Faculty Development and Resources

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Resources and Support for Faculty

Find community and connection while developing at UO
 

Services, resources, and opportunities to get answers and network
 

Information and resources to understand this process at UO

Academic Impressions on-demand training and live workshops and discussions
 

Informational sessions and trainings to support your career
 

Get timely updates about resources and opportunities
 

Faculty and Unit Head Programs

The Office of the Provost offers programs, workshops, and trainings for faculty and unit heads, with special attention to moments of transition. The programs range from stand-alone workshops to multi-day institutes and year-long monthly cohort-based programs. Most programs are supplemented with asynchronous Community Canvas site materials to provide on-demand access to learning and materials. The programs offered undergo their own continuous improvement process, constantly soliciting feedback from participants that leads to immediate and long-term changes. We are committed to rich, engaging programing that ensures our faculty feel supported by the University, find their community, and are able to continually grow across their career as teachers, mentors, scholars and leaders.

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New Faculty

NEW FACULTY SOCIALS 
Get to know new faculty across campus during our informal social gatherings 
NEW FACULTY PROGRAMS OVERVIEW 
See a suggested timeline for participating in all programs
NEW FACULTY ONBOARDING DAY 
Meet campus leaders and engage with peers
BEGINNINGS: PRACTICAL COURSE DEVELOPMENT 
Build a teaching mentorship network and learn the foundations for course development
NEW FACULTY SUCCESS PROGRAM 
Join other new faculty in this monthly program
SEPTEMBER INSTITUTE FOR NEW FACULTY  
See the full schedule for this multi-day event, which orients you to teaching, mentorship, scholarship, leadership and inclusion at UO
NCFDD INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP 
Join the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity and access free resources
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Mid-Career

UO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 
Learn  about the year-long program for administrative and academic leaders 
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PEER-MENTORING PROGRAM  
Find support post-tenure, including a mentoring network map and a individualized development plan for your goals
CAREER FACULTY PEER-MENTORING PROGRAM 
Build your community of career faculty colleagues and learn more about how the university works
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Unit Heads

NEW UNIT HEAD ONBOARDING & TRAINING PROGRAM 
Learn more about Onboarding Day and see a full schedule of the monthly leadership development series
ALL UNIT HEADS QUARTERLY TIMELY UPDATES 
See the full schedule for the meetings, which are held once a term
PEER LEADERSHIP COACHING PROGRAM 
Get connected with a UO Leadership Academy graduate for coaching when beginning a new leadership role
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Academic Impressions

Academic Impressions is a professional development company that was established almost 20 years ago. It offers on-demand content and real-time events designed for higher education audiences across campus. Users will:

  • Find resources rooted in practical application and based on research
  • Create a uniformity across campus in the way tools are used
  • Fulfill existing desires for additional professional growth

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Workshops and Events

5 to 7 p.m. at Putters

Join us for a family friendly visit to Putters on Hwy 99 for mini-golf and pizza. Come on your own, bring a friend or bring the family. Get to know other new faculty as well as United Academics and Office of the Provost colleagues. 

Tuesdays at 10 a.m. on Zoom 

Make your course materials more accessible, ten minutes at a time. Learn or refresh a skill, and stay for additional support in applying it.
 

11 a.m. to noon on Zoom

This workshop will focus on the background work for being the instructor for a large-enrollment course. Plan course structure, communicating with large numbers of students, managing Canvas, and the first day of your class.
 

2 to 3:30 p.m. in EMU 23 (Lease Crutcher)

This panel event features faculty members who have adapted their teaching to include generative AI. Panelists will showcase the assignments they designed for the AI-emergent classroom and answer questions from the audience.
 

1 to 2 p.m. on Zoom

What to expect during the book publishing process, from contract to publication. Join Caitlin Tyler-Richards, Acquisitions Editor University of Washington Press, to learn more about the process of working with a publisher from beginning to end. 
 

10 a.m. to noon on Zoom

Bringing out Their Best: Research and Mentorship is a virtual workshop on Jan. 31 designed to equip faculty mentors with effective techniques to help their undergraduate students to become more centered, self-reliant, and successful researchers.