About the CTAAR
The CTAAR has undergone two name changes in the past two decades. Originally founded as the "Teaching Excellence Center" in 1992 as the office primarily responsible for the Student Instructional Rating Survey, the center's responsibilities expanded to include instructional technologies, staff training, and enhanced classroom support. In 2004 our name changed to the "Center for the Advancement of Teaching" (CAT) to reflect the broader responsibilties, and with the addition of university assessment programs in 2007, we have once again changed the name to the "Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research".
