1. Report on the Office of Faculty Development

2. The OFD at a Glance
Mission: To identify and respond effectively to the needs of the faculty
Reporting Structure: Reports to Provost through the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.
Goals:
To continually and actively engage faculty and Faculty Senate, encouraging exploration of hard questions and a diversity of conversations regarding faculty needs and equity issues.
To create a framework that responds to faculty needs and concerns as they evolve.
To create and sustain specific activities and processes that support faculty success.
To undertake on-going assessment of the programs of this office.
In October of 2012, a Senate adhoc committee articulated the mission of the OFD and outlined the responsibility of a faculty oversight committee
OFD is the legacy of a 5 year, $6M NSF ADVANCE award to Rice aimed at increasing the recruitment and retention of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

3. OFD Faculty Advisory Committee
Faculty oversight:
Don Morrison (Humanities, Chair)
Tom Killian (Natural Sciences)
Marcia O’Malley (Engineering)
Elizabeth Long (Social Sciences)
Gordon Wittenberg (Architecture)
Gustavo Grullon (Business)
Kathy Matthews (Natural Sciences)
Faculty oversight is key to the effectiveness of the OFD
In December 2012 Senate approved the creation of a University Committee
7-member committee with overlapping terms to provide continuity

4. OFD Faculty Advisory Committee
Advise Director on priorities for OFD programs.
Review regularly data and policies relevant to faculty, including hiring, promotion, retention, climate, satisfaction, and equity (space, salary, teaching, time in rank, cohort retention, distribution by department/gender/race).
Review policies/procedures and assess whether they are working effectively
Ensure that the Office of Faculty Development is identifying and meeting the needs of the faculty.
Responsibilities of OFD FAC

5. OFD Current Activities
Search committee training
Access to databases of under-represented minority PhDs in STEM fields
Informational sessions on Promotion & Tenure
Informal lunches for women faculty (~2 per semester)
Monthly discussions for department Chairs
New faculty orientation
Triad mentoring program
Faculty exit survey
Maintained or modified legacy programs

6. OFD Planned Activities
Targeted programs for mid-career faculty (e.g., orientation session, information on promotion, mentoring initiatives, leadership opportunities, and innovative teaching sessions with CTE)
Evaluation of unsuccessful faculty searches
Pilot programs in Engineering, Humanities, Natural Sciences, & Social Sciences
Climate study (Fall 2014)
With VPAA – review of faculty policies