Dear Colleagues,
Thank you for your interest in New Faculty Welcome and for those who are arriving this summer, Welcome to UW-Madison!
Day 1
Monday, 29 August 2022
11:45 a.m. Registration, Noon-4:00 p.m. Program
Alumni Lounge, Pyle Center
Register
Day 2
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
8:45 a.m. Registration, 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Program
Alumni Lounge, Pyle Center
Register
For the session on Resources for Research and Graduate Education, please select the breakout session that is most appropriate given your teaching and research/scholarship:
Monday, 29 August 2022
11:45 a.m.
Registration
Noon
Provost’s Welcome
Making Connections (Part 1)
- John Karl Scholz, Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Nellie June Gray Professor, Economics
- LaVar Charleston, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, and
Elzie Higginbottom Director of the Division of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement (DDEEA) - Heather Daniels, Secretary of the Faculty
- Beth Meyerand, Vice Provost for Faculty & Staff and Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
- Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
- Megan Schmid, Managing Director, Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring
- John Zumbrunnen, Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning and Professor, Political Science
Provost’s Welcome Remarks
- John Karl Scholz, Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Nellie June Gray Professor, Economics
Q&A / Discussion
1:00 p.m.
Break / Transition
1:15 p.m.
Joining UW-Madison’s Teaching & Learning Community
- John Zumbrunnen, Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning and Professor, Political Science
- Megan Schmid, Associate Vice Provost & Managing Director, Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring (CTLM)
Conversations About Teaching
- Blaire Bundy, Associate Director for Professional Development, CTLM
- Julie Collins, Teaching and Learning Consultant, CTLM
- Ron Cramer, Strategic Teaching and Learning Consultant, CTLM
- Emily Hall, Co-Director, Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum; Director, Writing Fellows Program; Distinguished Teaching Faculty, English
- Lisa Jong, Teaching and Learning Consultant, CTLM
- Todd Lundberg, Associate Director for Consulting, CTLM
- Naomi Salmon, Teaching and Learning Specialist, CTLM
- Megan Schmid, Associate Vice Provost & Managing Director, CTLM
- Sheila Stoeckel, Director of Teaching & Learning Programs, UW Libraries
2:15 p.m.
Break / Transition
2:30 p.m.
Building a Community of Care for Student Success
- Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
- Additional presenters to be announced
Q&A / Discussion
3:15 p.m.
Break / Transition
3:30 p.m.
Making the Most of Your First Year
- Beth Meyerand, Vice Provost for Faculty & Staff
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
Panel
- Panelists to be announced
Q&A / Discussion
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
8:45 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.
Resources for Research & Graduate Education
- Steve Ackerman, Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education
Professor, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences - Nadine Connor, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Policy & Compliance and Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Surgery
- Brian Fox, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Policy & Integrity and Marvin J. Johnson Professor in Fermentation Biochemistry & Chair, Biochemistry
- William J. Karpus, Dean, Graduate School
Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Q&A / Discussion
9:40 a.m.
Move to Breakout Rooms
9:45 a.m.
Concurrent Conversations by Faculty Division
- Arts & Humanities (Room 112)
Florence Hsia, Associate Vice Chancellor for Arts & Humanities
Professor, History - Biological Sciences (Room 309)
Cynthia Czajkowski, Associate Vice Chancellor for Biological Sciences
Vilas Distinguished Professor, Neuroscience - Physical Sciences (Room 213)
Amy Wendt, Associate Vice Chancellor for Physical Sciences
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Co-Director, WISELI - Social Sciences (Room 325/326)
Lonnie Berger, Associate Vice Chancellor for Social Sciences
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
10:30 a.m.
Break / Transition
10:45 a.m.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UW-Madison
- LaVar Charleston, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, and Elzie Higginbottom Director of the Division of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
- Panelists to be announced
Q&A / Discussion
11:45
Break/Transition
Noon
Chancellor’s Welcome
Making Connections (Part 2)
- LaVar Charleston, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Inclusion, Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, and Elzie Higginbottom Director of the Division of Diversity, Equity, & Educational Achievement (DDEEA)
- Heather Daniels, Secretary of the Faculty
- Beth Meyerand, Vice Provost for Faculty & Staff and Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics
- Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
- John Karl Scholz, Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Nellie June Gray Professor, Economics
- John Zumbrunnen, Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning and Professor, Political Science
Chancellor’s Welcome Remarks
- Chancellor to be named
Q&A / Discussion
1:00 p.m.
Break / Transition
1:15 p.m.
Faculty Participation in Shared Governance
- Michael Bernard-Donals, President, PROFS Steering Committee; Chaim Perelman Professor of Rhetoric and Culture, English and Nancy Hoefs Professor of English & Jewish Studies, Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies
- Jack O’Meara, Government Relations Representative, Public Representation Organization of the Faculty Senate (PROFS)
- Lauren Papp, Member, University Committee; Associate Dean for Research, School of Human Ecology and Vaughan-Bascom Professor in Women, Family & Community, Human Development & Family Studies; Director, UW Couples Lab
- Additional panelist to be named
1:45 p.m.
Break / Transition
2:00 p.m.
The Tenure Process at UW-Madison
- Beth Meyerand, Vice Provost for Faculty & Staff
Professor, Biomedical Engineering & Medical Physics - Michaela Aust, Divisional Committees Coordinator, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty
Q&A / Discussion
2:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Agenda – Day 1
2021-2022 Events & Programs
- New Faculty Welcome, Tenure Workshops, and Reflecting on the First Year
- Faculty Networking Lunch Series, Assistant Professor Chats and Mid-Career Faculty Chats
- Women Faculty Mentoring Program (request a mentor)
- Diversity & Inclusion Events, including Diversity Forum
- Teaching & Learning Events, including Undergraduate Symposium & Teaching & Learning Symposium Series
- Wisconsin Idea Seminar (nomination process)
- The University League (membership application and programs)
Provost’s Welcome
- For Wisconsin & the World:
Focusing a Great University on its Core Mission, Public Purpose, and Global Reach - UW-Madison Organizational Chart
- Provost’s Office Organizational Chart
Resources for Research & Graduate Education
- Research Cores (Research Core Directory overview, directory of resources, newsletter)
- PI Portal (brochure)
- Fall Competition (intramural funding for faculty, opens 9 August, deadline 10 September)
- Graduate School Overview
- Graduate Student Professional Development: Information for Faculty
- Graduate School Annual Report for 2020-2021
- Office of Postdoctoral Studies
Agenda – Day 2
Joining UW-Madison’s Teaching & Learning Community
- Wisconsin Experience
- Fall 2021 Instruction and COVID-19 Response
- Exploring Campus Teaching & Learning Resources
Taking an Active Role in Helping Our Students Succeed
- Student Affairs Organizational Design
- Wisconsin Experience
- Healthy Academics Instructional Toolkit (University Health Services)
- Campus Partners & Resources
Faculty Participation in Shared Governance
- Faculty Participation in Shared Governance
- PROFS: Representing UW-Madison Faculty, Strengthening Wisconsin (membership form)
- Legislative Update, Facebook page, @PROFSUWMadison
Diversity & Inclusion at UW-Madison
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at UW-Madison
- Campus Climate: Spring 2021 Campus Climate Report, Fall 2021 Campus Climate Report, Recent news
- Diversity Forum
- UW-Madison Diversity Framework
The Tenure Process at UW-Madison
- Information for Assistant Professors: Preparing for Tenure
- Stopping the Tenure Clock (Extending the Probationary Period)
- Typical Tenure Process Timeline
- Documenting Teaching and Research/Scholarship
- Divisional Committee Documents
- Tenure Contacts