New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Steve Marcus Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Institute for Systems Research Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 The faculty represent the future of the department for decades to come Your legacy, a place to really have long- term impact OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 This is how the department renews and improves itself Work with faculty to determine highest hiring priorities—replacement for a retiree? Hiring in a new area? Greatest department need for next years? Appoint search committee carefully—critical! Be proactive and use networks OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Recruit at professional conferences Involvement in minority/women’s networks Minority postdocs and visiting faculty Stay in touch with your undergrads Build as broad a pool as possible OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Well-planned interview involving many faculty Evaluate the candidate and sell the department  Mentoring, environment, community, support, family leave policies Make a good offer—ask for resources from the Dean, Provost, VP for Research!  Be an advocate for the department: you won’t get anything unless you ask!! OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Multi-pronged approach  Connections with URM group members  Many faculty following up after offer given Let the candidates know how much they are wanted and how supportive the community will be Conversations with Chair and others may be important—understanding the issues of importance to candidate  Help with job for partners Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Orientation Welcoming and supportive community Mentoring—address APT issues up front Annual reviews and feedback  Chair and mentors vigilant about potential issues Beware of too much service Keep eyes on the prize; stay focused Scholarship and funding Critical and honest feedback OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 New faculty: have invested money in them, search committee’s and faculty’s time  help them in any way you can, NOT “sink or swim” Make sure about space, equipment, & support You work for your faculty, make things possible for those in the department Minorities tend to be isolated Have social events, assigning a mentor is not enough OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Leadership & commitment of Chair (and Dean)  Commitment to building a sense of community  Commitment to finding the best mentors and setting expectations for mentoring  Taking care in initial assignments not to overwhelm new junior faculty: protect them  Explaining processes and criteria for promotion and tenure, contract renewal, merit raises OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015  Time management (blocking off time to work)  Hard to understand how quickly 5 years passes (to have a sense of how long things take)  Importance of outside (vs. inside) service & getting known—when to say no, even to Chair  Where to publish, being visible, grants  Importance of having an independent research program at UMD (balance own and team work) Solid, focused, rigorously reviewed publication Evidence of quality, impact, significance OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015  Integrate new faculty into the life of the department, entire senior faculty’s responsibility  Not just at 3 rd year review  Continuing until tenure and beyond: mentor Associate Professors—now must offer this!  Chair monitors mentoring process, vigilant in noticing problems, works with mentors Consider choosing mentors in consultation with jr. fac. Tell junior faculty: if there are problems of any type, let the Chair know OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Be good listener and build trust, then give advice Show information on successful tenure cases Written feedback each yr., discussed w/senior faculty Sense of belonging: your success is our success Multiple, outside dept. mentors if interdisciplinary or joint appointment OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Clear strategies for overcoming deficiencies Discussions of departmental politics and culture Nominate them for awards Help them to know the players in their field: these can be letter writers Help them get funding Get involved in professional society activities Openness to personal issues of faculty OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

New Administrators Orientation | August 27, 2015 Important to understand what has changed—come to workshops and Academic Leadership Forums on this and other topics External letters, teaching portfolios, peer review of teaching, interdisciplinary research, mentoring Associate Professors, candidate notification, “star” appointments OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

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