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Chapter 7: Faculty Development

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1.0 University faculty development opportunities

1.1 Office of Academic Affairs

1.1.1 Faculty Affairs

The Office of Faculty Affairs offers several faculty development opportunities, including New Faculty Orientation, the P&T Achievement Conference, Faculty Pathways, the New Chair Program, and the All Chairs Program, among others. Information about faculty development opportunities offered through the Office of Academic Affairs can be found on the Faculty Development website. The office also provides a number of multimedia resources.

1.1.2 Outreach and Engagement

The Office of Outreach and Engagement offers professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. Information about these programs can be found on the office’s Professional Development website. Development opportunities include the Engaged Scholarship Faculty Community of Practice and workshops designed to increase the understanding of broader research impacts.

1.1.3 National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion maintains an institutional membership to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, which offers a host of faculty development opportunities. 

1.2 Office of the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge

The Office of the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge offers numerous faculty development opportunities that can be found at the Knowledge Discovery and Development Programs website. Programs range from developing a research program to building large, team-science-focused grants.

1.3 Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship

The Tim and Kathleen Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship offers  programs to support the entrepreneurial development of faculty and students. Faculty interested in a start-up are encouraged to work with the Center to ensure the proper process is followed.

2.0 Local faculty development opportunities

Faculty are encouraged to meet with their mentoring teams (if they have one), TIU head, associate deans, and dean to learn about faculty development opportunities in their department, school, and/or college. 

3.0 Academic leadership development opportunities

Several university-level academic leadership development programs are available. Information about these programs can be found at this website.