Summer 2020

MOARS teaching and professional faculty group (Mentoring and Onboarding Across Rank and Series) was created out of the DU symposium.  MOARS is tasked with designing a new model and plan for mentoring for faculty on and off the tenure track.

Apr 2020

The Faculty Senate passed a motion  to change the nomenclature of full time non tenure track faculty: “It is moved to formally change the nomenclature of “non-tenure track” faculty and “contingent” faculty to “Teaching and Professional Track” faculty. Further that...

Feb 2020

The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Senate co-sponsored a Provost Conference: Summit of Shared Governance which brought internationally renowned higher education experts, Dr. Adrianna Kezar, Dean’ s Professor of Leadership,...

Increased focus on Teaching and Professional Faculty

Increased focus on Teaching and Professional Faculty Dr. Laura E. Sponsler, Clinical Assistant Professor, Higher Education, is appointed to serve as the Resident-Scholar for Teaching and Professional Faculty.  In this role, Dr. Sponsler works to clarify and educate...