1. Beyond Survival in the Academy
Presented by Sean Humpherys

2. Overview
Companion book to “Survival in the Academy” with author commentary
Suggests or addresses starting at a non-Research I. school

3. Tenure Tenure promotes academic freedom and as financially reward
Tenure criticism is “hindrance to economic utility”
Trend and pressure to replace tenure with other reward mechanisms

4. Tenure Advice Start early
Set goals and develop plan in graduate school
Get a mentor
Tenure is part political

5. Tenure Portfolio
Sections for
Research
Teaching and
Service

6. Tenure Portfolio Teaching Portfolio Student evaluation
Curricular innovations
Successful class activities
Lectures & Syllabus
Assessment instruments
Student learning outcomes
Videotapes of teaching

7. Tenure Portfolio Research Portfolio Publications
Unpublished manuscripts
Sponsored Research projects
Conference proceedings
Pedagogical applications of research
Research in progress
Scholarly activities

8. Tenure Portfolio Service Portfolio Service to department
Service to students
Service to college
Service to community

9. Survive Transition First year is the most difficult Get a mentor
Plan for hidden costs
Moving, professional attire, student loans, parking, socializing, automobile, unions
Use a university credit union

10. Teaching Learn to teach, “make the time”
“We are expected to pick up teaching by osmosis.” (Millman 1994)
Current trend in teaching is “Active Learning”
High-interest lessons based on real-world situations
Author recommends Davis’ (1993) book “Tools for Teaching”

11. Teaching Service Learning (student projects)
(summary link and internet link are best resources)
Visit your institution teaching resource center. (
Two great classes
Learner Centered Teaching Grad697a
Technology in the class room

12. Research Publish or Perish
Develop your research goals (even in Ph.D. program)
Set aside time each week (I say each day) to progress your research
Very hard first year to research
Self-promotion needed, converse with colleagues about your research

13. Research Goals in Grad School
Personal example:
Read all the abstracts and be familiar with the research from MIS, ISR, JMIS, MS, CACM, IEEET, JAIS, for the past 5 years
Five published papers before graduation
Two published papers from my dissertation work
One co-authorship in a Tier 1 journal
Two conference papers or non-tier 1 journals
A dataset for future work and future publications
Be a reviewer four times (one being from a tier 1 journal)

14. Service Know your departmental guidelines
Time consuming, balance service with research and teaching
Limit or postpone service in your first year
Service to department, institution, & community.

15. Networking Meet people, develop long-term friendships
“How can I serve you?” attitude
Listen 80% Talk 20%
Don’t gossip or criticize. It’s a small world.

16. Q & A