As a part of our strategic plan, Jayhawks Rising, KU is committed to conducting broad and impactful research that addresses the key challenges faced by the state, nation, and world.

As part of a scholarly community, we encourage you to explore the many beneficial partnerships available at KU. The Office of Research supports the entire research mission, along with our University Research Centers, through which faculty pursue research, teaching, and community outreach on a broad range of topics. 

If you want to start connecting with research partnerships, save the date for Thursday, March 13 from 3-4:15 p.m., when we will hear from some of our research centers and partnerships as a part of our New Faculty Foundations series (RSVP available this fall)!

The Office of Faculty Affairs centers our work on three values: care, community, and equity.

Through our value of care, we understand what it means to be in a faculty role. We share in celebrating faculty successes and provide support for essential milestones in a faculty member's career. From our administration of faculty advancement and recognition processes, our faculty development programming, and our attention to policy and faculty relations, we support faculty and faculty leadership in the development of an exceptional learning community at KU.

What is the Boulevard?

"The Boulevard," more officially known as Jayhawk Boulevard, is the central road that runs through KU Lawrence campus. Beginning at the North, where Oread Avenue changes into Jayhawk Boulevard, is where the KU Welcome Center sits. Along the Boulevard, you will see many iconic KU buildings, between the KU Memorial Union to the Chi Omega fountain. This is a well-traveled pathway for many students, staff, and faculty, with limited vehicle traffic during the fall and spring semesters. Join us on our Coffee and Campus Tour on Tuesday, August 20, to experience the Boulevard for yourself and learn its history. Registration for Coffee and Campus tour is a part of New Faculty Orientation registration (link below).

What is KUOR?

KUOR stands for the KU Office of Research, which offers resources to support all facets of inquiry, exploration, innovation and collaboration. 

Did you know KUOR has a newsletter? KU Discoveries keeps researchers up to date on research opportunities, events, and compliance and celebrates new KU research.

Have questions before the semester begins? Get a head start with our drop-in and training sessions.

All summer drop-in and "how to" sessions are virtual and will feature an expert on the topic who is available to answer any questions you might have and help you get started in planning for your fall semester.

No registration is required for drop-ins, simply join any of these meetings from Zoom! Need to install Zoom on your device? Visit here.

Upcoming drop-in sessions:

Tuesday, July 16 from 2-3:30 p.m. (CST) (come and go)

Topic: KU Global Engagement

Our Getting Started with Canvas "how to" is coming up! Additionally, we have added a new "how to": A Walkthrough of your Faculty Insight Profile. Faculty Insight is the university's official database in which faculty record and update their research, teaching, and service activities. It feeds to the searchable public-facing database, Experts at KU, which connects faculty to collaborators, potential graduate students, grant opportunities, and awards.

Join us for one or both of our upcoming "How to at KU" sessions and please register ahead of time, so we can prepare!

Upcoming "How to at KU":

Thursday, August 1 from 10-11 a.m. (CST)

Topic: Getting started with Canvas

Monday, September 23 from 3-4 p.m. (CST)

Topic: Faculty Insight Walkthrough

Simple Syllabus is a centralized, template-driven platform that allows instructors to personalize and publish interactive class syllabi. When using the syllabus tool, syllabi are automatically populated with the language and components required by KU’s Syllabus Policy, and at the same time, provide accessible digital syllabi for students. The tool can easily sync Canvas assignment information, such as due dates, into the syllabus and provides reporting functions to instructors. 

IT will offer three Simple Syllabus workshops in August that will cover accessing, editing and submitting syllabi within the Simple Syllabus system. Visit their workshop calendar at this link to register for a training.

Register for New Faculty Orientation by Friday, August 9!

Our New Faculty Orientation is a full-day event that takes place on Monday, August 19. It serves as an opportunity to hear from campus leaders; learn more about KU’s students; and become acquainted with key units that support teaching and research, provide course design resources, help with grant writing and funding, and foster professional development. Most importantly, New Faculty Orientation will provide you with a chance to connect with each other. 

Additionally, we are hosting a New Faculty Orientation campus tour on the following Tuesday morning (Aug. 20). Join us in the rotunda of Strong Hall for coffee, donuts, and a guided tour to learn more about our beautiful campus.

Join us this fall for New Faculty Foundations series events!

New Faculty are welcome to join us for New Faculty Foundations 1.0 or 2.0. However, 1.0 sessions are tailored specifically for faculty in their first year at KU. 

Find all of our 1.0 and 2.0 upcoming events at this link. Registration for upcoming 1.0 sessions are also available by clicking the buttons below.