October news

Well, that happened fast; one day, we were struggling with 90°F weather, and the next, we were slipping on sweaters and seeing ads for pumpkin spice lattes again.

Grab yourself a warm beverage (spice optional) and check out what our office has coming up in October. Stay safe and warm out there!

Coming up this month

[New Faculty Series] University Registrar: Academic Policies

Join us at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, for this session with the Office of the Registrar to learn about academic policies and procedures, including grading and course and program proposals. This virtual session was developed for new faculty, but all are welcome. Presented by Kurt Kruschinska, University Registrar.

Successful Sabbaticals

Is this the moment to take some time away from instruction and service to learn something new, focus on research, or finish that manuscript? Do you even have time for a sabbatical? How do you plan for it and write a successful application? At noon on Friday, Oct. 7 these questions and more will be answered by a panel of faculty who have recently taken sabbaticals. Please note: this session has been moved to a virtual format.

[New Faculty Series] Title IX: What New Faculty Need to Know

Join us at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, for a webinar with WSU’s Title IX Director Brandy Banks to understand your Title IX reporting responsibilities at WSU and your critical role in cultivating an equitable and respectful learning environment. In this session, we will also cover the University’s sexual misconduct and harassment policies and support resources available to our campus community. This virtual session was developed for new faculty, but all are welcome.

Moving from Associate to Full: a workshop series for Associate Professors with tenure

In partnership with WSU NSF-GEARS, the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development would like to invite associate professors with tenure to be part of a new workshop series organized around specific activities designed to demystify the pathway to promotion to full professor. All associate professors are welcome, regardless of the number of years post-tenure.

The first session will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Student Center. While we hope you will join us for all five sessions, we encourage you to attend as many as possible and register for the series even if you can't make the first session. We will create smaller cohorts of faculty at a similar stage in their career to promote collaboration, support, and networks, and the timing of the second session will be partly based on cohort availability. Workshop sessions will combine in-person and Zoom meetings and separate working cohort conversations.

Awards & grants for faculty and academic staff

We would like to share this year’s updated guidelines and deadlines for the Provost’s Office awards and grants. Please take a moment to review specific information and guidelines about the various awards and grants offered for faculty and academic staff.

Fall deadline extended for the tenured faculty/academic staff w/ ESS Professional Development Grant

The professional development grant that provides funding for tenured faculty and academic staff with ESS has been extended to Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The program provides funds from the AAUP-AFT collective bargaining agreement for these faculty and academic staff to engage in professional development activities, including but not limited to:

• Workshops, seminars, or consultation sessions in which the faculty or academic staff member will be primarily developing new skills in research/scholarly/creative methods, teaching, and learning, community engagement, or other skills to enable their professional growth;
• Online professional development seminars and bootcamps, including the NCFDD Faculty Success Program;
• Training to increase one’s knowledge, facility, and skill regarding diversity, inclusion, accessibility, equity, and more.

Coming up at the NCFDD

14-Day Writing Challenge

An opportunity to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability, 10/17/2022 - 10/30/2022. Registration closes on October 12! Register for the 14-Day Writing Challenge

How to Engage in Healthy Conflict

2-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 Register for How to Engage in Healthy Conflict

Exposing the Hidden Curriculum: Cultivating Structural and Systemic Change for Mid-Career Faculty Advancement

2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, followed by a live Q&A Register for Exposing the Hidden Curriculum,