Supporting Career Progression

The new Junior Faculty Academy (JFA) is a virtual program that supports new full-time faculty during their first two years at TWU.  The program will introduce participants to the University’s mission, values, and culture; provide insight into institutional expectations and available resources; and facilitate reflection and preparation for a successful start at TWU.  The program is facilitated by Nancy Chick (Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship) and Karen Dunlap (Faculty Liaison, Professor Emeritus Curriculum and Instruction).

Schedule

JFA's asynchronous modules will be on a Canvas site.  Synchronous gatherings include the following:

• Orientation will be held in person on the Denton campus during Welcome Week (the afternoon of August 19).  
• The regular meetings will be held on Zoom from noon to 1pm on the following Fridays: Sept 25 and Nov 13 (Fall) and Feb 12 and April 16 (Spring).

Promotion in Motion is a program tailored to specific groups of faculty as they prepare materials for major evaluations. Facilitators Nancy Chick (Executive Director of Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship) and Karen Dunlap (Faculty Liaison, Professor Emeritus Curriculum and Instruction) provide time, space, support, and structure to help participants:

• understand their specific processes and criteria,
• gather, reflect on, and prepare their materials, and
• ask questions and support each other in a non-evaluative environment.

Choose the appropriate series below according to where you are in the process:

3rd-Year Evaluation by PRC

Join this Promotion in Motion cohort if you are a third-year tenure-track or clinical faculty member or a lecturer who is preparing for the February 10 deadline for materials to be reviewed by their Peer Review Committees. We'll meet on the following Thursdays from 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Sept. 24, Oct. 15, Nov. 12, and Jan. 21. Registration will open in late July.

Lecturers & Clinical Faculty Promotion

Join this Promotion in Motion cohort if you are a lecturer or clinical faculty member applying for promotion by the September 15 deadline. We'll meet on the following Thursdays from 2:30–3:30 p.m.: July 16, July 30, August 13, and September 3. Register below and mark your calendars now!

Tenure & Promotion

Join this Promotion in Motion cohort if you are a tenure-track faculty member applying for tenure and promotion by the July 27 deadline. We'll meet on Zoom on the following Thursdays from 2:30–3:30 p.m.: March 19, April 16, May 14, June 4, and July 9. Lecturers & Clinical Faculty, register by completing this short form .