Welcome to FSU Janet Kistner VP Faculty Development & Advancement August 19, 2019 New Faculty Orientation Teaching Faculty (plus Instructional Support) – How many of you are from Tallahassee? From Florida? Taught university courses here or elsewhere? How many participated in the workshop by CAT (Leslie Richardson) last week?

STRATEGIC PLAN DEEPENING OUR DISTINCTIVE COMMITMENT TO CONTINOUS INNOVATION AMPLIFYING EXCELLENCE ACROSS OUR ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS REALIZING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ENSURING STUDENT SUCCESS ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND PREPARING OUR GRADUATES FOR 21ST CENTURY CAREERS INVESTING STRATEGICALLY IN OUR INSTITUTION AND REPUTATION You play a vital role in achieving our goals – for helping us to launch the careers of our students.

Pursuit of excellence Who to hire and promote are the most important decisions we make Hired with the expectation that you will excel in your field Our commitment to you: Resources to support you in your assignment of responsibilities (CAT, FDA) Positive work environment Constructive, timely feedback on your performance and progress toward promotion

History of specialized faculty at fsu At most universities, there are at least two groups of faculty, those who are tenure-earning/tenured (TTF)and those who are NonTenure Track (NTT) In 2014 FSU created “Specialized Faculty” classifications to provide for career ladders and stability of our NTT faculty “Specialized” refers to the focus of duties: Teaching OR Research OR Other (e.g., Curator, Librarian, etc.)

Specialized faculty tracks Teaching Faculty Instructional Support (Instructional Specialists) Research Faculty Research Support (Assistant in, Associate in) Library or Information Specialties (Asst./Assoc. Librarian) Curator Specialties (Asst./Assoc. Curator) Clinical Faculty (Asst./Assoc./Prof) What you may or may not know is that last year all hard-copy binders were scanned. The University P&T Committee reviewed all binders on Blackboard and that it what they will be doing again this year.

specialized faculty Career ladder: Levels I, II, III Promotional Raises equivalent to TTF Multiyear contracts Level II (2-year contracts) Level III (4-year contracts)

“restrictions of Assignments” Teaching Faculty: 75% (or more) teaching and not more than 5% research Exceptions made for supervision of undergraduate research projects Research on teaching and learning Administrative assignments may reduce % teaching Instructional Support Faculty: 75% (or more) service and not more than 5% research Generally flexible on teaching assignments (e.g., teaching student success courses)

faculty evaluations When do evaluations occur? Annually: ratings plus progress toward promotion letters Promotion review Must be recommended by your supervisor (or department committee) Typically during your 5th year in rank Who evaluates you for promotion? Specified in your unit’s bylaws Faculty committee (that includes specialized faculty) Chair, Director or Supervisor Dean Provost, President, Board of Trustees

How do I know if I’m making progress toward promotion? Provide guidance/encouragement to actively plan and frequently participate in professional development/scholarly activities.

Your role in faculty evaluations Make it easy for your faculty colleagues, chair, dean to see what you’ve accomplished Tell “your story” well What are your most important professional accomplishments? Why is your work important? Build on Sally’s presentation -

What you can (should) do now Ask about your academic unit’s expectations of you and the criteria they most value in evaluating faculty performance Talk to colleagues in your department/college to learn more about the process in your academic unit Connect with FSU’s Center for Advancement of Teaching (CAT) and take advantage of the teaching enhancement opportunities they offer

Join Now This is for you, paid for by the university, if you haven’t’ already done so, “join”. See what it has to offer you, use it to help you accomplish all that you want to accomplish.

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