In late July, the COACHE executive committee will be sharing unit level results with deans and any of their leadership teams/faculty who you would like to include. We look...
COACHE Update
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VICE PROVOST OF FACULTY AFFAIRS
Kate Willink is the University’s Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and an Associate Professor of Communication Studies. The Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs (VPFA) works closely with the Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor and faculty members across the university to support the continued excellence of DU faculty by enhancing faculty development initiatives, increasing faculty diversity, and building a strong, inclusive, and collaborative faculty community. Through collaboration and innovation, Kate works closely with deans and department heads to recruit and retain high-quality faculty, support faculty career advancement, and to create collaborative department cultures that support transparency, equity, trust and belonging.
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What we do
The VPFA welcomes and orients new faculty to DU; coordinates faculty development programs across campus; serves as a central resource for information about faculty and faculty policies; supports deans and department leaders with searches, hiring, retention, and advancement; assists faculty with grievances; offers programs to orient new academic leaders; supports programs to enhance teaching; and works with departments, colleges, and other offices to enhance faculty experiences. We work with academic leaders across campus to enhance DU’s efforts to support faculty.
COACHE
In spring of 2019, DU joined the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. COACHE, a consortium of more than 200 colleges and universities, is a research initiative committed to supporting senior academic officers in developing best faculty recruitment and talent management practices.
Symposium
The Symposium Implementation Initiatives are building significant initiatives that will serve the institution, units, and faculty for years to come. We hope these initiatives, building on the summer symposium, will train and support chairs and departments and make meaningful changes for all faculty at the local unit level.
News and updates
Symposium Update
In May 2020, Interim Provost Corinne Lengsfeld and Incoming Provost Mary Clark, received mid-year presentations from all the symposium committees. Some of these initiatives have...
Revision of APT Language
The proposed amendments to the APT, in response to COVID-19, were approved by the Board of Trustees at their April meeting and are now in effect allowing certain faculty to...
Sabbaticals
The Provost’s Office is taking requests for changes due to COVID. Those will go to the September 23rd FEAC meetings for approval, so we would need no later than two weeks prior...
Faculty Workload Task Force
In partnership with the Faculty Senate and the Provost’s Office, Sarah Pessin, Faculty Senate President, and Kate Willink, VPFA will co-chair a task force to look at evaluating ...
Teaching Evaluation Task Force
In partnership with the Faculty Senate, the VPFA plans to improve the University of Denver’s course evaluation and teaching review methods through a newly-approved Faculty Senate...
CONTACT VPFA
We would love to hear from you, your office, and/or faculty within your departments to learn more about your unit, and to hear hopes and concerns of faculty.