1. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 What Is Expected of You As a New Faculty Member at S&T Robert W. Schwartz Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Professor, Materials Science & Engineering “It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.” ~ U.S. Peace Corps advertisement

2. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Topics for Today  Our mission and its relation to expectations of your involvement and contributions  Expectations: who sets them and where they come from  Some excerpts from our policies that define expectations  The university’s mission and you  Tips for achieving expectations and success, including beyond research and teaching

3. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Expectations Compared to Mission  S&T Mission: Missouri University of Science and Technology integrates education and research to create and convey knowledge to solve problems for our State and the technological world.  UM: The mission of the University of Missouri, as a land–grant university and Missouri’s only public research and doctoral–level institution, is to discover, disseminate, preserve, and apply knowledge. The university promotes learning by its students and lifelong learning by Missouri’s citizens, fosters innovation to support economic development, and advances the health, cultural, and social interests of the people of Missouri, the nation, and the world.

4. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 World Class Scholars in All Disciplines Dr. Shannon L. Fogg Assistant Professor of History “The pursuit of ever-decreasing precious goods forced a variety of strangers to interact on a daily basis, creating tensions and alliances between individuals as a result of material concerns” Now think about today: Energy demand predicted to increase by 20% in next 20 years Petroleum reserves being depleted Alternative energy sources not ready And… “The World is Flat”

5. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 “Missouri S&T prepares the best and the brightest students to meet the challenges of a global society. As one of the nation’s top technological research universities, it is our honor and our duty to educate and inspire tomorrow’s leaders from across the nation and around the world.” ~ John F. Carney III Chancellor

6. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Perspectives Regarding Public Higher Education  Professional preparation (for the individual)  For the benefit of society  “… the constant search for truth is the hallmark of the University” (from CRR 310.015)

7. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Expectations: Where They Come From  Department  Workload determined by department chair  Promotion and/or tenure policy  Expectations of colleagues (departmental “self-policing”)  Needs  Department citizenship  University  Workload policy – 12 credit hours per semester, with release for teaching and service (Provost site)  Qualifications for Professorial Academic Ranks Campus Policy II-10: (TT/Tenured) (see HRS website) Campus Policy II-12: Non-Tenure Track Faculty (see HRS website)  Needs and citizenship  Institutional mission

8. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Expectations: Where They Come From  UM System  CRR 310.020: Regulations Governing Application of Tenure  CRR 310.035: Non-Tenure Track Faculty  CRR 320.035: Policy and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure  Self-Imposed  Standard for effort as well as level of success and contributions expected of yourself  Career goals (Associate Professor, Professor, endowed professor, named chair, administrative position…)  Fellow status (sought)  Awards (sought)  Others

9. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 What Are the Expectations?  “Members of the learned professions, whether faculty or administrators, by tradition and practice, give generously of their time, energies, and abilities to further their institution's goals and purposes and their own professional pursuits. There is no reasonable way of regulating the hours devoted to such activities and no meaningful way of measuring them.”  “Truly professional scholars, teachers, researchers, and administrators devote significant portions of their waking hours to such pursuits.”  ~ Clemson University Faculty Manual, 2010, Part IX – Professional Practices, C – Work Schedule

10. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 CRR Policy Excerpts  310.020 – Tenure: The probationary period is to allow reasonable time for faculty members to establish their academic performance … to evaluate performance and future performance…  320.035 – Promotion and Tenure:  The University seeks faculty members who are genuinely creative scholars and inspired teachers and who are dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and its transmission to others.  Outstanding intellectual qualities as reflected in teaching and scholarship are the primary criteria…  Additional criteria include professionally-oriented service contributions, and service to a faculty member’s department, school, college and univ.  In unusual circumstances, tenure may be recommended for demonstrated excellence in teaching, even in the absence of significant published research.  … service shall not substitute for teaching and scholarship  Sustained contributions essential

11. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 S&T Policy Excerpts  For promotion to Associate Professor (TT to T)  Possess the enthusiasm and capacity to motivate students  Have demonstrated the capacity for independent creative thinking  Be recognized by colleagues and peers as making significant contributions to departmental and institutional goals  For promotion to Associate Teaching Professor (demonstrate most or all)  Effectiveness over a period of several years in teaching, based on assessment of students and peers  A record of sustained advisement of undergraduate students  Production of effective learning support materials in the form of course development, improved teaching techniques…

12. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Process Comments  All committee members on area and campus committees:  Reminded of governing policies at beginning of each process  Have historically referred to policies in making their recommendations  Aware of Provost’s use of CRR and campus policies in preparing his recommendation  Advice:  You want the strongest possible dossier to make your case. How do you build that dossier?  Think about the type of colleague you want to be and the type of colleagues you want

13. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Practical Advice – Building Your Perspective of Expectations  Review documented policies/expectations (CRR, campus and department policies)  Measures for each of the above  Invited presentations  Citations  External letters from “disinterested experts”  Student and peer evaluations of teaching effectiveness  Professional service (session chair, symposium organizer, etc.)  Ask around to find consensus among colleagues about standards of judgments (peers, senior faculty, Director FFF, etc.)  Continue to ask if consensus is lacking  Note: everyone has their own perspective on promotion and/or tenure expectations and what is required  It’s a multi-level review and recommendation process

14. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Advice for Engineers and Scientists Seeking Promotion  Tenure Track:  Success/contributions in all mission areas (research, teaching and service) through a wide variety of measures  External sponsorship, publications, graduate student advisement, establishment of research laboratory, students graduated, citations, invited presentations, leadership in professional societies (not expected during probationary period), link between $ and education  Other examples given in CRR  Non-Tenure Track  Teaching – sustained teaching effectiveness, pedagogical innovations, demonstrated effectiveness in student advising, etc.  Research – scholarship, publications, presentations at technical society meetings, graduate student advisement, preparation of successful proposals, contributions to research group success, involvement with technical societies

15. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Advice for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Seeking Promotion  Tenure Track:  Success/contributions in all mission areas through a wide variety of measures  External sponsorship (only in some disciplines), publications (can be book, manuscript, performance), graduate student advisement, establishment of research laboratory, students graduated (for departments with grad programs), citations, invited talks, leadership in professional societies (not expected during probationary period)  Other examples given in CRR  Non-Tenure Track  Teaching – sustained teaching effectiveness, pedagogical innovations, demonstrated effectiveness in student advising,  Research (few) – scholarship, publications, presentations at society meetings, graduate student advisement, preparation of successful proposals, contributions to research group success, involvement with professional society

16. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Data Sources/Benchmarks for Progress  Annual review (T/TT and NTT)  Thorough discussion with chair regarding contributions during previous year, opportunities for improvement, areas of concern  Feedback from senior colleagues  Third year review (tenure track)  Focused feedback from counseling team (chair, VPAA, three P/T representatives) regarding progress and any areas of concern  Office of Sponsored Programs  Data available on research productivity as measured through proposals and grants  Teaching effectiveness  CET (Committee for Effective Teaching), student comments, peer evaluations, chair evaluation  Mid-semester teaching evaluations

17. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010  Identify the area of scholarship for which you have passion  Fundamental work  Applied or more industrially focused  Know the literature  Don’t reinvent the wheel (whether in a proposal or a paper)  Leads to better ability to identify opportunities  Can cite state of the art work in your proposals  Partnerships with senior colleagues and research centers  Balance your goals and interests vs. opportunities  Be selective in accepting graduate students  Get to know program managers by reviewing proposals and serving on panels when asked  Include an assessment plan in your proposals  Provide accurate budget estimate. Re-evaluate how close to costs your budget request was for future proposals  When it’s all said and done, be able to point to your scholarly contributions Scholarship and Research Tips

18. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Some Teaching Tips  Understand student expectations  Always do your best  Fair and equitable treatment of students and class as a whole  Efforts to engage students  Examples and real world scenarios  Use of technology  Lots of resources – use them to improve your teaching  Don’t forget – you probably weren’t trained to teach and may not have seen “best practices”  Figure out your style (what works for you) and your personal philosophy  Continual improvement; evolutionary vs. revolutionary revisions  Negotiate new prep loads  Become recognized for your effectiveness in specific courses

19. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Service and Citizenship Tips  Department, campus and professional  A great way to get exposure (campus and external)  Networking  Don’t be invisible!  Get out of your office once in awhile  Give folks the chance to get to know you  You’ll be surprised what opportunities can be created  Great opportunities:  For development of non-technical skills  To understand how the campus (or organization) operates  For dissemination of technical work  To build personal/professional network

20. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Examples of Workshops, Seminars, etc.  Effective Teaching  Curators’ Teaching Summit (expert teachers and researchers)  Educational Technology Department (ed tech’s and instructional designers)  Advising  Developmental advising  Today’s students  Research  Designing a vibrant research program  Other  (Really) helpful hints  Graduate student mentoring and expectations  The role of service in professional development

21. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Some Goals for Measuring Progress  “Thou shalt know thy department averages”  Average CET scores  Averages for scholarship metrics (publications, presentations, books, graduation rates, grantsmanship)  Citizenship and service contributions  Discipline (engineering, science, humanities,…) vs. department  Compare your accomplishments, contributions and progress to your peers in your general discipline (our and other institutions)  Realize that, in some ways, you will be evaluated as our employers evaluate prospective hires (performance and potential)  Open and frank discussion with your chair, mentor(s) and others  How am I doing?  What do I need to improve on?  Am I viewed as a good department citizen?  Develop an effective mirror and get comfortable looking into it

22. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 General Success Strategies  Health and family come first  But discuss with spouse and family, level of effort required to meet expectations  Make time to take advantage of opportunities presented for professional development  Workshops, FFF, NFTS II, VPAA mentoring sessions  Shows engagement (list under professional development activities)  Lots of resources available on campus – use them!  See above, plus talks from FFF from prior years, helpful hints at website  Cultivate colleagues  Develop mentors, friends, and professional associates  Figure out who will give you the straight story  Ask questions (and if necessary, for help)  Regularly self-assess to identify areas that require attention, establish goals, and target opportunities  Be pro-active in learning about expectations!

23. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 More Success Strategies  Set short and long term goals and monitor progress  Annual review is also good time for self assessment  Time management, general level of effort and flexibility in schedule  Set times for different activities (e.g., writing) and stick to them  Consider adhering to your posted office hours  Identify approaches and work locations that contribute to your productivity  Office vs. library vs. home (careful here)  Look for synergies between your research and teaching  Use your academic support system (chair, senior colleagues, peers, NFP Director, VPAA)  Document your accomplishments and maintain an up to date CV (also use FAS – Faculty Accomplishment System)  Remember you will be judged by:  Contributions in all three mission areas: scholarship, teaching, service  Your successes and contributions, not your effort  Other “subjective” factors (not only technical contributions)

24. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Career Building Tips  Look for, and work on, things that you are passionate about  Volunteer (perhaps less at early career stages) and accept challenges as growth opportunities  Be engaged. Long term, become “one of the usual suspects”  Continue to build self-awareness  Strengths and areas of opportunity for improvement  What skills will help you succeed?  Partnerships and relationships

25. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 What the Pro’s Say About Needed Skills  From: For Your Improvement: A Guide for Development and Coaching (Lombardo and Eichinger)  67 “competencies” that will enable your success (some examples below)  Action orientedHumor  Business acumenIntegrity and Trust  CompassionListening  ComposureMotivating Others  Creativity Perseverance  DelegationProblem Solving  Develop Direct ReportsTechnical Expertise  Ethics and ValuesTime Management  Hiring and StaffingWritten Communication

26. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 Categorization of Competencies From: For Your Improvement  Strategic Skills  Operating Skills  Courage  Energy and Drive  Organizational Positioning Skills  Personal and Interpersonal Skills  People Focus and Management  Results Focus and Facilitation

27. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 On the Overlap of Personal and Professional Skills*  Remember the 67 competencies (composure, compassion, perseverance, integrity, ethics, …) – are personal traits and professional abilities separable?  Analysis of professional success using personality inventory tools  The Don Myers story *Presented to “Seeds of Success” class

28. Freshman Faculty Forum, October 13, 2010 How Will You “Fit In”? How Do You “Succeed”?  Develop your research, teaching and your own personal philosophy about higher education and how you will contribute to:  Institutional mission  Student success  Connection with and commitment to students and their learning and personal/professional growth.  Lots of ways to make important contributions  During probationary period – must focus on key aspects of mission (research and/or teaching)  Don’t forget professional development!