Faculty Support Resources

Faculty Support Resources

By: Laura E. Sponsler, Director of Faculty Development  Given all the challenges facing faculty and higher education, we want remind you of resources provided through our membership with NCFDD to support your wellbeing. Every DU faculty member has free access to a...
Faculty Coffee Schedule Updates

Faculty Coffee Schedule Updates

By: Jennifer Bellamy, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs  We’re moving this month’s Faculty Affairs Coffee Hour to this Friday March 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to accommodate the Provost’s Conference. Also, please note this month is the beginning of OTL’s...

Welcome Letter from Vice Provost Jennifer Bellamy

Greetings, colleagues! I am writing to express my excitement about and gratitude for the opportunity to serve as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. It is with great appreciation to Kate Willink and the amazing Office of Teaching and Learning, staff, faculty, and...
Taking Faculty Burnout and Faculty Thriving Seriously

Taking Faculty Burnout and Faculty Thriving Seriously

Dear colleagues, One of the themes of this year’s Provost Conference is faculty thriving and its Janus face: burnout. Burnout is endemic, heightened for many by the pandemic and its impact on morale and other structural and systemic forces. By extension, faculty job...