And just like that, it's Fall 2022...

Welcome back to campus for Fall 2022! We are excited to see so many of you in person. In August, we hosted department chairs at a seminar, welcomed some of our new colleagues at New Faculty Orientation, got to know our new Academic Leadership Academy cohort, and greeted many students moving in. Phew! Given the uncertainty of the last few years, it was a refreshingly joyful way to start the semester.

As we feel our way forward in September and beyond, we want to let you know that we are here to help and share some of the resources and programming we're preparing for the first months of Fall 2022.
–Faculty Affairs and Development

Coming up this month

Next week: Every Semester Needs a Plan

Could you use some help ramping up your writing productivity while balancing a full schedule and personal life? Register to join Professor of Nursing Debra Schutte as she walks us through this popular NCFDD hands-on planning workshop at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.

We'll open with an introduction to the planning methods and then move into a hands-on workshop; come for the introduction alone, or stick around and be ready to create the beginnings of a work plan for your semester that you can actually use and share with your mentors.

Dean of Students Office: Student Conduct and Care

How would you manage disruptive behavior, report student concerns, and request support?

Join us at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, for this session about the role of the Dean of Students Office in offering support and resources to students of concern and faculty requesting support for students of concern. Faculty will learn how they can request support through the CARE referral and Student Conduct Processes.

Presented by Nikolina Camaj, Associate Director, Dean of Student's Office

Next week: SmartPath Training Workshop: Promotion and Tenure Workflow

Have you ever felt stuck while processing a promotion and tenure packet in the SmartPath system? If so, join us for this workshop as Charlene Brain, Associate Director of Faculty Affairs, gives an overview of the faculty promotion and tenure workflow. This training is intended for all department and school/college SmartPath users, and will help users understand how to fully utilize the workflow.

We'll open with an introduction to the SmartPath promotion and tenure workflow, along with a brief overview of the documents required, and how to manage external evaluations. From there, we'll move into a walkthrough of the workflow and answer any questions you may have. 

Two sessions will be offered in September. Please RSVP below:

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Coming up this semester: Moving from Associate to Full Professor

Coming up later this semester, we'll partner with WSU GEARS to run a series of workshops to provide Associate Professors with tools to support their pursuit of promotion to Professor. All associate professors are invited to attend, regardless of the number of years post-tenure. Participants will be grouped into peer cohorts with others who are at a similar career stage (i.e., a similar number of years since tenure) to facilitate networking and peer support outside the workshop. Workshop sessions will be a combination of in-person and Zoom, along with separate working cohort conversations (to be set by each cohort).

Helpful resources from our office

The one-stop-shop WSU Faculty Resources webpage, created by faculty, for faculty
Miss a newsletter? Check out the archive
Check our professional development page and follow the Faculty Success Twitter to learn about additional upcoming professional development programming

Helpful resources from across the university

• DEI Series: The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is offering professional development and educational workshops for faculty and staff related to topics of diversity, equity, inclusion, and intercultural competence. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning & Development Series (DEI L&D Series) is an annual calendar of interactive workshops that promote critical self-reflection and dialogue with peers. RSVPs are required for attendance. The Fall 2022 calendar of workshops is within the link, and the Winter 2023 calendar will be announced later this semester.
• Reminder for Academic Staff: The deadline to apply to be either a mentor or mentee for the Academic Staff Mentoring Committee (ASMC) is coming up on September 23rd
• Responsive instruction: Check out the latest Teaching@Wayne from the Office for Teaching & Learning
• For fun: 10 fun and exciting things to see and do in Detroit

A helpful resource from outside the university

Did you know that our institutional membership in the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) is free to anyone with a wayne.edu email address? Follow our instructions to activate your membership, and check out their excellent programming to increase writing productivity, establish and maintain work-life balance, create broad networks of collegial support on their campus, and more! We'll highlight some of their webinars in future newsletters; sign up now so that you'll be ready to jump in.

Coming up

2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022: Overcoming Academic Perfectionism
2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022: How to Engage in Healthy Conflict