Faculty Affairs & Professional Development
Mission
The Office oversees a comprehensive personal and professional development program to provide leadership, support, and advocacy, and to promote academic quality, through these main areas:
Faculty Recruitment
- Support the recruitment and retention of outstanding and diverse faculty members
- Monitor strategic faculty recruitment goals and targets
Faculty Development
- Coordinate, plan, implement, and communicate college-wide faculty development offerings that ensure effective and successful recruitment, appointment, retention, and promotion of faculty
- Oversee the appointments and promotions process
- Manage faculty award processes
- Expand participation in national and international groups that assist or promote faculty affairs, leadership, and professional development
Staff Development
- Facilitate access to training and compliance requirements
- Coordinate, plan, implement and communicate college-wide staff development offerings
- Manage cross training programs
Faculty Governance
- Foster the development, implementation, and interpretation of faculty policies
- Administer conflict of interest, disclosure, and review policies
- Liaise with directors regarding Professional Leave matters