The FRC developed its mission and goals in response to strategic initiatives that grew out of WSC's participation in the Pew Higher Education Roundtable Collaborative, a Pew Charitable Trust's project involving colleges and universities across the nation. Faculty representing all academic divisions at Wayne State College convened in a series of three campus roundtables during academic years 1995-1996. During the roundtables, faculty identified initiatives for improvement at the levels of governance, curriculum, and teaching/learning in our classrooms. The priorities identified during those structured discussions guided the development of the mission of the FRC. In addition, continuing input from faculty, graduate assistants and students are sought in a variety of formats. 

In the fall of 1998, a new Director was hired and a comprehensive program review was undertaken. This analysis carefully considered organizational and functional changes that would reflect both inputs from faculty and staff and a changing role for the LMMC. In addition, national trends in faculty development at institutions of higher education were considered. Consequently, several changes were proposed that would allow the Center to better meet the needs of its constituencies. The first major change was a restructuring that combined the LMMC and the FRC in order to emphasize the importance of integrating technology and pedagogy. Because of this restructuring and to emphasize a focus on creating a climate for effective teaching in the increasingly diverse classroom, the Center was renamed. The new name chosen was The CITE. The CITE was selected because like a citation, we wanted The CITE to become know as an authoritative source—faculty’s one stop (a site) for resources that will help them improve their teaching effectiveness. The CITE's mission was clearly focused to provide faculty with support in three major areas--teaching, technology, and diversity. The sundial was selected as the organizational symbol to emphasize efficiency (direction) and effectiveness (time), as well as the use of technology appropriate for the task.

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