1. Transitioning to Faculty Roles: Tips and Advice from Former Student Affairs Practitioners
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | 8:00 – 8:50 a.m.
Shailen Singh, Assistant Professor, Texas State University
Krista Bailey, Clinical Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
Kelli Peck Parrott, Clinical Professor, University of Florida

2. Presentation Overview
Introductions and Motivations
Reflection
Opportunities and Challenges
Lessons Learned

3. Introductions and motivations for transitioning

4. Reflection What brought you to this session?
When you consider a life of a faculty member what do you envision?

5. Faculty Opportunities
Independent Work
Influence the Field as a Scholar
Prepare Future Student Affairs Educators
Flexibility

6. Faculty Challenges Student Affairs vs. Academic Affairs
Definition of Success Varies
Contract Length Varies
Work is Independent
Career Change
Student Affairs vs. Academic Affairs
They are two different types of organizations
Individually focused work vs. Collaborative work
Collegial within siloed work
Pros and cons of self-directed work
Defining Success can be Challenging
Success is defined differently and often ambiguously
Promotion processes vary based on type of faculty role and department/university
Multiple stakeholders
Feeling of finality
Work responsibilities - teaching, service, research
9 month, 10 month, or 12 month
Could result in a financial implication
Work is Independent
You may be starting your career again from an entry level position

7. Reflection
Think back to your first reflection, are there any disconnects between what you thought and what we have shared?

8. Lessons Learned Find a Mentor Consider Administrative Support
Cultivate a Research Agenda
Determine Type of Role
Learn What You Need to Know and Don’t Know
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Mentoring
Find a mentor
Listen to what your mentor is telling you and what they are not telling you
Administrative Functions
Cultivating a Research Agenda - do you have a research agenda developed?
Different types of faculty roles
Be prepared for the interview and recognize that you will be judged by faculty - it’s different than a student affairs interview.
Learn what you need to know that you don’t know you need to know
Promotion process and expectations
Unspoken expectations
Requirements for mentoring doctoral students
Requirements for service
Requirements for teaching - how many classes, online or face-to-face
What administrative support is available?
What technological support is available?
Expectations for grants - is there support available to write grants
Start-up package - you need to know what you need
Highly sought out to assistant professor

9. Questions?

10. Contact Information
Dr. Shailen Singh,
Dr. Krista Bailey,
Dr. Kelli Peck Parrott,

11. See you next year in Austin, Texas!
Thank you!
See you next year in Austin, Texas!