TAing with Confidence

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Online Learning Lab, Building 10, Room 1102
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This seminar offers strategies for planning/leading discussions and break-out sessions, and provides a chance to connect with other University TAs. This session will be presented by Dr. Brandi Denison, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, a Faculty Fellow in the Office of Faculty Enhancement.

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Online Learning Lab, Building 10, Room 1102
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Promotion and Tenure Panel Discussion

Promotion & Tenure Panel

Thursday, March 31, 2016
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Talon Room, Bldg 16, Room 4202
RSVP to ofe@unf.edu

The Office of Faculty Enhancement invites faculty to the annual Promotion and Tenure Panel discussion. Please join faculty from across the campus for the annual Promotion and Tenure Panel discussion. Dr. Earle Traynham, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, along with representatives of the University and faculty from across the campus will discuss the criteria for the awarding of promotion and tenure and will address the many factors that are involved in successfully navigating the tenure and promotion process. Assistant, Associate, and new faculty members are especially encouraged to attend.

RSVP to ofe@unf.edu

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Is there a Secret Sauce for Promotion and Tenure?

Is there a Secret Sauce for Promotion and Tenure?
Panel Facilitator: Judy Rodriguez, Chair/Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 12:00 noon
President's Conference Room, Building 1, Room 2800
RSVP to mhanders@unf.edu 

Noodles and Networking: A Minority Faculty Learning Community is a pilot faculty community building initiative for tenure-earning underrepresented and ethnic minority faculty led by tenured minority faculty. The goal of this initiative is to create a network that supports the smooth transition of minority faculty at UNF and serve as an outlet for social, professional and community interactions. The President’s Office and Academic Affairs’ Office of Faculty Enhancement are sponsoring this initiative.

At this Noodles and Networking event, Dr. Judy Rodriguez, Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics will lead a panel discussion with Drs. Radha Pyati, Carolyn Ali-Khan, Claudia Sealey-Potts about the promotion and tenure process. Panelists will provide tips of navigating the process successfully and will address whether there is a "secret sauce" for promotion and tenure.
Come and join the conversation.
RSVP to mhanders@unf.edu

Is there a Secret Sauce for Promotion and Tenure?
Panel Facilitator: Judy Rodriguez, Chair/Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 12:00 noon
President's Conference Room, Building 1, Room 2800

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OFE Launches New Service: The Huddle

Sometimes it helps to put your head together with someone to discuss new ideas and solutions.

The Office of Faculty Enhancement (OFE) announces a new service to support faculty in their teaching efforts. The OFE Huddle is an opportunity to connect with an OFE representative who can help you address issues in your teaching efforts as they arise. To access this service, simply schedule a time that is convenient to you through our online calendar https://ofehuddle.youcanbook.me/ and we will connect using an online video chat according to what works for your schedule. You now have quick and easy access to private consultation about your teaching.

So, what are you waiting for? OFE Huddle 

Get in the game. Plan to win. 

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Noodles and Networking Event: Being an Effective Teacher

Being an Effective Teacher: Tips on Class Preps, Course Design and Classroom Management
Presenter: JeffriAnne Wilder, Associate Professor, Sociology
Tuesday, December 1st, 3:00-4:15 p.m.
President's Conference Room, Building 1, Room 2800
RSVP to codi@unf.edu 

Noodles and Networking: A Minority Faculty Learning Community is a pilot faculty community building initiative for tenure-earning underrepresented and ethnic minority faculty led by tenured minority faculty. The goal of this initiative is to create a network that supports the smooth transition of minority faculty at UNF and serve as an outlet for social, professional and community interactions. The President’s Office and Academic Affairs’ Office of Faculty Enhancement are sponsoring this initiative.

At this Noodles and Networking event, JeffriAnne Wilder, Associate Professor of Sociology will address tips for being an effective teacher. She will address the benefits of intentional course design, time management, and dealing with difficult issues in the classroom.
Come and join the conversation.
RSVP to codi@unf.edu 

Being an Effective Teacher: Tips on Class Preps, Course Design and Classroom Management
Presenter: JeffriAnne Wilder, Associate Professor, Sociology
Tuesday, December 1st, 3:00-4:15 p.m.
President's Conference Room, Building 1, Room 2800

Mentoring: One Way to Remedy Disadvantages Experienced by Minority Faculty

A recent interview has shed light on how being a part of a minority group can negatively impact faculty and what can be done about it. While assistance for minority students is discussed often in university settings, it is often assumed that faculty are on an equal playing field regardless of race, which is sometimes simply untrue.

Professor Olympia Duhart, J.D. (pictured) is the President of the Society of American Law Teachers and had several important points regarding the current state of minority faculty in large university environments. Minority faculty seem to benefit more than non-minority faculty from mentoring and guidance from other, more established faculty members, regardless of the race of their mentor. Mentorship helps to decrease the isolation and pressure to be more qualified than their non-minority peers that minority faculty often feel, by offering support, guidance, camaraderie, and validation. This relationship, as well as other forms of faculty community, can serve as a buffer to the negative effects of subtle, institutional racism and other forms of prejudice and help all faculty members thrive in their academic community.

The Commission on Diversity and Inclusion at UNF has established a mentoring network for minority faculty called "Noodles and Networking." Check out the list of upcoming events.

