Faculty Mentoring
The College of Humanities and Sciences will host the following mentoring workshops and circles in the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters. Workshops are offered specifically for faculty at different stages of their academic careers, for faculty seeking study-research and educational leave and for faculty interested in writing effective dossier statements for their promotion reviews.
Please register for the Fall 2024 workshops via this form. Registration for Spring 2025 workshops will open in late January 2025.
For questions, please contact CHS Associate Deans Sally Hunnicutt and Marcus Messner.
Mentoring Workshops on Faculty Promotions
Term instructors and assistant professors
Friday, September 20, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
Workshop with recently promoted faculty members to provide guidance on the promotion process for term faculty members who are currently at the instructor or assistant professor level and plan to be reviewed for promotion to assistant or associate professor in the future.
Format: Virtual via Zoom (link will be sent after registration)
Term associate professors
Friday, October 4, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
Workshop with recently promoted faculty members to provide guidance on the promotion process for term faculty members who are currently at the associate professor level and plan to be reviewed for promotion to professor in the future.
Format: Virtual via Zoom (link will be sent after registration)
Tenure-track assistant professors
Friday, October 11, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
Workshop with recently promoted faculty members to provide guidance on the promotion process for tenure-track faculty members who are currently at the assistant professor level and plan to be reviewed for promotion to associate professor with tenure in the future.
Format: Virtual via Zoom (link will be sent after registration)
Tenure-track associate professors
Friday, October 18, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
Workshop with recently promoted faculty members to provide guidance on the promotion process for tenure-track faculty members who are currently at the associate professor level and plan to be reviewed for promotion to professor with tenure in the future.
Format: Virtual via Zoom (link will be sent after registration)
Q&As about faculty promotions
Friday, October 25, 2024, 1-2 p.m.
Tuesday, November 6, 2024, 2-3 p.m.
Monday, November 12, 2024, 3-4 p.m.
The associate deans for faculty and academic affairs, will offer informational Q&A sessions on the promotion process for all term and tenure-track faculty who plan to seek promotions in the future.
Format: Virtual via Zoom (link will be sent after registration)
Mentoring Workshop on Faculty Leave
Leave application process
Friday, September 27, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
The associate deans for faculty and academic affairs, describe the process for and answer your questions about faculty study-research and educational leave. This is an information session before the submission deadline for leave applications, which are due on Nov. 1, 2024. Read more about the leave policy here.
Format: Virtual via Zoom (link will be sent after registration)
Mentoring Circle on P&T Dossier Preparation (Teaching and Service)
Writing effective promotion teaching and service statements
Friday, April 4, 2025, 2-4 p.m.
Faculty will come together to outline their teaching and service statements for promotion dossiers. Key elements of the statements will be discussed, and participants will have the opportunity to give and get feedback on sample statements. Time permitting, participants will begin to write or edit their own statements.
Format: In person (registration and location will become available in late January 2025)
Mentoring Circle on P&T Dossier Preparation (Research/Scholarship)
Writing effective research/scholarship statements
Friday, April 11, 2025, 2-4 p.m.
Faculty will come together to develop their research or scholarship statements for promotion dossiers. Key elements of the statements will be discussed, and participants will have the opportunity to give and get feedback on sample statements. Time permitting, participants will begin to write or edit their own statements.
Format: In person (registration and location will become available in late January 2025)
Mentoring Circle on P&T Dossier Preparation (CV/Bio)
Tuning your CV for promotion review and writing the promotion bio
Friday, April 18, 2025, 2-4 p.m.
Faculty will come together to tune their CV for their promotion dossiers as well as develop their dossier bio. Key elements of the promotion CV and bio will be discussed, and participants will have the opportunity to give and get feedback on example CV’s and bios. Time permitting, participants will begin to write or edit their bios and CV’s.
Format: In person (registration and location will become available in late January 2025)