NEW FACULTY 101

HOW TO BE A “QUICK STARTER”

Adapted from R. Boice, Advice for New Faculty Members,

Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000

What is a “Quick Starter”

Approximately 95% of new faculty take 4 to 5 years to meet their institutions teaching and research expectations

The other 5% - the “quick starters” - achieve this in the first 2 years of their appointment

How do they do this?

How to become a “Quick

Starter”It takes a village

A Primer on becoming a Quick Starter

Most New Faculty:

Talk a lot about the importance of scholarly writing and research, but actually spend very little time on either

Spend up to 27 hours a week per course preparing for classes, and equate improving their teaching with improving their lecture notes

Put so much material in their lectures they have to rush to cover it and fail to allow time for interaction and discussion

Fail to spend time developing relationships with their colleagues

What the other 5% do

Schedule a time for writing on a daily basis and actually use that time to write

Limit course preparation after the first offering to less than 1.5 hours of prep for each hour of lecture

Teach at a slower pace, allowing more time for student interaction

Integrate their research into their lectures

Network with colleagues 2 – 4 hours each week

CAMPUS RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP YOU

BECOME A QUICK STARTER

ADVANCE FACULTY AFFAIRS AND DIVERSITY OFFICE

MissionThe ADVANCE Office builds faculty diversity and promotes faculty success through research and programming on recruitment, re-appointment, promotion and tenure practices; policy reform; mentoring; leadership and career development

Visit our website at: advance.uncc.edu to learn more about programs and resources available to new faculty

ADVANCE Programs Designed Specifically for New Faculty

• Mentoring• New Faculty Transitions

Sign up for these programs on the ADVANCE website

advance.uncc.edu

The Importance of Mentors

It is clear that appropriate mentoring and support can significantly shorten the professional learning curve

The ADVANCE Mentoring Program provides mentoring support for new faculty

New faculty are matched with senior colleagues who are outside the junior faculty members' home units

These university-wide efforts augment, but do not replace, the mentoring and coaching provided within faculty's home colleges and departments.

advance.uncc.edu/programming/mentoring

New Faculty Transitions

A semester-long series of sessions for new faculty

Each session focuses on an issue important to faculty success, for example the RPT process, research support, ethics, mentoring students

The goal is to help new faculty navigate their first years at UNC Charlotte, while building a sense of community

Sign up on the ADVANCE website:

advance.uncc.edu

Survival Guide for New Faculty

The ADVANCE Office has produced an interactive Wiki site for New Faculty called, “Survival Guide for New Faculty”

Mission: to ease your transition to UNC Charlotte

Information on where to find what at UNC Charlotte, teaching, research and writing resources, career advice, legal issues and organizational tips

Link to Wiki on ADVANCE website under Resources for New Faculty

https://sites.google.com/site/survivalguidefornewfaculty/home

Research & Economic Development

Strives to advance the quality, diversity and growth of research at UNC Charlotte

Committed to providing a sustaining environment where your research, creative, and service activities will flourish

The Office of Proposal Development (OPD) provides consultation services to faculty who are developing grant proposals. They can help develop research ideas, locate and evaluate funding sources, plan proposal and budget strategies, develop budgets and edit and review proposal drafts

The Charlotte Research Institute (CRI)

• The portal for business-university partnerships at UNC Charlotte

• Regionally CRI works with the community and the campus to accelerate technology commercialization, increase the growth of entrepreneurial ventures, develop intellectual capital, partner in new business and research ventures to spur economic growth in the community, region, and state

• CRI helps companies initiate new partnerships at UNC Charlotte and offers a variety of opportunities to engage talented faculty and make use of specialized resources available at UNC Charlotte.

Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)

Pedagogy

• Active learning• Critical Thinking• Teaching large classes• Blended/Online• Team - Based Learning• Instructional design• Classroom observations• SOTL/Summer institutes• Engaging students

Technology Tools

• Moodle/Centra

• Clickers

• Smart Podiums

• Podcasts

• Google Apps

• Video capture

• Web-based course evaluations

Library Resources/Services

TEACHING SUPPORT

Every class has a Librarian: Subject Librarians available to teach research skills, citation styles etc.

One-on-one assistance from Subject Librarians available via chat, email or in-person visits

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Help with obtaining scholarly resources (purchase or via inter-library loan)

Digital Scholarship Lab: education/consultation on the creation/use of digital scholarship, including advice on copyright issues and authors’ rights

Writing Resource Center (WRC)

Fosters an environment of active, collaborative learning outside the classroom 

Provides one-to-one writing instruction to students, faculty, and staff to develop better writing skills

WRC staff offer presentations and host workshops on such topics as avoiding plagiarism, documenting sources, peer response, and revision strategies

Information and Technology Services (ITS)

ITS' mission is to set new standards of service and introduce new information systems in support of   faculty, staff, students, alumni and the Charlotte community

ITS supports the university's goals in promoting the use of IT systems, providing access to information and online services, offering IT support, and evaluating and recommending new technologies

Faculty/Staff ITS Services

Faculty and staff can get assistance with supported software and hardware and other ITS technology services.

Normal Hours of OperationMonday - Friday7:30 AM to 6:30 PM

IT Service Desk: 704-687-5500

HelpDesk Online: https://helpdesk.uncc.edu/helpdesk/prelogin.asp

Email help@uncc.edu

The Graduate School

• To be engaged in graduate education, faculty must be members of the Graduate Faculty

• The main responsibilities of Graduate Faculty are to teach graduate students effectively, to do scholarly research and creative work of high quality, and to direct the research of graduate students

• The Graduate School website serves as a centralized resource center:

• http://graduateschool.uncc.edu/faculty-and-staff/gpd-resource-center

The Office of International Programs

Seeks to make international understanding and global awareness a fundamental part of the curriculum and an integral part of campus programming

Opportunities for faculty include faculty exchanges, international travel grants, faculty-led study abroad programs, opportunities to serve as guest lecturers, and opportunities to add international components to the courses you teach

Visit http://oip.uncc.edu/ to learn more

How to Become a “Quick Starter” is available for download on the ADVANCE website under Resources for New Faculty

http://advance.uncc.edu/programming/programs/resources-new-faculty