Call for ParticipantsADVANCING Professional Track Faculty

UMD ADVANCE and the Office of Faculty Affairs are pleased to announce this call for participants for the ADVANCING Professional Track Faculty program for the 2016-2017 academic year.

ADVANCING Professional Track Faculty is a year-long, peer network for professional- track faculty, designed to provide opportunities for professional growth. This peer network aims to expand on-campus professional networks and community; offer knowledge, concrete examples and models; and enhance the sense of agency faculty feel toward their work and career advancement at UMD.

Workshop Goals include: Increase knowledge regarding new policies governing professional track faculty advancement Enhance agency in career advancement at UMD Expand participants’ on-campus peer networks

Who is eligible? All professional (non-tenure), full-time faculty members.

What is expected of participants? Participants are asked to commit to attend at least 8 of the 9 scheduled seminars, and do short readings or activities assigned for the session. Participants may also be asked to help facilitate sessions where they have special expertise to share.

We will begin receiving applications May 10th 2016 and continue until July 1st or until all spaces are filled.

To apply: Please submit a short letter of interest, along with acknowledgement from your department chair or director, by July 1st, 2016 to: advance@umd.edu.

Colleen Worthington, Clinical ProfessorDirector, Clinical Education in Speech-Language PathologyDept of Hearing and Speech Sciences

The ADVANCING Professional Track Faculty meets on Fridays in #0100 Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hall.

Comments from Participants:

“Thank you for providing such a wonderful opportunity… Overall, I found the ADVANCING Professional Track Faculty Program very beneficial and I hope to continue the collaborative

work.”

“I learned so much and enjoyed meeting my colleagues. The information was really useful.”

“I feel like I have really gained some tools that I can use.”

“Readings were fantastic as well as the conversations we had during our seminar.”

“Good discussions on sensitive topics that aren’t frequently discussed.”

The ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence is funded by the Provost’s Office, Office of Diversity & Inclusion,

Division of Research, Academic Colleges, the Graduate School, and Undergraduate School.

Example Workshop Sessions Include:

Introductions and Gracious Self-Promotion

Ripping, Running, and Hair on Fire – Time Management

Life-Work Integration

Teaching Strategies

Social Support and Peer Networks

Management and Supervision of GAs, TAs, Labs, & Projects

Strategies to Identify and Address Rankism

Making a Case for Promotion

Getting to Know your College Policies for Promotion