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The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) provides resources to faculty for enhancing teaching and learning at Whitman College. Recognizing that excellent teaching focuses on student learning, and further, that there are diverse ways to pursue excellent teaching, the Center organizes programs to promote reflection on teaching practices and foster innovation among the faculty. Programs include sessions facilitated by Whitman faculty devoted to specific topics related to best practices in teaching, informal roundtable discussions, lectures and workshops given by nationally known experts, and a series of programs specific to the needs of faculty new to Whitman. Grants to promote development of approaches to teaching are also offered each year. A special collection of books and journals devoted to teaching and learning is available through Penrose library, and an electronic publication, The Teaching Professor is available to all Whitman faculty and staff. Programs are planned and overseen by the CTL Steering Committee, composed of faculty from all of the academic divisions, the Associate Dean for Faculty Development, and several staff members with expertise in student learning.