This program encourages recently tenured faculty on their journey to full professor to invest time in reviewing expectations for promotion to full professor, in order to identify both the strategies and tactics necessary for success.
2024 Schedule
WEDNESDAY MAY 15, 2024
8:30 - 10 a.m. | Crafting the Impact Statement
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Planning for and Conveying Teaching Impact
1 - 3 p.m. | Growing in the Practice of Academic Writing
3:30 - 5 p.m. | Cultivating Ethical Behavior in Yourself and Others You Mentor
Thursday MAY 16, 2024
1 - 3 p.m. | Promotion Basics and Planning your Strategy for Going Up for Full Professor
3:30 - 5 p.m. | Navigating the Post-Tenure Experience
Speakers and Learning Outcomes
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SPEAKERS:
- Marian Eide, Professor and UPTC Member
- Jennifer Griffith, Instructional Professor of Health Policy, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in School of Publich Health, and UPC Member
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Elucidate motivations for your scholarship, creative projects, teaching and service
- Map the connections between these vocational pursuits
- Apply narrative principles to writing about your career
- Describe your area of expertise in accessible language
- Anticipate your audience to build a strong case
- Invite positive evaluation by accurate description
- Incorporate models and peer review
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SPEAKER:
- Jean Layne, Lead Instructional Consultant, CTE
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Define goals for teaching impact
- Identify sources of evidence
- Create process of reflection and documentation for continuous improvement
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SPEAKER:
- Debra McKeown, Associate Professor of Literacy, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
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Reflect on feelings and practices regarding academic writing
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Identify the benefits of academic writing
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Identify resistance to academic writing
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Develop an individualized plan for success, incorporating research-based strategies
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Envision and discuss strategies to support others in their writing practice
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SPEAKERS:
- Michael Johnson, Professor and Interim Associate Provost
- Clint Patterson, Assistant Director of Mentoring, CTE
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Articulate ethical issues they need to discuss with their mentees
- Clarify roles as faculty and role models in educating mentees about ethics
- Manage the power dynamic inherent in the mentoring relationship
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SPEAKERS:
- Dr. Heather Wilkinson, Associate Provost 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
- Survey resources available to you to develop skills in service of your goals
- Plan your service to serve your plans
- Be intentional with your teaching
- Consider the questions you should ask at your annual review
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SPEAKERS:
- Dr. Heather Wilkinson, Associate Provost 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
- Reflect on the positive core of what you do in order to fuel your motivation