1. NEW FACULTY 101 HOW TO BE A “QUICK STARTER”
Adapted from R. Boice, Advice for New Faculty Members,
Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000

2. What is a “Quick Starter?”
Approximately 95% of new faculty take 4 to 5 years to meet their institutions teaching and research expectations
The other 5% - the “quick starters” - achieve this in the first 2 years of their appointment
How do they do this?

3. A Primer on Becoming a Quick Starter
Most New Faculty:
Talk a lot about the importance of scholarly writing and research, but actually spend very little time on either
Spend up to 27 hours a week per course preparing for classes, and equate improving their teaching with improving their lecture notes
Put so much material in their lectures they have to rush to cover it and fail to allow time for interaction and discussion
Fail to spend time developing relationships with their colleagues

4. What the Other 5% Do
Schedule a time for writing on a daily basis and actually use that time to write
Limit course preparation after the first offering to less than 1.5 hours of prep for each hour of lecture
Teach at a slower pace, allowing more time for student interaction
Integrate their research into their lectures
Network with colleagues 2 – 4 hours each week

5. CAMPUS RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP YOU BECOME A QUICK STARTER

6. It takes a village
TELL THEM TO LOOK IN THE PROGRAM AND THE HANDOUT FOR LISTINGS AND INFORMATION OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THEIR FIRST YEAR

7. ADVANCE FACULTY AFFAIRS AND DIVERSITY OFFICE (ADVANCE FADO)
Mission
The ADVANCE FADO Office builds faculty diversity and promotes faculty success through research and programming on recruitment,
re-appointment, promotion and tenure practices; policy reform; mentoring; leadership and career development
advance.uncc.edu
PUT MORE SIMPLY: OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL

8. GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROGRAMMING SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MAKE YOUR TRANSITION TO THE UNIVERSITY AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE

9. ADVANCE Programs Designed Specifically for New Faculty
Mentoring
New Faculty Learning Community

10. Mentoring

11. The Importance of Mentors
Appropriate mentoring and support can significantly shorten the professional learning curve
The ADVANCE Mentoring Program provides mentoring support for new faculty
New faculty are matched with senior colleagues who are outside the junior faculty members' home units
These university-wide efforts augment, but do not replace, the mentoring and coaching provided within faculty's home colleges and departments
advance.uncc.edu/programming/mentoring

12. New Faculty Learning Community

13. New Faculty Learning Community
A semester-long professional development program that uses a proactive approach to thoroughly integrate new faculty into the campus community
It achieves this by orienting new faculty to the university culture, and providing resources and strategies to help them navigate their first few years on campus
Sign up on the ADVANCE website: advance.uncc.edu

14. Survival Guide for New Faculty
An interactive Wiki site for New Faculty called “Survival Guide for New Faculty” designed to ease your transition to UNC Charlotte
Information on where to find what at UNC Charlotte, teaching, research and writing resources, career advice, legal issues and organizational tips
Link to Wiki on ADVANCE website under Resources for New Faculty