Faculty Development and Support | May 2023🌺

Faculty Affairs provides development and support to help you thrive.

Faculty Relations Corner: Making the Most of My Summer

Dear Faculty Relations: You may recall my note from last year. I reached out in a bit of a panic in July because I felt, once again, like I was coming up short in terms of summer productivity. I’m being proactive this time – reaching out as the semester ends. I’m still worried, though, that I’ll feel bad about my productivity come August. I would love advice on how to set myself up for a successful summer. – Making the Most of My Summer

Opportunities for All Faculty

Apply for ACUMent Across CU Mentoring Center

Applications are open for the FY 2023-24 ACUMent program! ACUMent includes two programs: Mentor Matches and Peer Mentoring Circles. Matches pair more senior faculty as mentors with mentees outside of their departments to complement discipline-specific mentoring. Peer Circles are groups of 5-7 faculty members who provide mutual mentoring through a self-sustaining community around focused discussion and interests or a common career stage/experience. ACUMent provides an opportunity to build connections across campus, exchange knowledge with peers, and learn from more experienced faculty.
Faculty at all career stages can apply.

Learn more and apply here by May 15.

Questions? Contact Faculty Director Harsha Ganga

Interested in Leadership Development?

The Faculty Leadership Institute (FLI) program helps identify, foster, and support emerging leaders as they prepare to further their leadership trajectory. FLI offers each cohort the opportunity to engage with campus leaders in targeted discussions regarding current campus issues and build leadership skills.

Learn more and apply here by May 15.

Questions? Contact Faculty Fellow Anu Sharma

Are you interested in joining a writing group this summer?

OFA is organizing 8-week writing groups of 3 to 6 members to support your writing productivity. Writing groups for faculty can take several different forms with varied goals, including accountability for getting writing done; a space for sharing work for and receiving feedback; a shared time for writing; or space for talk about the writing process and share tips, advice, and emotional/ psychosocial support around difficulties with the writing process.

Questions? Contact Faculty Director Mimi Engel

National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity

Use your free NCFDD membership to check out great professional development workshops. We are highlighting these three for May:

5 Tips for Avoiding the Summer Slump
Register
May 4, 12-1:30
Every Summer Needs a Plan
Register
May 11, 12-1:30
Maximizing Your Sabbatical: An Integrated Approach to Purposeful Planning, Reflection, and Re-entry
Register
May 23, 12-1

Spring is here! Time to get out and explore Boulder 🌷🌼

The weather is getting warmer and the semester is almost over, so it’s time to spend more time outdoors. Here are five fun things to do this spring in Boulder.

Dealing with a difficult situation?

Faculty Relations offers individualized, confidential consultations free of charge to ALL faculty.

We can consult on specific aspects of your workplace, including but not limited to managing
professional relationships and conflict resolution. We can coach you and work with you
to help you enact positive, productive strategies for addressing work-related problems.

When needed, we can also quickly connect you to appropriate campus support and resources.

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