Faculty Affairs Newsletter
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The Rules of Engagement Faculty Development Sessions
UMKC Faculty are invited to gather for casual conversations over lunch to discuss issues related to the best practices of Community Engaged Scholarship. These gatherings are cosponsored by CAFE and UMKC's Division of External Relations and Constituent Engagement.
Have a conversation you'd like to host or a best practice with a community partner that you'd like to highlight? Contact Julie Sutton and Nate Addington.
Mark your calendars now for: The Ethics of Engagement and Accreditation in Healthcare
March 9 | 12:00-1:00 | School of Dentistry 217A
Featuring: Becky Smith, Clinical Professor, UMKC School of Dentistry, and Shelly Howard, Assistant Clinical Professor, UMKC School of Dentistry
Register Now
Upcoming Topics Include:
Community Partnerships: How to Find Them, Start Them, and Keep Them
Date/Time TBD
The Ins and Outs of Partnering with Local Governmental Offices and Officials
Date/Time TBD
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Articles on AI Tools and Education
Faculty discussions on generative AI tools coming this spring!
The UMKC Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence has been collecting articles of interest regarding generative AI tools and their impact on teaching and learning. Here are some that you may find of interest:
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NCFDD Faculty Success Program
Applications open for summer program!
The UMKC Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) is pleased to be able to sponsor three full-time faculty members to participate in the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity’s (NCFDD) Faculty Success Program during the Summer 2023. This 12-week intensive mentoring experience is offered online and is designed to help faculty members increase scholarly productivity, manage time effectively, and maximize work-life balance. For additional information about the program, you can visit NCFDD Faculty Success Program.
Participants in the Faculty Success Program are expected to: be self-directed and open to feedback; participate in weekly online trainings and small group support and accountability calls; and complete weekly homework tasks guided by their coach, among other activities.
Following completion of the program, sponsored faculty will submit a brief report to the CAFE office that reflects on the overall effectiveness of the program, the extent to which their goals were met, suggestions for ways the program could be improved, and descriptions of lessons or effective practices that should be considered at UMKC. Alumni of the program also may be asked to share their experience with their peers.
UMKC Participant Testimonials:
“The NCFDD curriculum, coach, and group calls, showed me new ways to be a better professional and academic. These skills immediately helped me to find more success and satisfaction as a faculty member, educator, scholar, and in my personal life.”
- Dr. Ryan Mohan
“II found the FSP program to be incredibly valuable. I solidified my understanding of strategic planning through it and applied the art to my own life. This was supported through goal setting, accountability, and instruction on how to tailor my time for my goals and strategy. I also liked the space and opportunity to take stock of my past and forecast my future in academia. My personal teaching philosophy is to be bold enough to make mistakes, and that culture of growth was underscored well in the FSP program, making it a safe place for me to learn and grow. I recommend the FSP program to any faculty member, but especially those who have traveled early academia and met, head-on, the crossroads of interest, intent and expectations”
- Professor Julie Sutton
PROGRAM DATE: Summer 2023
DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted through February 15, 2023 to be considered for the Summer 2023 program.
FUNDING: The Office of the Provost and CAFE will cover full cost of tuition ($4,650 per participant) for selected faculty members.
PROCEDURES: Complete a short application and submit a copy of your CV and a letter of support from you chair or dean within the application.
SELECTION: Selected faculty will be notified by February 24th.
QUESTIONS: For questions, please email holtla@umkc.edu
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Research and Rescue Podcast
Rebecca Best and Alexis Petri
In episode three, Research and Rescue hosts Rebecca Best and Alexis Petri discuss two online tools to help researchers find funding opportunities. Grants for You: Using Pivot-RP and Grants.gov to your advantage.
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3R@3 Research Speaker Series
Dr. Brent Never, February 16th, 2023, 3-4pm
Join us for the first Researcher Speaker Series of 2023. Dr. Brent Never, Associate Dean, Associate Professor, and Director of the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the Bloch School is our guest speaker for our February event. Dr. Never’s research examines the impact of space and geography on human services for underprivileged communities. These monthly events have received fantastic feedback. You don’t want to miss it!
To get on our list of guest researchers, email Shannon Wheeler
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Make Your Voice Heard: Faculty Survey to Launch in February
Over the years UMKC has participated in the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey. Our most recent participation was in 2017. Much has changed at UMKC since that time, and it only seems appropriate that we gather information about faculty perceptions regarding faculty workplace experiences to help inform us about programs and practices that support faculty at UMKC. Be on the lookout for more information soon!
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Networking Mixer for Faculty and Researchers
February 8th from 9-10:30am
Office of Research Development and CAFE Research and Creativity Pillar are sponsoring this informal networking event. Stop by to catch up with colleagues, learn more about new services and programs to support research, and network. Enjoy this great opportunity to meet and mingle. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you at the mixer.
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Early Career Faculty Award Program
This program offers annual grant support to UMKC faculty early in their careers
$1000 grants offer support for collaborations, meetings, travel and networking. The deadline for this annual program, sponsored by the UMKC Emeritus College, is April 15, 2023. Funds are available by Summer 2023 for supported proposals through 2024.
Detailed information is available at the UMKC Emeritus College website.
Application for funds is fully on-line from the same website. Early applications are encouraged.
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Missouri S&T Conference Registration Open
Innovation in Teaching and Learning Conference
Registration for Missouri S&T’s Innovation and Teaching and Learning Conference (ITLC) on March 16, 2023 is now OPEN! The keynote speaker is Russell Carpenter, Ph.D., Assistant Provost and Professor of English at Eastern Kentucky University.
Registration is FREE for all participants.
We also have a virtual option for those who prefer to attend online.
We look forward to seeing you at our conference on March 16, 2023!
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Accepting Nominations for
UM System Faculty Awards
The UM System Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to share information regarding this year’s system-level faculty awards. Please visit our website for more information.
Curators’ Distinguished Professorships
Nominations due to the Office of the Provost by March 1, 2023
The University of Missouri Board of Curators requests nominations for Curators’ Distinguished Professors and Distinguished Teaching Professors. These five-year academic appointments are reserved for outstanding scholars with established national or international recognition for research and teaching excellence. These are the most prestigious faculty awards bestowed by the Board of Curators. The distinction includes a $15,000 annual stipend.
Any active, full-time faculty member may be nominated. The nomination can be made by any faculty member or administrator.
Questions? Contact UMAcademicAffairs@UMSystem.edu
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