The Road Less Traveled Cynthia V. Fukami Daniels College of Business University of Denver PhD Project Dinner August 2, 2003

Two Diverse Journeys My journey as a professor The Daniels College of Business’s journey as an institution

Struggling with Balance Publish or perish doctoral training Little emphasis for my development as a teacher Many models for discovery, few models for teaching scholarship My first teaching experiences

My First Job Traditional publish or perish environment My success in teaching Either-or-mentality about research and teaching Coming “out of the closet” at OBTC Deciding to move on—searching for “balance”

My Second Job Is there an option beyond “research” schools and “teaching” schools? Yes!

University Of Denver Founded In 1864 Independent (Oldest in Rocky Mtn. Region) John Evans (Northwestern) Degrees Undergraduate Graduate: Masters & Ph.D.

Daniels College Of Business Founded In 1908 (8th Oldest) AACSB accredited (1923 - today) No Ph.D. MBA and MS degrees Approx. 1,000 students Undergraduate degrees Approx. 1,100 students

Daniels College (Cont.) Approximately 80 full-time faculty Tenure-track positions (62) Non-tenure track positions Clinical Professor (4) Lecturers (14)

Daniels College’s Mission Foster enlightened practice Foster professional achievement Foster community commitment

Curricular Design The Daniels Core Interpersonal & communication skills Technology Ethics

Traditional Performance Model The “3 tab” model: Teaching Research Service

Boyer Scholarship Model The “4 tab model” Discovery Integration Application Teaching

Our Version Scholarship Document Faculty performance weights Faculty position & Life cycle Performance reviews Annual merit Pre-(2 years) and post-(3 years) tenure Promotion and tenure Four criteria: quantity, quality, continuous improvement, and collegiality. Intellectual Contributions Database

Measures: Scholarship Of Teaching Instruction Academic service Advising Assisting student organizations Journal articles Pedagogical cases Instructional software

Measures: Scholarship Of Application Academic service Professional service Consulting Professional organizations Community service Journal articles Cases Textbooks

Measures: Scholarship Of Integration Academic service Developing courses & programs Committees Journal articles Textbooks Interdisciplinary cases

Measures: Scholarship Of Discovery Academic service Mentoring colleagues Journal articles Books & monographs

Scholarship Support at Daniels Scholarship Steering Committee Scholarship Grants Faculty Development Annual Awards

Reward System Faculty performance report Academic unit merit raise (75% of pool) %-of-pool approach Peer or chair evaluations Dean’s office merit raise (25% of pool) College-wide bonuses

Results First (only) school reaccredited by AACSB using Boyer model. Scholarship Grants: 91 during 1999-2003. Scholarly output by faculty: 1988 versus 1999 SOT more than doubled; SOI (cases) increased twelve fold; overall output increased 37%.

Lessons Learned at Daniels Expect the change to take time Faculty resistance Align with overall strategy or mission Align with performance review Align with support Persistence, persistence, persistence

Fostering Diverse Journeys Remove, or at least try to minimize, the risk Start adding rewards Create and sustain a culture and infrastructure that will allow a broader view of scholarship to flourish.

Contact Information Cindi Fukami Daniels College of Business University of Denver Denver, CO 80208 303-871-2193 cfukami@du.edu