Faculty Roles and Rewards 2006 Academic Affairs Faculty Symposium

Faculty Roles: Individual Faculty Challenging students in and out of the classroom is the responsibility of every faculty member. Challenging students in and out of the classroom is the responsibility of every faculty member. Every faculty member will be expected to meet minimum standards of quality teaching (just as they meet minimum research requirements for tenure). Every faculty member will be expected to meet minimum standards of quality teaching (just as they meet minimum research requirements for tenure). Senior faculty should mentor junior faculty as teachers as well as scholars. Senior faculty should mentor junior faculty as teachers as well as scholars.

Faculty Roles: Department and Beyond Challenge will be specific to discipline, type of class, and teaching style and decided by individual units. Challenge will be specific to discipline, type of class, and teaching style and decided by individual units. The Teaching Academy, departments, and schools should identify and publicize models of challenging and engaging teaching. The Teaching Academy, departments, and schools should identify and publicize models of challenging and engaging teaching. The Teaching Academy, especially, should conduct practical workshops on challenging teaching. The Teaching Academy, especially, should conduct practical workshops on challenging teaching.

Money Increased summer salary opportunities Increased summer salary opportunities Merit raises for challenging students in and out of classes (eg., budgetary set- asides for challenging teaching) Merit raises for challenging students in and out of classes (eg., budgetary set- asides for challenging teaching) Teaching Enhancement And CHallenge Grant (TEACH Grant) Teaching Enhancement And CHallenge Grant (TEACH Grant) Funds for Pedagogical Conferences and Teaching-Related Travel Funds for Pedagogical Conferences and Teaching-Related Travel

Time Teaching release—allow faculty to apply for a Teaching Release Unit (TRU) Teaching release—allow faculty to apply for a Teaching Release Unit (TRU) Teaching Across the Disciplines (develop challenging interdisciplinary programs similar to the Study in a Second Discipline program) Teaching Across the Disciplines (develop challenging interdisciplinary programs similar to the Study in a Second Discipline program) Teaching Assistants Teaching Assistants Research Assistants Research Assistants

Recognition Challenging Teacher Awards (like Outstanding TA Award—faculty and/or student nominated) Challenging Teacher Awards (like Outstanding TA Award—faculty and/or student nominated) Master Teacher Designation Master Teacher Designation Master Teacher Parking Master Teacher Parking Lunch with the President (for nominated teachers) Lunch with the President (for nominated teachers) Gold Star on your office door (“It’s Challenging to Learn Here”) Gold Star on your office door (“It’s Challenging to Learn Here”) Pick Your Own Perk (eg., concert tickets, library carrel, Ramsey access) Pick Your Own Perk (eg., concert tickets, library carrel, Ramsey access)

Freedom New course creation (eg., small undergraduate seminars) New course creation (eg., small undergraduate seminars) Ability to determine semester where class will fall (eg., for sequencing purposes) Ability to determine semester where class will fall (eg., for sequencing purposes) Flexibility in class sizes and/or times and days of the week Flexibility in class sizes and/or times and days of the week Interdisciplinary mobility (facilitate teaching cross-college courses) Interdisciplinary mobility (facilitate teaching cross-college courses)

Group Members Bill BarstowValerie Boyd Lonnie BrownAnita DeRouen Keith DixSu-I Hou Loch JohnsonPeggy Kreshel Chuck KutalDiana Ranson Sheila SlaughterGarnett Stokes Bill Vencill