What is CAFE ? Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence - PowerPoint Presentation

What is CAFE ?Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence January 22 nd , 2018

CAFE Mission The Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence promotes the success of Missouri S&T faculty as teaching-scholars at all stages of their careers

Overview Personnel & locationHistoryActivitiesProfessional development events Early Career Faculty programs and resources Funding for travel, educational research mini-grants, eFellows grants Research and scholarship resources Teaching and pedagogy resources Service and leadership resources

CAFE Personnel Chair Larry Gragg Curators Distinguished Teaching Professor, History & Political Science Diane Hagni Office Support Assistant III Abby Bigg CERTI Coordinator Co-Chair Wayne Huebner Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Location: 207 Norwood Hall

History / Focus Created in the Spring of 2017 by Provost Robert Marley to provide a focal point for faculty development from “hire to retire.” Initial goals: #1 - determine what the specific challenges are for faculty development at S&T #2 - determine how best to use center resources to address identified challenges #3 – perform an exhaustive review of faculty development literature and best practices at other universities

The final product of this extensive effort will be a comprehensive report to the provost on conditions at Missouri S&T and recommendations on how best to enhance faculty development at all stages of careers.CAFE will direct a year-long forum with sessions devoted to teaching, research, and campus culture for not just our newest faculty members, but all probationary faculty. History / Focus

Perform gap analysis of campus contributions to faculty education and developmentCoordinate with existing faculty development and support officesWork with deans and associate deans to apply cross campus and college-specific faculty development opportunities Assume responsibilities of the freshman faculty forum head Identify new opportunities for faculty education and development, including external funding . Initially-Defined Duties: CAFE Chair

Coordinate existing faculty development offerings Early faculty developmentTeaching and learning programs (including e-Fellows) New Faculty Orientation Early Career Faculty Forums NTT faculty d evelopment CERTI EdTech Instructional Services Serve as co-chair for 18 months, then as chair for 18 monthsPerform literature review of best practices Initially-Defined Duties: Co-Chair

Those who assess faculty performancePresident Mun Choi, Chancellor Chris MaplesProvost Robert Marley , Dean Steve Roberts, Interim Dean Richard Brow, Dean Richard Wlezien Associate Deans Kate Drowne , Yinfa Ma, Bruce McMillin , and John Myers Chairs of Campus P&T Committees, 2013-2017: Jerry Cohen, Cihan Dagli, John McManus, and Daniel ForcinitiChairs: Daryl Beetner, Matt O’Keefe, Suzy Long, David Duvernell, George Markowsky, Joel Burken, David Borrok, Muthanna Al-Dahan, Braden Lusk, Jim Drallmeier, Shannon Fogg, Susan Murray, Keng Siau, Kris Swenson, Audra Merfeld-Langston, Greg Hilmas, and Steve ClarkFirst -Year Faculty Next StepsContinue interviews with first-year facultyBegin interviewing faculty at additional levels: post-3rd-year review, post-mandatory tenure year, associate professors and professors at least 5 years in rank.Interviews

Best Practices / Literature

Meetings with key individuals & groups (e.g. Department Chairs Council) Interviews with key stakeholdersEarly Career Faculty ForumsPostcard and article through the marketing and communications department Monthly quad c harts for the provost to present to the Faculty Senate Providing “boilerplate” faculty development sections for upcoming ABET self studies / HLC a ccreditation Getting the Word Out

Major Accomplishments Major Accomplishments Early Career Faculty Forums: November 15 th : “Setting Clear Expectations for Your Class (7 faculty) November 20 th : “Walking Through Tenure and Promotion at S&T ” (16 faculty from 11 depts ) December 6 th : “The A, B, C’s of Distance Education” (11 faculty) November 14 th presentation to the Department Chairs Council November 28 th presentation to the CArEE junior faculty December 4 th : Review Meeting with the CAFE Steering Committee CAFE website up and running (http://cafe.mst.edu) Completed interviews with individuals who assess faculty performance; literature review. Travel grants: 19 applications received by December 1 st deadline; decisions on 12/13/17 Immediate Plans Interviews with faculty who underwent 3 rd year reviews last spring; continued literature review Issues / Concerns Nothing major; activities designed to continue building momentum and awareness of CAFE Upcoming Events December 15 th : meeting with K. Erickson to discuss New Faculty Teaching ScholarsDecember 21st: tele-presence meeting with UM VP Steve Graham to discuss system-wide efforts; mid-career facultyJanuary 22nd: “What is CAFE?” Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence “CAFE”December 2017 Update

