Faculty Development at USC: How do we develop successful faculty who will contribute to the culture? Judy Garner, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Faculty Development Office of the Provost University of Southern California

How do we develop successful faculty who will contribute to the culture? 1.Improve individual faculty satisfaction with their positions at USC– through support for career advancement and academic success 2.Do what we can to reduce roadblocks to faculty success 3.Invite faculty to fully participate in the growth of USC– providing for a shared sense of responsibility and investment in the culture and academic identity of the institution

Facilitate career advancement for faculty Provide information and tools to increase academic effectiveness Improve access to information about career advancement Development of a Culture of Mentoring Connect with others – allow for leaps in academic scholarship Provide tools to help with performance of teaching and research

Career Advancement information resources Academic Leadership and Development Committee Mellon Mentoring Forum Leadership training (Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Professional Development) – Deans of Faculty – Department chairs – Consultation with Deans Committee on Non-tenure track Faculty (Academic Senate, Provost’s Office committees) Probationary Deadlines Committee (Senate/Provost’s office)

USC-Mellon Partnership To make development of a culture of mentoring faculty a high priority. To target groups of faculty that would most benefit from mentoring and to provide access to mentors To recognize and reward schools/departments, and individuals who have developed best practices in mentoring – Provost’s Mentoring Award – USC Mellon Awards – Mentoring Website – Mentoring Survey

Resources to help with job performance Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET) Center for Excellence in Research (CER) USC - Mellon Mentoring Forum (MMF) Career Networking Tools: (e.g., BAXTER– collaboration tools)*

Facilitate career advancement for faculty Provide information and tools to increase academic effectiveness Improve access to information about career advancement Development of a Culture of Mentoring Connect with others – allow for leaps in academic scholarship Provide tools to help with performance of teaching and research Reduce potential negative effects of both academic and non-academic issues on career success

Support for academic issues that can affect career growth and job satisfaction Faculty Rights and Responsibilities committee (Academic Senate) – Committee members – Current and past presidents of the senate Faculty Mediation Officers: – Wendy Mack (HSC) – Marshall Cohen (UPC) Professional Development: counsel on harassment and violence in the workplace Faculty Handbook: Guidelines on work environment

Support for non-academic issues that can influence career growth and job satisfaction Committee for Work and Family Life Child care Eldercare Housing, transportation Exercise availability/Wellness Tax and Retirement issues Academic Senate: Wellness Emeriti Center

Facilitate career advancement for faculty Provide information and tools to increase academic effectiveness Improve access to information about career advancement Development of a Culture of Mentoring Connect with others – allow for leaps in academic scholarship Provide tools to help with performance of teaching and research Reduce potential negative effects of both academic and non- academic issues on career success Faculty Recognition

School-specific recognition of faculty success University-wide recognition of faculty success University Recognition Committee nomination for external or national awards Coordination of nomination for major national awards Identification of a cadre of future leaders, and mentor their growth

Giving Back to USC: A shared sense of responsibility and investment in USC Culture of Mentoring Recognition of excellence and recruitment of excellence Leadership development Facilitation of multidisciplinary collaboration

Goals: What resources will be needed to assist our faculty in the future? Facilitating Career advancement: investment in infrastructure, support of innovation, and targeted recruitment of complementary excellence Provision of collaboration tools to allow increased multidisciplinary scholarship Mentoring emphasized as an intrinsic part of USC’s culture