The LMU Center for Faculty Development (CFD), established in 2024, builds on the strong foundation of the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), which was founded in 1998 as a faculty-led resource dedicated to excellence in teaching. While the CTE focused primarily on teaching and learning, the CFD expands that mission to support faculty as teacher-scholars and academic leaders through programming in teaching and learning, scholarly and creative practice, and professional and leadership development. Created through a faculty-driven proposal approved by the Faculty Senate and Committee on Excellence in Teaching, the CFD reflects LMU’s commitment to faculty success and flourishing. Over more than two decades, successive faculty directors helped shape the center’s nationally recognized contributions to teaching innovation, inclusive pedagogy, faculty learning communities, community-engaged learning, and responses to emerging challenges such as online education and artificial intelligence. Today, under the leadership of the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development, and a team of faculty directors, the CFD serves as a vibrant hub for mentorship, professional growth, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community-building, advancing faculty excellence across all stages of the academic career.