Covering teaching, research, publishing, and other professional development issues

The New Faculty Development Consortium is for faculty in the beginning years of their academic careers who would like to learn more about teaching, research, publishing, and other professional development issues. Attendance at this consortium is by application and is limited to faculty members who have earned their doctoral degrees in a business discipline and who are in the first three years of their post-doctoral teaching careers within business schools or equivalent. The chronological age of the participant is not material—the key is being a “new” faculty member.

The consortium will last a full day on Saturday, November 22, 2008 beginning with a meet and greet session at 7:30 am. It will include interactive and panel sessions with faculty at varying stages of their careers as well as opportunities for interaction and networking with more experienced colleagues. The content of the sessions offered is intended to provide insight into the challenges and opportunities in today’s rapidly changing higher education environment. Topics may include, but will not be limited to, the following:

• What it means to be a faculty member today
• Learning the “rules” of the game—tenure and promotion policies at different types of schools
• Becoming an excellent teacher and how to documenting it
• Becoming an excellent researcher in various types of environments
• The role of service—departmental, institutional, community, and professional
• Career path strategies, organizational politics, and the importance of networks and mentors
• Understanding that everyone does not received tenure at his or her first institution and that this does not mean your career is over
• Building an academic portfolio that will serve you well
• Academic ethics
• Future trends in the academy

To apply for the 2008 New Faculty Development Consortium, please complete the application form (below) and send it along with a copy of your current vita to the NFDC Coordinator. All applications must be received by September 15, 2008. More specific information will be provided to those participants who are accepted for the Consortium.

Participation is limited to the first 50 qualified applicants. Each participant will be expected to register for the Institute’s 2008 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD. No additional fees are charged for the New Faculty Development Consortium.

New Faculty Development Consortium Co-Coordinators

William B. Carper
College of Business
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL 32514
(850) 474-2350 F: (850) 474-2314
bcarper@uwf.edu

Carl W. Gooding
Samford University

James A. Pope
Louisiana State University in Shreveport

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Application for New Faculty Development Consortium
November 22, 2008 • Baltimore, Maryland
Send in this form and a current copy of your vita to the Coordinator (see above).
Application deadline: Sept. 15, 2008.

 

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Name

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Current institution and year of appointment

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Mailing address

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Year doctorate earned & Doctoral institution

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Phone | Fax | E-mail

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Research interests

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Teaching interests

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Major concerns as a new faculty member and/or topics you would like to hear discussed


Have you attended a previous DSI Doctoral Student Consortium? _____ yes _____ no

If so, when? ___________________