This program encourages recently tenured faculty on their journey to full professor by identifying expectations and strategies necessary to succeed.
The 2023 workshop series will be held May 17-18 via zoom.
Previous Workshop Overview
Day 1
Includes a selection of workshops reviewing the habits and practices that facilitate success across the possible responsibilities of various faculty titles.
Craft a Teaching Impact Narrative
Jean Layne, lead instructional consultant, Center for Teaching Excellence
Learning Outcomes
- Define goals for teaching impact.
- Identify sources of evidence.
- Create process of reflection and documentation for continuous improvement.
Promoting Professional Development in Graduate Student Mentoring
Julie Harlin, associate professor and associate dean, Graduate and Professional School
Clint Patterson, assistant director of mentoring, Center for Teaching Excellence
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the roles mentors play in the overall professional development of their mentees.
- Develop a strategy for guiding professional development using an individual development plan.
- Initiate and sustain periodic discussions of professional goals and career development with mentees.
- Engage in open dialogue on balancing the competing demands, needs, and interests of mentors and mentees.
Strategies to Craft a National Reputation as an Academic
Heather Lench, professor and senior associate vice president for Faculty Affairs
Heather Wilkinson, professor and associate vice president for Faculty Affairs
Bruce Herbert, professor of Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications
Kelly Brown, associate vice president of Marketing and Communications
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a scholarly or creative narrative.
- Make your work more accessible.
- Recognize how essential effective networking is to your career.
- Enhance your digital identity.
- Justify your narratives with metrics.
Leaning in to Structure, Accountability, and Habit Formation to Jumpstart Your Writing Goals This Summer
Sharon Matthews, clinical associate professor and associate department head, Teaching Learning and Culture
Jeana Guillory, instructional consultant, Center for Teaching Excellence
Learning Outcomes
- Explore the role an “Agile” approach can play in structuring your productivity as a faculty member (Participants receive a free book).
- Option to participate in a 3-week faculty writing accountability program (This session counts as the orientation).
- Develop the structures and habits necessary to create your own writing accountability group.
Day 2
Focuses on familiarity with the process and materials submitted by the candidate.
Promotion Basics and Planning your Strategy for Going up for Full Professor
Heather Wilkinson, professor and associate vice president for Faculty Affairs
Learning Outcomes
- Contemplate your timeline.
- Envision your impact on your field.
- Consider your approach to networking.
- Recognize the importance of colleagues and mentors who will tell you the truth.
- Review examples of CV annotations.
- Plan your service to serve your plans.
- Be intentional with your teaching.
- Consider the questions you should ask at your annual review.
Navigating the Post-Tenure Experience
Heather Wilkinson, professor and associate vice president for Faculty Affairs
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize attitudes and experiences common post-tenure.
- Consider actions necessary to cultivate resilience post-tenure.
- Clarify the impact necessary to pursue promotion to full professor.
- Reflect on the positive core of what you do in order to fuel your motivation.