Dear Faculty, Administrators and Staff,

I am pleased to announce interim dean appointments for the School of Health and Medical Sciences and College of Nursing.

Please join me in welcoming Vikram N. Dayalu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, to his new role as Interim Dean of the School of Health and Medical Sciences, and Kristi Stinson, Ph.D., R.N., A.P.N.-B.C., as Interim Dean of the College of Nursing.

Longstanding and highly regarded members of the Seton Hall community, Interim Deans Stinson and Dayalu will advance University strategy and elevate the instructional synergy between their respective faculties and students on the Interprofessional Health Sciences campus.

Interim Dean Stinson will commence her duties effective Thursday, June 15 and Interim Dean Dayalu will begin on Monday, July 3.

Kristi Stinson, Ph.D., R.N., A.P.N.-B.C.

Interim Dean Stinson earned two degrees from Seton Hall, a master’s in nursing in 2002 and a doctorate in nursing science in 2013, during which time she was a Robert Wood Johnson Ph.D. Scholar.

She began her career here in April 2013 as a faculty member, and is now an associate professor in the undergraduate program. She served as assistant chair of adult courses and chair of the undergraduate department at the College of Nursing from 2019 to 2023.

She has been a practicing nurse and nurse practitioner for more than 25 years. She has worked in clinical settings that include med-surg, neurology, intensive care, pain management, and most recently, cardiology health promotion/preventive services and nursing education for Atlantic Health System.

Interim Dean Stinson has served on the Faculty Senate since 2018. In 2017, she was named the Researcher of the Year for the College of Nursing. Her current research interest is Generation Z nursing students learning characteristics and the importance of faculty mentorship in nursing education.

In 2018, she was named the College of Nursing’s Teacher of the Year and received the Daisy Award for Teacher of the Year, an honor bestowed by nursing students. Dr. Stinson serves as co-chair of the Middle States Re-Accreditation Self-Study Working Group, Standard IV (Support of the Student Experience).

Vikram N. Dayalu, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Interim Dean Dayalu has been with the University since 2003 as an associate professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology. In 2012, he became interim chair and subsequently chair of the same department.

He is an expert in the domain of speech fluency disorders, and has more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and has served as a co-investigator on grants exceeding $1 million. He serves as a site visit chair for the Council of Academic Accreditation in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

In collaboration with the faculty in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Interim Dean Dayalu championed several strategic initiatives that elevated the national ranking of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program. Key accomplishments include:

I am very grateful to Interim Deans Dayalu and Stinson for their willingness to take on these important leadership responsibilities. Please join me in welcoming them to their new roles.

Sincerely,

Katia

Seton Hall’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is pleased to announce a partnership with Uwill, the leading student mental health and wellness solution, offerings students free immediate access to teletherapy and wellness programming through an online platform.

Available to all students at the South Orange, Interprofessional Health Services (Nutley) and Law school (Newark) campuses, this first-in-the-nation partnership will provide 24/7 access to free virtual mental health services throughout the entire year for students enrolled at Seton Hall University. Learn more about this program on the CAPS website.

We are pleased once again to continue our Faculty Merit pay process as part of a comprehensive effort to reward faculty. As a reminder, excepting the Law School, the following faculty are eligible to apply for merit: (a) all tenured faculty and (b) all faculty who are presently completing at least their fifth year of full-time service to the University and hold the rank of faculty associate, senior faculty associate, clinical faculty, lecturer, or a full-time faculty position in SHMS or ICSST. Receipt of merit is of course contingent upon renewal of an applicant’s contract for the subsequent academic year.

The important improvements to the Faculty Merit process that were recommended by a faculty committee and implemented last year worked well, so we will continue them.

Eligible faculty in departments or colleges that specifically do not have approved merit rubrics and/or merit peer review committees can apply for merit by submitting to the Office of the Provost (john.buschman@shu.edu) and your Dean by August 2, 2023 a simple application that includes (1) a Digital Measures/Faculty Success report for work completed since the last promotion or merit award (whichever is most recent); (2) a short bulleted or narrative justification of merit that speaks specifically to research, teaching, and service relative to disciplinary standards of excellence; and (3) documentary evidence of relevant accomplishments (references for publications, grants, etc.).

Hanover’s Grants Digest for Higher Education provides a succinct overview of notable grant competitions with deadlines in the coming months that may be of interest to a broad range of institutions. In addition to pertinent details regarding the scope and timing of each competition, this resource provides guidance on the level of support potentially available from Hanover for certain proposals, either at the Review, Revision or Production levels. View the June 2023 Digest.

University Libraries has a lot of great offerings and summer is a great time to catch up to see how we can help with your research this summer and your fall syllabi.

Book and Streaming Media Purchases
Use our Book Order Form to request purchases for the library's collection. Access film through streaming vendors including Kanopy, Digital Campus and Academic Video Online.

Research Guides
View Research Guides by discipline and include them in your syllabi. Helpful topics include Citations and Avoiding Plagiarism, Scholarly Impact Metrics, and Data Ethics. We can create custom guides for your courses; if interested, please consult your Liaison Librarian.

Peterson's Test and Career Prep
Use your Seton Hall credentials to access Peterson’s for test prep and career training. Once there, users need to create a Peterson's account for free at any email address. This login allows access to Test Prep for Accountant/Auditor, ACT, AP, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, Medical/Nursing, PSAT, Real Estate, SAT, TOEFL, TOEIC, U.S. Citizenship and more.

Questions? Contact ask@shu.libanswers.com or your liaison librarian.

Follow the CFD blog to find out about upcoming events and initiatives. We also welcome your suggestions for workshops, speakers, and other events.

Applications are now being accepted for the University Teaching Fellows Program

Write Club
May 30 - Aug. 25; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
In Teams
A continuation of the Summer Writing Retreat, Write Club is a virtual space where faculty can work on scholarship or other projects over the course of the summer.

Access videos of CFD workshops.

Reminder: Submit Your Canvas Course Requests
If you plan to teach in Canvas in the fall, and need your Blackboard course migrated, you will need to complete the Canvas course request form by July 3. Have questions about Canvas or the course migration process? Be sure to attend one of the TLTC’s upcoming Canvas Q&A sessions:

Earn Your Online Teaching Certificate this Summer!
The Level 1 and Level 2 Online Teaching Certificate programs will be offered in an asynchronous format this summer. Both new and experienced faculty interested in transitioning to online teaching are encouraged to complete the self-paced courses. These programs will focus on the pedagogical methods that enhance online learning environments. Learn more and register.  

Faculty Retreat on Living the Catholic Intellectual Tradition: June 22
Join us on Thursday, June 22, 2023 for our Faculty Retreat on living the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Seton Hall. This retreat is for all University faculty and will explore the history of CIT at Seton Hall, how it is lived, and where it can take us in the future. The event is from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Villa Pauline in Mendham, NJ. Register now.