FACULTY AFFAIRS
The Office for Faculty Affairs 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 improve 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.
Featured Initiatives
DEPARTMENT ACTION TEAMS (DATs)
DEPARTMENT EQUITY ACTION PLANNING TEAMS (DEAPs)
ADJUCT TEACHING EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (ATEP)
COACHE
Goal:65%
Current COACHE Survey Faculty Completion Rate
Since 2003, the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), a research-practice partnership (RPP), has been committed to improving the workplace, career and overall experience of faculty members. COACHE is based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and has surveyed 20,000+ faculty members at more than 300 colleges and universities. Survey results assist to develop strategies to improve the professional lives of faculty members; the goal is to create an environment where faculty can do their best work.
In the spring of 2019, DU faculty members were invited to complete a survey in nine key areas. The survey results revealed diversity of opinions across campus and some significant concerns. We invite your participation as we move forward, building on these results to improve our working environments.
Faculty affairs News and Updates
February 27 COACHE Faculty Engagement: Teaching & Professional Faculty
By: Terese Rainwater, R1 Our Way Project Manger In October 2023, the DU results of the COACHE Faculty Satisfaction survey were released and are available on MyDU. Please visit...
Registration is now open for the June Heart of Higher Education Conference
By: Loisa Fenichell, Graduate Communications Assistant Join Parker J. Palmer, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Belden Lane at the Heart of Higher Education Conference, June 10th – June...
Welcome Back and Happy New Year!
By: Jenn Bellamy, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Happy New Year! I hope you found time to renew and recharge over the winter interterm and hope the transition into this Winter...
Goodbye from Alison Staudinger
By: Alison Staudinger When I started working at DU in January of 2021, people kept telling me it was a “relational campus.” Privately, I thought, “Aren’t they all?” but in my...
Winter ‘24 Provost Conference. Save the Date!
By: Terese Rainwater, Project Manager Mark your calendars for the Winter ‘24 Provost Conference on The Value and Role of Higher Education in a Democracy, March 1st, 2024. We...
Join Us for the Teacher Scholar Lecture and Reception with Professor Steve Iona
By: Terese Rainwater, Project Manager Join us on February 7th from 5:00 – 6:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge for the next Teacher-Scholar Lecture and Reception featuring Steve Iona,...