The Chairs Seminar Lunch Series is a time for professional development, information sharing, and cross-collaboration for academic chairs and program/school directors. While occasionally informational this series will have a strong emphasis on understanding processes and collaborative problem-solving.
This series provides a forum through which to build infrastructure and share best practices regarding several Associate Dean for Faculty responsibilities, including faculty conduct, RPT, Career-line Faculty reappointments and promotions, and grade complaints and academic misconduct appeals.
The Offices for Faculty and the Senior Vice President's offices will be hosting this Retirement Brunch to honor and celebrate University faculty who retired/will be retiring between July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026! You can view information/photos from last year's retirement brunch and find out more about this upcoming celebration by clicking HERE.
The Faculty Life series is designed to provide useful information for personal and professional growth for all faculty (career line and tenure line). There are 6 of these informal zoom meetings scheduled throughout the 2025-26 Academic Year.
These training sessions are designed for faculty who mentor graduate students. The training is also applicable to those who serve as research mentors to undergraduates, and faculty that do so are welcome to join. The Mentorship Training is based on a curriculum developed at the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) […]
These events are designed for faculty members who have been Associate Professors for at least four years and would like to be considered for promotion in the next 1-3 years. There will be a workshop for associate professors and a separate workshop for associate professor administrators*. If you are already scheduled to go up for […]
The All New Leaders retreat will cover topics and information that will be useful for new Deans, Associate Deans, Department Chairs and Program/Institute Directors as they begin their new leadership responsibilities.
The New Chairs Retreat is a continuation from the All New Administrators Retreat and will expand upon skills and strategies for being an effective chair.
The New Associate Deans Retreat is a continuation from the All New Administrators Retreat and will expand upon skills and strategies for being an effective Associate Dean.
The New Chairs Retreat is a continuation from the All New Administrators Retreat and will expand upon skills and strategies for being an effective chair.