Best Practices: Communication

Best Practices: Communication

Sharing Chairs & Directors Meeting Topics: Supporting communication and feedback loops with all faculty can be challenging. In order to improve communication with and among CAHSS departments, schools, and programs, this fall the CAHSS’s dean’s office began sharing...

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 includes faculty affairs). We are planning to meet every 60 to 90 days to discuss issues and...
Cover Sheet for Promotion & Tenure

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 an at-a-glance review for each candidate.  Please use this fillable pdf this year as the...
Welcoming & Celebrating Faculty

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 ways of helping them in their transitions and acclimation to campus. In welcoming new...