February 2021 Monthly Newsletter
If you need any support as the semester progresses, please do not hesitate to contact the Office for Teaching & Learning (OTL) or the Office of Faculty Development & Faculty Success!
- Sara Kacin
Applications due Monday, Feb. 15, 2021!
The Tenured Faculty and ESS Academic Staff Professional Development Program provides funding for regular full-time tenured Associate Professors and (Full) Professors and Academic Staff with tenure or ESS who are represented employees as per Article I.B in the WSU/AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement. A total of $75,000 per year is budgeted for tenured faculty (Article XXIV.I.C.2), and $25,000 per year is budgeted for academic staff with tenure or ESS (Article XXIV.II.A.3).
Instructions and submission procedures can be found in our guidelines. Questions about the grant can be forwarded to Jake Wilson.
Applications are now being accepted!
The Provost's Office began accepting applications to the 2021-22 Academic Leadership Academy on January 25. The application portal will close March 25.
The Academic Leadership Academy (ALA) was created to support the development of the leadership skills and capacity of WSU faculty and academic staff. ALA aspires to increase the number and broaden the impact of skilled leaders at WSU who can contribute to the mission of the University and enhance the lives of its students, employees, and surrounding community members. Learn more about the ALA by visiting our website.
To learn more about why leadership development is beneficial for faculty and academic staff, we recommend reading this Inside Higher Ed article.
Join ALA Steering Committee Members and current ALA fellows for informational sessions as they answer your questions about the academy! These sessions will be held virtually during the following:
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- Session 2 – Wednesday, Feb. 10 from noon – 1 p.m.
- Session 3 – Friday, Feb. 26 from 1 – 2 p.m.
- Session 4 – Tuesday, March 9 from 3 – 4 p.m.
Upcoming Professional Development Programming from Faculty Development & Faculty Success
Dr. Kevin Deegan-Krause will be moderating the National Center for Diversity and Development (NCFDD): Every Semester Needs a Plan seminar. In the popular webinar, participants will leave this workshop with a clear assessment and plan that includes realistic goals and expectations, clear milestones to assess achievement, and tips on how to re-evaluate as the semester progresses.
Chair Chats – Wednesday, Feb. 17 (9:00 – 10:30 a.m.)
These informal sessions hosted by the Provost's Office will allow both new and experienced Department Chairs to network and share ideas and best practices with each other and offer ideas for future career and leadership development programming. For some sessions, university representatives will be present to inform Chairs of new developments and to answer questions about university functions and units. During the 2020-21 academic year, Chair Chats will be held through Microsoft Teams on the third Wednesday of every month from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Please contact Jake Wilson if you need help accessing Chair Chats.
Additional Offerings Across Campus
As we continue to work in this challenging environment, the HR Learning Council would like to offer a moment of pause for WSU staff to step back and support and learn from one another. A dialogue circle is scheduled to provide WSU staff an opportunity to build and nurture human connections in our current work environment, create a safe space for sharing our challenges, and gain inspiration from one another about unique ways in which individuals are managing them.
Join C&IT virtually for the Michigan Canvas Users Conference (MCUC) on Friday, March 12, 2021, to discuss the rapid evolution of education and how to design virtual experiences that address systemic inequity!
