadline of 4 weeks ahead of the application due date. Feedback will be returned to institutions within 2 weeks to allow time for possible revisions. Feedback does not necessarily catch every error or guarantee that the finalized application will be accepted.
Application Materials
Application for Membership (Editable MS Word version | PDF Version)
Additional requested materials:
- Institutional Leader contact information
- University Official contact information
- CV/biosketch for CIRTL institutional leaders
- Completed application (.docx or PDF)
Membership Resources
Materials introducing the CIRTL Network and highlighting some of the opportunities available to doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows in the CIRTL Network are linked below. In addition, the document CIRTL for All: A Membership Plan for Sustained Impact provides details of CIRTL Network operations and finances.
Please send any inquiries to membership@cirtl.net.
| CIRTL Membership Committee | |
|---|---|
| Logan Gin, Co-Chair Assistant Director, STEM Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning Brown University logan_gin@brown.edu |
Madhumita Joshi Director of Postdoctoral Success Office of Postdoctoral Affairs The Graduate School madhumita.joshi@utsa.edu |
| Jamie Gurganus Assistant Teaching Professor in Engineering and Computing Education Program & Director of UMBC CIRTL, Graduate School University of Maryland, Baltimore County jgurganus@umbc.edu |
Shannon Patton Associate Director of Operations CIRTL Network Wisconsin Center for Education Research University of Wisconsin-Madison shannon.patton@wisc.edu |
| Julie Harlin Associate Dean, Graduate and Professional School & Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications Texas A&M University j-harlin@tamu.edu |
Kristin Winet, Co-Chair Associate Professor of Practice, University Center for Assessment, Teaching and Technology; CIRTL Program Director, Academic Affairs University of Arizona kwinet@arizona.edu |