Felten elected president of professional organization

CATL Director to lead POD, the professional association for teaching and learning centers at colleges and universities in the United States and 30 other countries.

Peter Felten, director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, has been elected president of POD, the Professional and Organizational Network in Higher Education.

POD is the professional association for teaching and learning centers at colleges and universities in the United States. Most of POD’s nearly 1,800 dues-paying members work in U.S. institutions, but more than 10% of members are from some 30 other countries.

Felten’s term will begin with one year as president-elect, beginning in March 2009. He will serve as president from March 2010 through March 2011. He will be on POD’s five-person executive committee from 2009 through