''The Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) Community supports promising doctoral students with a passion for becoming faculty members for the diverse student population in the California State University (CSU) system.
The Commons is a collection of resources to support development of potential future CSU faculty. Materials have been selected to facilitate:
- Awareness of the activities that make up faculty life,
- Knowledge of the process of obtaining a faculty position
- Engagement with questions and resources to become a more competitive applicant for CSU faculty positions, and
- Connections across the system to prepare for CSU academic life.
While this collection of materials is designed to support participants in the CDIP program, we welcome all new faculty, as well as those who support faculty in other settings, and invite everyone to contribute. In addition to this home page, six areas will be explored in the Commons: Career Talk, Faculty Life (Scholarly Teaching, Research and Service), About CDIP Commons, and Sharing Ideas in MERLOT.'