KU Early Career Faculty Foundation Series
Early Career Faculty Foundation Series
Our Early Career Faculty Foundations series offers valuable insights into current topics related to the faculty role and provides opportunities to connect with fellow new faculty members over refreshments.
Upcoming Events and Details
November 18- Faculty Annual Evaluations: Capturing your First Semester and Setting Goals for What’s Ahead
Talk through the annual evaluation process, what you can expect, how to gather and track your accomplishments, and key questions to ask as a new faculty member.
Monday, November 18 from 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Spencer Research Library, North Gallery
Refreshments provided.
November 19- Mentoring 101: Best Practices in Undergraduate Student Mentoring
This session will provide best practices in mentoring that support academic socialization, engagement and learning, teamwork and collaboration, and student well-being with an award-winning faculty panel from across the disciplines to discuss mentoring strategies.
Tuesday, November 19 from 3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Location: Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, Classroom
Refreshments provided.
January 10- New Faculty "Let's Write!" Workshop
A full day dedicated to writing with focused writing time, strategic best practices and more.
Friday, January 10, 2025, from 9 am to 4 pm (registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Location: Watson Library, 4th Floor, Graduate Student Study space
Light breakfast, lunch and snacks provided.
January 14 - How to at KU: Supercharge your Canvas Course
Familiar with Canvas, but looking for tips and tricks to elevate your course this spring? Join us in learning how to supercharge your Canvas course, so you and your students can get the most out of your course!
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 11 am to 12 pm
Location: Zoom
January 19 - Advising Graduate Students: Essential Tools and Resources
Join us for a session in partnership with the Office of Graduate Studies to learn more about the difference between advising and mentoring, key best practices in our work as graduate student advisors, and learn about essential resources to support healthy engagement between advisors and advisees, whether you are chairing a masters or doctoral student’s committee.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Location: Watson Library, 3 West Event Space
Refreshments provided.
February 13 - Building Campus Connections: Design and Support for Academic Success
Hear from KU experts in career services, service learning, and research on ways in which faculty can partner to build high-impact experiences for their students. Career & Experiential Learning, the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships, and the Center for Service Learning experts will take part in a panel discussion to provide you with partnership examples and answer any questions you might have.
Thursday, February 13, 2025, 3 pm - 4:15 pm
Location: 201 Summerfield Hall
Refreshments provided.
February 27 - The Faculty Career Cycle: Mapping Your Career
This session will provide best practices in mentoring that support academic socialization, engagement and learning, teamwork and collaboration, and student well-being. Michelle Wilson, Assistant Director of Academic and Professional Development for TRIO SES & STEM, and an award-winning faculty panel from across the disciplines will discuss mentoring strategies and best practices.
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 2:30 pm - 3:45 p.m.
Location: Kansas Union, International Room
Refreshments provided.
March 13 - Developing your Scholarly Footprint with Research Partnerships
Our conversation will cover the various ways you can connect and get involved, access the valuable resources each has to offer, and continue to network and build your scholarly impact.
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 3 pm - 4:15 pm
Location: Hall Center for Humanities, Seminar Room 1
Refreshments provided.
March 25 - The Faculty Career Cycle: Promotion & Tenure at KU
Featuring Vice Provost Amy Mendenhall, this session will discuss the criteria and processes involved in promotion and promotion/tenure reviews, how to access policies and by-laws that guide the process in your unit/department, best practices for preparing documents, and key questions to ask your department/unit in the preparation of your materials.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 3 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: Spencer Research Library, North Gallery
Refreshments provided.
April 9 - Time Management and Getting Your Feet on the Ground
Join us for this workshop that will feature recently new and experienced faculty to talk about time management best practices (including how to tame your inbox), how to manage our varied and complex projects as an academic, and introduce a planning process to help you structure and set goals for your summer.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 3 pm - 4:15 pm
Location: Strong Hall, Room 145 Conference (Office of Faculty Affairs)
Refreshments provided.
April 24 - The Faculty Career Cycle: Preparing for Third Year Review
Join Vice Provost Amy Mendenhall and Provost’s Fellow Meagan Patterson as we review the guidelines for this important step in the faculty career cycle, introduce best practices for your preparation, and answer your questions. This process can also be a key opportunity to begin to design the needed elements for your promotion portfolio, establish best practices in documenting your achievements, prepare a professional summary of the core aspects of your role, and gather your portfolio’s supporting documentation.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 3 pm - 4:15 pm
Location: Slawson Hall G192 Beren Petroleum Conference Center
Refreshments provided.