Noodles & Networking Event on Being a Proactive Mentee

Being a Proactive Mentee
Presenter: Radha Pyati, Chair/Professor, Chemistry
Monday, October 26, 2015, 3:00-4:15 p.m.,
President's Conference Room, JJ Daniel Hall, Building 1, Room 2800
RSVP to codi@unf.edu

Noodles and Networking: A Minority Faculty Learning Community is a pilot faculty community building initiative for tenure-earning underrepresented and ethnic minority faculty led by tenured minority faculty. The goal of this initiative is to create a network that supports the smooth transition of minority faculty at UNF and serve as an outlet for social, professional and community interactions. The President’s Office and Academic Affairs’ Office of Faculty Enhancement are sponsoring this initiative.

At this Noodles and Networking event, Radha Pyati, Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry will address how being a proactive mentee helps faculty get the most out of  mentoring relationships. Come and join the conversation.

Being a Proactive Mentee
Monday, October 26, 2015, 3:00-4:15 p.m.,
President's Conference Room, JJ Daniel Hall, Building 1, Room 2800
Please RSVP to codi@unf.edu, or contact Dedra Harris in the President’s Office at 620-2500

Difficult Conversations: Starting a Dialogue Across Difference

Join faculty from different disciplines for a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) panel discussion on 

Difficult Conversations: Starting a Dialogue across Difference

Wednesday, April 16th, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Talon Room, Building 16, Room 4202

RSVP for lunch: ofe@unf.edu

Faculty from different disciplines will address how to help students have some of the most difficult conversations across differences, including those tense conversations about group work and the lack thereof, and about differences across social divides. UNF faculty will share research and tips about facilitating these discussions and the potential long-term impact of engaging students in dialogue across difference. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP at: ofe@unf.edu

Frankly Fridays Event - Can we talk about race?

Frank Conversation about Faculty Issues

Topic: Can we talk about race?

Friday, March 7^th, 9:30-10:30 AM, Osprey Commons Faculty Lounge (Building 16, 4^th Floor)

Let us know you will be there: ofe@unf.edu

Despite efforts by Higher Education to bring diversity to college campuses, faculty of Color continue to be underrepresented among faculty ranks. A recent post in the Chronicle of Higher Education by an Associate Professor of African-American studies highlights the growing tensions around race bias in higher education and the attitudes of White Americans nationally. Recent research by the Harvard Business School suggests that as perceptions of race bias have decreased, perceptions of anti-White race bias have increased among Whites. Recent conversations among faculty on the UNF campus have highlighted the challenges faculty of Color face in feeling welcomed and supported by the UNF community.  

Come discuss how these issues impact UNF and faculty across the nation.

We will meet in the Faculty Lounge on the 4^th floor of the Osprey Commons.

OFE will provide the coffee and pastries.

Let us know you will be there: ofe@unf.edu

Strategies for Thriving in the Academy

When starting a new position in an institution of higher education, faculty are faced with a number of challenges. With all of the demands placed on someone in a faculty position, it can be difficulty to focus on the things that will help one flourish. In a recent article in the "On Campus with Women," Kerry Ann Rockquemore provides some tips for newly-hired women in faculty positions. Among the tips are rethinking mentoring relationships and aligning time and effort with how one is to be evaluated. The advice is targeted toward women, but the suggestions are appropriate for all new faculty. Read more tips about succeeding in new faculty positions.
http://www.aacu.org/ocww/volume41_1/fromwhereisit.cfm?section=2

Some Advice for Mentees

Mentoring relationships in higher education can be rewarding for mentees and mentors. Not all mentor-mentee relationships are successful, however. In a recent Chronicle article, Allison Vaillancourt provides some advice for mentees on how to pursue a successful mentoring relationship. She stresses the value of setting limits in the relationship and being mindful of opportunities for reciprocity.

Read more tips on how to be a good mentee.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/how-to-be-a-better-mentee/31973

Undergraduate Research Conference

Undergraduate research is an important ingredient to the UNF faculty profile. Undergraduate students often have little opportunity to present their work and build on their skills by receiving feedback from others in the field. The Florida Statewide Symposium on Undergraduate Research provides such an opportunity. If you have undergraduate students involved in research, I would encourage you to consider having your students present at the conference. Such experiences can support transformational learning for students.
The deadline for submissions is September 21, 2012.

5^th ANNUAL FLORIDA STATEWIDE SYMPOSIUM:

ENGAGEMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

October 19-20, 2012, Orlando, Florida

http://researchsymposium.ucf.edu

Where: University of Central Florida

Who: Faculty, Administrators, and Professional Staff

Why: To improve the undergraduate research climate at all universities and colleges in Florida

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mary Crowe, President-Elect for the Council on Undergraduate Research, An Overview of Assessment Practices of Undergraduate Research

Presentation Submission and Registration Deadline: September 21, 2012  

Cost: $50

Funding: Contact the UNF Office of Undergraduate Research at lhawkins@unf.edu

Questions: Contact the UCF Office of Undergraduate Research at our@ucf.edu or 407-823-3125.

10 Strategies in Preparing your Promotion and Tenure Dossier

In a recent Faculty Focus article, authors provide 10 suggestions for navigating promotion and tenure successfully. Some of the strategies include seeking a variety of mentors and pursuing transparency in your dossier.
Read more here.
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/faculty-evaluation/top-10-strategies-for-preparing-the-annual-tenure-and-promotion-dossier/