Stay warm out there!
Welcome to February! As we return to a more normal on-campus presence, it should start to warm up from those sub-zero temperatures out there, and if we’re careful, hopefully, things will start looking a little brighter in general. We can now get free, at-home Covid tests delivered and free N95 masks from pharmacies or community health centers (up to three per person) courtesy of the US Strategic National Stockpile. Remember, the Campus Health Committee strongly recommends that everyone on campus obtain N95 or KN95 masks and wear them whenever possible. This month, we’ve got another Faculty Impact featuring Stine Eckert, Ph.D., from the Department of Communication. If you’ve enjoyed Faculty Impact, please consider nominating a colleague or volunteering to contribute your own story. Later this month, we’ll learn more about academic social media use from Jennifer Hart of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of History. This month we’ll also begin our series of informational panels on the promotion and tenure and employment security status processes. We have several scheduled; join us at the right one for you, whether you’re academic staff, on the tenure track, or not on the tenure track or already tenured. Check out our professional development seminar page for the most up-to-date information. Faculty Impact: How are digitalization and diversity changing leadership in journalism?
Read the rest of Faculty Impact... NCFDD 14-day writing challengeComing up in March, the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) is running another 14-Day Writing Challenge. They challenge you to write for at least 30 minutes every day (Monday through Friday) for two weeks and then ask yourself, “Did daily writing increase or decrease my productivity?” and “Did participation in a community increase/decrease my enjoyment of the writing process?” Everyone we’ve spoken to who has taken part in one of these in the past has enjoyed it and found it to be very beneficial. This year, we can even help you keep track, with our Writing Warriors Writing Accountability Group app. Check out the instructions (pdf) and join us in the app today! Returning to campus
Upcoming professional development programmingCurating a Professional Twitter Network
2022 New Faculty Orientation Series: Top 10 Teaching TipsIn this session at noon on Friday, Feb. 18, Silvia Giorgini-Althoen and Jennifer Sheridan Moss, two experienced instructors and members of the Academy of Teachers, will share their top ten teaching strategies to survive the pandemic and to improve your teaching in the long run.
Promotion & Tenure for Tenure-Track FacultyJoin us at noon on Monday, Feb. 28, for an overview of the promotion and tenure (P&T) process for faculty, followed by a panel of faculty who recently completed the P&T process. We’ll go over how the P&T process is completed, materials needed for packets, what to expect throughout, and how to prepare your professional record for P&T, after which the panel will be available to address attendee’s questions.
Promotion and Employment Security Status for Academic Staff
As always, check our Professional Development website and follow the Faculty Success Twitter account to learn about additional upcoming professional development programming.
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In September 2017, the German public television broadcaster ZDF debuted the series Zarah – Wilde Jahre [Zarah – Wild Years]. Set in the 1970s, it featured a women’s rights activist hired as deputy editor-in-chief at one of West Germany’s most widely read news magazines. In each episode, she is under attack both as a woman and as a woman holding a leadership position in the newsroom. Zarah is seen pushing back against prejudice: that women are able to write but not able to lead; that they are unfit to cover politics; and that they serve best as sex objects on front pages or as tokens at public events to signal progress while efforts to include their voices stagnate.
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Recent world events have highlighted the importance of virtual and online networks to support continued professional engagement and well-being. Coming up at noon on Friday, Feb. 11, join us for a hands-on webinar with 
Join us at noon on Thursday, Mar. 3, for an overview of the promotion and Employment Security Status (ESS) process for academic staff, followed by a panel of academic staff who recently completed the process. We’ll go over how both processes are completed, the materials needed for packets, what to expect throughout, and how to prepare your professional record for promotion packets, after which the panel will be available to address attendee’s questions.