CETL Program for New and Early Career Faculty: Productive Pathways to Promotion

To complement your college/school mentoring program and events sponsored by the Office of Faculty Advancement, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is excited to announce its year-long program and community specifically designed to support early career, tenure-track (TT) and non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty. Clear expectations, strategic planning, mastering academic time management, maintaining work-life balance, and cultivating a healthy support system are essential to thriving in academe. The “Pathways” program includes a series of six focused sessions and additional support opportunities throughout the academic year, all designed to provide the information, perspectives, strategies, and support needed to successfully prepare for the critical year review, promotion, and tenure at Chapman.

What faculty said about last year’s Pathways program:

“CETL’s Productive Pathways to Promotion program offers professionally curated learning experience. The organizers provided rich and informative materials that helped me rebuild and rethink my teaching content and style. The organizers were efficient, supportive, and responsive, making the experience enriching and impressively well-organized.”

“Pathways is a great resource to learn more about the RTP process, meet wonderful people, and extend your network inside Chapman. And we have a good time!”

“These sessions were extremely useful. They helped me understand the process of promotion better and I feel much more prepared now!”

“I just submitted my CY2 packet and the workshops and materials were instrumental for writing my teaching statement and reflection.”

Who Can Attend: Full-time, early career TT and NTT faculty. Mid-career faculty are welcome to attend any session.

When: The second Friday of every month; 12:00-1:00pm; lunch will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register for each session using the links provided below.

Where: Orange campus, with simulcast at Rinker

See below for the list of upcoming session dates and topics. Registration information and additional details will be provided prior to each session.

Fall Sessions

Session #1: Every Term Needs a Plan

Join us for a discussion of strategies for effective goal setting, aligning your time with your priorities, and staying on track to meeting your goals. We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Facilitating Student Growth Through Feedback.

Guest Speaker: Stephanie Takaragawa, Associate Dean, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Friday, September 13, 12:00-1:00pm

 

Session #2: Organizing for Productivity

Learn strategies for a) gathering and organizing portfolio artifacts, b) assessing and managing the functionality of your workspace to support productivity, and c) keeping your calendar and CV current. We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Building Student Agency.

Guest Speakers: Jennifer Kong, Assistant Professor, Attallah College

Friday, October 11, 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Beckman 404; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 201

 

Session #3: How to Make Your Teaching Count

Success at Chapman begins with success in the classroom. Learn evidence-based strategies to engage and support today’s college student and maximize your efforts. We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Increase Your Teaching Productivity and Effectiveness.

Guest Speaker: TBA

Friday, November 8, 12:00-1:00pm

Location: Orange Campus, Beckman 404; with live-stream to Rinker Campus, CC 130

Click here to register

 

Pathways Social Event: Building a Supportive Network – with Administrators, Faculty Senate and Personnel Committee members

Join us for a Q&A with colleagues who have successfully completed the review/promotion process.

Thursday, December 5, 2:30-4:00pm (tentative)

Location: Orange Campus, Beckman 404

Click here to register

Spring Sessions

Session #4: Developing a Teaching Narrative for the RTP Portfolio

Learn tips for how to align your narrative and artifacts to tell the story of who you are as a teacher, as well as demonstrate teaching effectiveness and efforts towards continuous improvement (i.e., Course Evals and Grade Report). We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Increasing Student Self-Determination and Success.

Guest Speaker: TBA

Friday, February 14, 12:00-1:00pm

 

Session #5: Strike a Balance: Productivity and Self-Care

Explore the relationship between self-care and productivity. Learn strategies to maintain a focus on appropriate and meaningful service opportunities established for years 1-3. From habits of survival to strategies for success. We will also present Just-in-Time Teaching Tips: Embedding Learning/Study Strategies into the Curriculum.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Martina Nieswandt, Vice President for Research & Graduate Education

Friday, March 14, 12:00-1:00pm

 

Session #6: Strategizing for a Productive Summer 

Close out the year by reflecting on your progress and establish a plan to maximize your time this summer to meet your goals. Join with your peers to celebrate your success over the past year! We will also present Just-in-Time-Teaching Tip: Data-Driven Instructional Improvements.

Guest Speaker: TBA

Friday, April 11, 12:00-1:00pm

 

Please reach out to us at CETL@chapman.edu with any questions or for more information.