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
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Faculty affairs News and Updates
Huddle Meetings with Associate Deans
In December, we had our first Associate Dean Huddle with associate deans who work most closely with faculty (or who are the only associate dean in a unit whose work therefore...
Faculty Voices in Space Initiative
In October, about twenty faculty attended a design session to create a prototype of a faculty lounge for the new DU Community Commons and walk the site to see where the lounge...
Cover Sheet for Promotion & Tenure
We had a discussion at the recent Associate Deans’ huddle about adding a cover sheet to the Tenure and Promotion packets to help reduce errors, speed up the process and provide...
COACHE Update
We are excited to have launched our new faculty data governance model, which we are piloting with the COACHE survey.We are excited to have launched our new faculty data...
Symposium Implementation Update
As of 12/21/19, each group has had a launch meeting, reviewing their goals and deliverables. In January 2020, we will launch a symposium website to communicate the progress of each group and support faculty feedback and engagement. Together, these initiatives will significantly approve university-wide training and support for chairs, directors, and academic leaders and support unit-level mentoring initiatives.
Welcoming & Celebrating Faculty
Welcoming new faculty to DU is a moment of celebration. After expending time, energy, and funds to attract and recruit individuals to their new academic home, we need to consider...