Initiatives

Initiatives

Annual Report Home Initiatives In addition to programming and direct support for faculty facing challenges now, the VPFA works towards creating a better DU and professoriate through strategic and collaborative initiatives. Drawing on the expertise of faculty leaders,...

Faculty Relations

Annual Report Home Faculty Relations BY THE NUMBERS faculty requested one-on-one consultations with the Director of Faculty Development & Career Advancement since January 2021 units completed a deliberative decision-making training with VPFA Willink and Professor...

Faculty Development

Annual Report Home Faculty Development BY THE NUMBERS workshops offered in 2019-2020 workshops offered in 2020-2021 workshops offered in 2021-2022 faculty members participated in WAGs since fall 2020 full-time faculty members attended one or more events in the...
Congratulations to our January You Rock! Winners

Congratulations to our January You Rock! Winners

The You Rock! program encourages faculty and staff to recognize each other for accomplishments, large and small. Designed as a means to spotlight faculty and staff who have gone the extra mile, the award honors those who deserve to hear: “You Rock!”   To nominate...
Crafting Newsletters for Faculty

Crafting Newsletters for Faculty

By: Rashida Banerjee, Professor and Chair for the Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences   Key Steps When crafting a department or team-level newsletter, it is important to understand the goal of the communication. While many newsletters are content-rich or...