Office of the Provost

Newly Tenured Faculty Orientation

Tuesday, September 11, STEW 218ABC

8:30 – 8:55 AM                       Continental Breakfast & Registration 

8:55 – 9:00 AM                       Call to order and Welcome

                                                Peter Hollenbeck, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

9:00 – 10:00 AM                     How does the role of Associate Professor differ from that of Assistant Professor?

                                                Nicole Widmar, Professor of Agricultural Economics

                                                Yoon Yeo, Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy 

10:00 – 10:30 AM                   Discussion: Promotion to Full Professor
                                              What are the expectations for promotion to Full Professor?
                                              How do you plan your trajectory toward Full Professor?
                                              How to take advantage of sabbatical?

                                                Peter Hollenbeck, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

10:30 – 10:45 AM                   How to take advantage research fellowships
                                                Chris Lukasik, Provost Fellow 

10:45 – 11:00 AM                   Break 

11:00 – 11:30 AM                   Work-Life Balance

                                                Chris Hrycyna, Professor and Head of Chemistry 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM             Mentoring Junior Faculty

                                                David Rollock, Professor and Head of Psychological Sciences                                               

12:30 – 1:30 PM                     Lunch with Newly Promoted Full Professors

                                                Sherylyn Briller, Professor of Anthropology

                                                 Kim Buhman, Professor of Nutrition Science

                                                 Paul Ebner, Professor of Animal Sciences

                                                 Tomas Höök, Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources

                                                 Birgit Kaufmann, Professor of Mathematics

                                                 Steve Landry, Professor of Industrial Engineering

                                                 Mary Johnson, Professor of Aviation and Transportation Technology

                                                 Kathryn Obenchain, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction