Academic Career Paths: Teaching at a Teaching College Sheila Castañeda Computer Science Department Clarke College Dubuque, IA

Career Mentoring Workshop2 April 16, 2005 Short Bio  Undergrad in Spanish and CS  Worked in “Real World” for 5 years  Masters in CS from UW – Madison  Teaching at Clarke College for 25 years  Member of CRA-W (CREU, CMW)  Serve on governor’s IOWAccess committee

Career Mentoring Workshop3 April 16, 2005 Professional Expectations  % Teaching  % Professional Development  % Service

Career Mentoring Workshop4 April 16, 2005 Teaching is Different  More classes  More preps  Teach what needs to be taught  Sub-area may be too specialized  Smaller class size  Teaching assistants may not exist  Classes aren’t offered every semester  May have other responsibilities associated with classes

Career Mentoring Workshop5 April 16, 2005 Professional Development  Research  Teaching skills development  Professional conferences, workshops  Publishing  Work with professional organizations

Career Mentoring Workshop6 April 16, 2005 Research  Time is the biggest problem  Release time/travel is through grants  Probably only one with your interest  Collaboration is important Interdisciplinary Among other institutions Through organizations

Career Mentoring Workshop7 April 16, 2005 Research (cont.)  Fewer institutional resources  RAs don’t exist  Can get undergraduates involved  Distributed Mentor Project  Collaborative Research Environment for Undergraduates  REU through NSF  National Laboratories  Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

Career Mentoring Workshop8 April 16, 2005 Service  College Committee work Grant writing, participation  Special needs: woman, computing – learn to say NO  Department Administration – chair Advising – formal and informal Recruiting Grant writing Labs, work study, library acquisitions, clubs, …  Community Consulting / Speaking Organizations / Committees

Career Mentoring Workshop9 April 16, 2005 Best Parts  Get to teach!  Close relationship with undergrads You can make a big difference  Colleagues  Chance for leadership and influence  Flexible schedule Especially nice for families