September Institute for New Faculty

NewFacultyInstitute23
September 9-11, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. each day on the Eugene campus

Applications will re-open in August 2025 for next year's Institute. 

Goal: Provide new faculty the opportunity to be in community with one another while being introduced to UO’s culture of teaching, mentorship, scholarship, leadership and inclusion.

Objectives:

  1. Cultivate connection and community with your UO peers and colleagues.
  2. Engage in UO’s mission for inclusion and belonging.
  3. Define UO’s teaching pillars: professional, inclusive, engaged and research-informed.
  4. Reflect on the principles of network-based mentorship that is responsive, reciprocal and adaptive.
  5. Identify resources and support for success in research, scholarship or creative work
  6. Design your strategy for successfully navigating promotion & tenure while establishing your professional academic identity.

Description:

New faculty ­– tenure-related, career or visiting faculty at any rank in their first three years at UO – are invited to participate in an engaging hybrid experience. This includes some asynchronous learning, coupled with in-person interactive discussions and community building. Faculty will build relationships with one another, as well as colleagues from the following units: Office of the Provost, Teaching Engagement Program, Division of Equity & Inclusion, and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.

2024 Schedule

Sept. 9

  • 10:00-12:00 Welcome and Community Building
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch provided
  • 1:00-3:00 Mentorship Reimagined

Sept. 10

  • 10:00-12:00 Inclusion & Belonging at UO
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch provided
  • 1:00-3:00 UO’s Teaching Pillars

Sept. 12

  • 10:00-12:00 Support for Research, Scholarship and Creative-Work
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch provided
  • 1:00-3:00 Five Paths to Leadership: Self-Assessment and Application for Leading Effective Meetings