Like a lion
Perhaps we're all wishing for a bit of lamb right about now, but we hope more temperate weather will come later this month. Hopefully, it doesn't rain, snow, or sleet on your Spring Break (remember, it's coming up, March 13-18), wherever you spend it. With so many updates to share below, we'll keep this brief, but we hope you have a good March and a great Spring Break, even if you aren't taking time off. Winter 2023 Promotion and tenure series |
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Promotion and Tenure for Faculty in the Humanities
Join us from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 5, for a workshop on promotion and tenure for faculty in the humanities. The workshop will begin with an overview of the promotion and tenure (P&T) process, followed by a panel of humanities 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 attendees' questions.
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Promotion Procedures for Faculty (Teaching)
Join us from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, Apr. 10, for an overview of the promotion process for faculty (teaching), followed by a panel of faculty who are going up for promotion or have recently completed the process. We'll go over both the promotion to associate professor (teaching) and full professor (teaching), the differences between teaching faculty and tenure-track factors and guidelines, 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.
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Promotion and Tenure for Tenure-Track Faculty
Join us from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 11, for an overview of the faculty promotion and tenure (P&T) process, 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 attendees' questions.
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Learn more about the Academic Leadership Academy
Institutions need leaders at every level. We know that many of you have already assumed leadership roles, perhaps informal, possibly with little to no preparation. The Academic Leadership Academy (ALA) was created to offer leadership development to full-time faculty and academic staff who often do not have the opportunity to engage in leadership training and mentoring before taking on formal or informal leadership roles. Applications to next year's ALA cohort are open through April 7.
If you'd like to learn more, we're holding an informal open house-style virtual Q&A session with ALA Steering Committee members and ALA alums at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 31. To let us know you're interested, click on the button below to download an .ics file, and double-click the downloaded file to add it to your calendar:
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Alternatively, you can email our office, and we'll forward you the invite. These virtual sessions are informal, and you needn't feel pressured to stick around once your questions are answered, but you are welcome to stay, listen, and chat.
Coming up at the Office for Teaching and Learning
Innovations in Teaching and Learning Luncheon
"Fostering Student Engagement through an Equity Lens" with Stephen Quaye
The Office for Teaching and Learning (OTL) would love to see you at this year's Innovations in Teaching and Learning Luncheon from noon - 2 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 20 (lunch will be served) in Hillberry AB with keynote speaker Stephen Quaye, Ph.D. The purpose of this talk is to distinguish between involvement and engagement in order to foster student success. Participants will also learn how to use an equity lens to reflect on their teaching practices to ensure that they are grounded in equity and support the needs of students with minoritized identities.
Please register by March 30 so that they can make sure the event is enjoyable and accessible to all. Send any questions to otl@wayne.edu.
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Coming up at the NCFDD
Here's what's coming up at the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). Remember that our membership gives you access to all their regular programming.
How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice
2-3:30 p.m., Thursday, Mar. 9 | Core Curriculum: Register for SKILL #3 - How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice with Anthony Ocampo, PhD
Are you sick of working all the time without making progress on your writing projects? Do you wish you could develop a healthy, consistent, daily writing routine that would allow you to meet your department's expectations for tenure and promotion? In this webinar, you'll learn:
- The three biggest myths about writing that hobble new faculty productivity
- The surprising difference between struggling new faculty members and those who are designated as "rising stars"
- The 30-minute strategy that will increase your writing productivity AND decrease your stress, anxiety, and guilt
Lessons Learned from Two Decades of Publishing with Undergraduates
2-3 p.m., Tuesday, Mar. 21 | Guest Webinar: Register for Lessons Learned from Two Decades of Publishing with Undergraduates with Traci Giuliano, PhD
Publishing scholarly work with undergraduates can be quite enjoyable, as well as beneficial for the students, faculty, and institutions involved. The process of publishing with undergraduates, however, is not without its difficulties. In this webinar, Dr. Giuliano will talk about the joys and challenges of collaborating with undergraduates during the publication process, based on her experiences over the past 25 years, the experiences of many other successful faculty, and empirical research that she conducted investigating this process.