September Institute for New Faculty

NewFacultyInstitute23

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

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

Overview

Goals

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.

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