CERTI joined CAFE effective Nov. 1, 2017

Interviews of those who assess faculty performance (31) Interviews of new faculty (ongoing)New Faculty OrientationEarly Career Faculty Forums (9)$17,700 in professional development travel funds awarded to 18 probationary facultyPromotion and tenure event Literature review (ongoing) CAFE website launched – cafe.mst.edu Online seminar about faculty mentoring Major Accomplishments to Date

Fall 2017 Early Career Faculty Forums Meeting Location Topic August 23 Library 204 Finding a Mentor September 6 Library 204 University of Missouri Research Board September 20 Library 204 Advising 101 – The Basics of Advising Students September 20 Chancellor’s Residence New Faculty Reception with the Chancellor at 5:30 p.m. October 4 Library 204 Scholarly Communications: Spreading the Word October 18 Library 204 Proposal Budgeting and Cost Sharing November 1 Library 204 Grant Award Management November 15 Library 204 Setting Clear Expectations for Your Class November 20 Havener Carver/Turner Walking Through Tenure and Promotion at S&T, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. December 6 Library 204 The A, B, C’s of Distance Education

CAFE Website Launched: cafe.mst.edu

Walking Through Promotion and Tenure Workshop – November 2017

New Faculty Orientation

Magna Online Seminar and Discussion: Faculty Mentoring

Early Career Faculty Forums (11 in the Spring) Educational Research Mini-Grants available Spring 2018CERTI WorkshopsStudent Engagement at a Distance – Feb 1Faculty Response to Student Mental Health – Feb 6 Conversations at W ork: Conference C onnections Part 2 – Feb 14 Encouraging Student Entrepreneurship: A KEEN Sharing Event – Feb 28 Upcoming Events

Spring 2018 Early Career Faculty Forums Meeting Date Location Topic Jan. 11 203 Library Building Blocks Workshop with “How Students Learn” presentation Jan. 24 204 Library Tech Transfer, Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship Feb. 7 204 Library The Role of Research Centers on Campus Feb. 21 204 Library Faculty Ethics in Research and Teaching March 7 204 Library Managing Classroom Challenges March 15 Butler-Carlton Proposal Writing Workshop March 21 Matt’s Steakhouse History of MSM, UMR and S&T with Dinner April 4 204 Library What Can Marketing and Communications Do For You? April 18 204 Library What’s Important in Service? May 2 204 Library Promotion and Tenure at Missouri S&T May 15 103 Library Getting Started with Canvas

Potential Funding Sources Many faculty development programs at other universities:are “named” after an individual or corporate donorh ave substantial external grants supporting various activities of the center CAFE will pursue these funding sources, and leverage the existing budget to match external grants A white paper was developed for review by University Advancement Identify foundations / agencies that fund faculty development programs

Professional development travel grants to visit with program directors and/or attend a conference ($17,700) Participation in workshops to develop technology roadmaps e-Fellows awards ($30,000)Educational research mini-grants CAFE staff professional development Magna Online Seminar: Creating and maintaining a robust faculty mentoring program (held January 18 th ) Current Investments

Faculty Resources: Scholarly Activities / Research Potential InvestmentsBroad Agency Announcement (BAA) meetingsBringing key program managers to S&T Publication / subvention costs

Faculty Resources: Teaching Potential InvestmentsTravel to teaching workshopsBringing directors of successful faculty development centers to campus Mini-sabbaticals (e.g. summer to develop teaching materials or learn new technologies) Classroom mini-grants (e.g. field trips; external guest-lecturers, honoraria, materials)

Faculty Resources: Service Potential InvestmentsTravel to professional society meetingsOrganizing symposia, sessions, and workshops (national and at Missouri S&T)

Question For You Should CERTI remain distinct from CAFE, or should CERTI be embedded as the teaching support arm of CAFE?

Questions?

Comments from Provost Robert Marley