MISSION
The mission of the Office of Faculty Development is to cultivate faculty success and well-being through professionally sustaining programs.
VISION
The vision of this office is to:
- support faculty through a mentoring program with special attention given to an onboarding program or early mentoring program for assistant professors;
- cultivate a high rate of successful tenure and promotion decisions;
- foster a positive work climate and a responsiveness to work/life concerns; and
- strengthen the retention of faculty demonstrating high levels of professional accomplishment.
PROGRAMMING
Faculty Mentoring Program
The College of Educationâs Faculty Mentoring Program is a formal college-wide program that brings together junior and senior level faculty from across our six departments. Incoming assistant professors and clinical assistant professors are matched with two mentors at the advanced assistant, associate, or full professor levels. The goal is to match faculty with one colleague from their home department as well as one mentor outside their home department to offer multiple points of support and varied perspectives. Incoming associate or full professors are matched with one mentor at rank or higher, unless requested otherwise. Mentors and mentees are encouraged to connect throughout the academic year and are provided with resources (see Dialogue Sparkers below) to build generative, meaningful, and sustaining relationships.
If you are a College of Education assistant professor or clinical assistant professor and you would like to participate in this program, please contact Kelly Guyotte.
- Balance & Boundaries
- Publish or Perish
- Service, Tenure, & Promotion
- Publishing from the Dissertation
- The Art of Academic Conferencing
- Cultivating Positive Relationships with Graduate Students
- Faculty Mental Health and Wellness
- The Constraints and Affordances of AI and ChatGPT in the Classroom
First-Year Faculty Support (2024-2025)
To support all incoming first-year faculty in the College of Education, the Office of Faculty Development will host four First-Year Faculty breakfasts in 2024-2025, two in fall semester and two in spring semester. These breakfasts provide opportunities for all first-year faculty to: 1) cultivate opportunities for ongoing connection and community, 2) dialogue, check in, and brainstorm with one another about professional experiences, and 3) become acquainted with the College of Education senior-level administration (i.e., Deans and Associate Deans).
First-Year Faculty Breakfasts for 2024-2025
| Date | Getting to Know |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 9:00- 10:00 | Joyce Alexander, Dean |
| Wednesday, November 6, 2024, from 9:00- 10:00 | David Hardy, Associate Dean |
| Thursday, February 6, 2025, from 9:00- 10:00 | Joy Burnham, Senior Associate Dean |
| Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 9:00- 10:00 | Emily Sims, Associate Dean |
In addition, all first-year faculty are strongly encouraged to attend two sessions intended to help faculty learn about âFaculty Successâ, which serves as the platform through which tenure and promotion dossiers and merit review content is uploaded and submitted.
Virtual Brown Bags (2024-2025)
Throughout 2024-2025, the Office of Faculty Development will host Virtual Brown Bags. Virtual Brown Bags are an opportunity for faculty to spend their lunch hour learning about opportunities in the College of Education and to get to know various offices and supports at UA.
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| September 26, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | Getting to Know: UA Teaching Academy with Claire Major |
| October 15, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | Getting to Know: Grant and Research Support with UA Libraries |
| November 7, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | Elevate Research Grants Informational Meeting with Kelly Guyotte |
| December 4, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | Grant Writing Fellows Informational Meeting with Kelly Guyotte |
| January 16, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | The Fulbright Scholar Program & OIP with Kagendo Mutua |
| February 27, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | Cultivating School Partnerships with Holly Morgan and Joy Burnham |
| March 18, 2025 from 12:00-1:00 | Getting to Know: Center for Instructional Technology + Blackboard Ultra with Karen Burns and Melissa Fortson |
| April 16, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | Getting to Know: Office of Community-Based Partnerships & Faculty Engagement Tours |
GRANT SUPPORT
In collaboration with the Office of Research and Service, the Office of Faculty Development offers grant support and grant-related professional development opportunities throughout the academic year. These grant support opportunities are designed to build grant-writing skills and support faculty efforts in developing and submitting high quality proposals to a funding agency or foundation.
Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are due in February 2024.
COE Grant Workshops for 2024-2025
| Date | |
|---|---|
| August 27, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | Introduction to Grants in the College of Education with David Hardy |
| September 5, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | Research ASSIST Office and the Small Grants Program with Lisa Joiner |
| October 22, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | Visualizing & Cultivating Collaborative Grant Research Teams with Kristine Jolivette, Sara Sanders, & Olivia Hester |
| November 12, 2024, from 12:00-1:00 | RFP and Proposal Development with David Hardy |
| January 23, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | Developing Grant Budgets with Renita Lewis and Kelsey Kerzman |
| January 30, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | Advanced Grant Budgets with Renita Lewis and Kelsey Kerzman |
| February 18, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | Post-Award with Lori Burroughs |
| March 4, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | Introduction to IRB with Kory |
| April 1, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 | Authorship Ethics for Research and Scholarly Publications with Kory Trott |
COE Grant Writing Fellows Program
The Grant Writing Fellows Program is a competitive fellowship program that was initiated to support external grant seeking of those working toward tenure and promotion. The goal of this program is to enhance and extend the culture of grant writing support and success, helping faculty members at the 3rd and 4th year on the tenure track with grant-getting aspirations to achieve their goals.
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are due in February 2025.
2024-2025 Grant Writing Fellows
Dr. Shena Crystel Sanchez, Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
Dr. Courtney OâGrady, Department of Special Education
Dr. Jewoong Moon, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies
2023-2024 Grant Writing Fellows
Dr. Chunhua Cao, Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
Dr. Marissa Filderman, Special Education and Multiple Abilities
Dr. Kristen Lamb, Special Education and Multiple Abilities
Dr. JoonHo Lee, Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
Dr. Kaiwen Man, Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
Dr. Macarena Suarez-Pellicioni, Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
2022-2023 Grant Writing Fellows
Dr. Elroy Aguiar, Kinesiology
Dr. Emily Lund, Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
Dr. Jee Suh, Curriculum & Instruction
Dr. Lee Winchester, Kinesiology
WHOLE PERSON FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Because academics carry myriad experiences, roles, and responsibilities both inside and outside of the academy, the Office of Faculty Development seeks to support faculty as whole people.
The Flourish Fellowship
As such, each academic year brings a focus on relevant aspects of the whole person faculty experience. In 2024-2025, the spotlight faculty development series is called âThe Flourish Fellowshipâ led by academic coach Brooke Hofsess.
The Flourish Fellowship aims to infuse courage and creativity into the career trajectory of our faculty participants. It is a structured program that spans eight sessions over the course of the academic year, providing faculty with the tools, concepts, and support necessary to shift from overextended to fulfilled.
The program is designed to support faculty that gravitate towards work they can ace (or to the logical step in front of them)âleaving their most ambitious and bold aspirations unfulfilled. Flourish Fellows will learn to distinguish between pursuits that deplete their resources and those that foster growth and fulfillment, equipping them with new strategies to recognize and act on these distinctions.
The Faculty Development Book Club
In spring 2024, fifteen faculty members gathered to extend conversations about leadership through a group reading of BrenĂ© Brownâs Dare to Lead. Due to an overwhelming request for more, faculty are invited to continue reflecting about leadership practices through Talia Foxâs The Power of Conscious Connection. Faculty at all stages of their careers are invited to participate in this 3-part book club that will meet in September and October 2024. Books will be provided; however, participation is limited to fifteen faculty, so register early to reserve a spot.
College of Education Faculty can contact Kelly Guyotte for more information about The Flourish Fellowship and the Book Club.