Vol 2: May 2005
Third Annual
Early Career Professors’ Consortium, 2005
The Basics of Getting on Track for Tenure and Promotion
By Michelle Kunz
Are you an “early career” professor? Have you just started trying to get a handle on all the things expected of you from all directions? What do you really have to do in order to achieve tenure? Well—getting started on the right track is essential. The program for the Fall 2005 Early Career Professors’ Consortium is designed to help you establish a strong foundation as you work toward tenure and promotion. The program this year has five panel sessions—determined to be essential elements in establishing a strong position for all professors working toward tenure and promotion. As in all previous years, invited panelists for each session have agreed to share their personal insights, experiences and opinions about their respective topic. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. The Fall Educators Conference is truly one of the best professional and personal development experiences available. I always glean great ideas from the sessions, as well as getting to visit with old friends, and meet new ones!!
Sunday Morning
1. Balancing the Workload: Meeting Teaching, Research and Service Expectations
- Panelists: Tim Aurand, Northern Illinois University
Julie Toner, Bellermine University
This session will address topics dealing with establishing your research program, while meeting all the expectations set by various members of the university community. Discussion will also address teaching responsibilities and development, along with finding a mentor and setting reasonable limits on time commitments.
2. Teaching Difficult Classes: Large lectures, Online and ITV Courses
- Panelists: Bob Erffmeyer, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Bill Hannaford, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Sharon Wagner, Missouri Western State University
This session will cover how to cope with and design effective instructional pedagogy for those difficult classes: large lectures, ITV (interactive TV) and online classes. While these are the most challenging classes to teach well, often young, untenured professors don’t have the freedom to decline the assignment of such classes.
Sunday Afternoon
1. Instructor Evaluations: Coping with and Using Them Effectively
- Panelists: Dennis Clayson, University of Northern Iowa
Steve Corbin, University of Northern Iowa
This session will take two positions toward instructor evaluation: how to cope with, but not let them overwhelm the instructor; while the side will address how evaluations can be used to improve teaching, and provide effective measurement of teaching effectiveness.
2. Academic Dishonesty: Dealing with and Preventing Plagiarism and Cheating
- Panelists: John Bennett, Stephens College
Karen James, Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Rama Yelkur, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
This session will address the use of technology to cheat as well as plagiarize. In addition, panel members will discuss both technology tools as well as course/assignment design strategies that can be used to reduce/discourage academic dishonesty.
Monday Morning
1. Administration Expectations: What your Chair and Dean Expect
- Panelists: Larry Haase, Central Missouri State University
JoAnn Linrud, Central Michigan University
Barb Nemechek, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Jack Sterrett, Southeast Missouri State University
It is essential for new faculty to fully understand what administrators expect of them as well. In this session, panelists will present the expectations for new faculty from the perspective of the department chair, and college dean.
Dr. Michelle B. Kunz
Associate Professor of Marketing
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351
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