- Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success

Welcome to The Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success!

Upcoming Events

BEST PRACTICES FOR ADVANCing FACULTY RECRUITMENT WORKSHOPS

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Wednesday, January 28th: 10:00 – 11:50 a.m. Virtual

Monday, November 24th: 9:00 -10:50 a.m. Virtual

Tuesday, October 28th: 11:00 – 12:50 p.m. Location Cone 112

Monday, September 15, 2025: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Virtual:

CHAIRS AND DIRECTORS ACADEMY

New and Seasoned Chairs meet once a month to participate in workshops around topics pertinent to their leadership roles at the institution. Check back for information about the Fall 2025 Chairs and Directors Academy Workshops.

September 26 Student Union Room 200	Dean’s Expectations for Chair’s and Directors	All Deans
October 17 Room TBD	Academic Freedom and Institutional Integrity	Sarah Edwards, Associate Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and Deputy General Counsel
January 16 Room TBD	Incident Reporting and Workers’ Compensation	Angela Allen, Workers’ Compensation Manager
February 20 Room TBD	FMLA and Short Term Disability	Maria Sanchez, Benefits Consultant

Fall 2025 Faculty Write-In

Charlotte’s urbanCORE and Writing Resources Center invites new faculty to join our Fall 2025 Faculty Write-In, which will take place every Friday morning for six weeks beginning August 29 in Sycamore 306. Come write in community and leave with progress! See this flyer for registration information.
Click here to access the 2025-2026 Faculty Support Calendar for more opportunities to cultivate a sustainable writing practice.

FALL FACULTY FLOURISH WEEK

Please join us as we celebrate the heart of our university—our faculty, during our inaugural Faculty Flourish Week. This is a time to pause, connect, and recognize the many ways our faculty contribute to learning, research, leadership, and community at UNC Charlotte.

Throughout the week, we will host an Open House at the Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success, honor our faculty veterans, engage with inspiring speakers, and support professional growth through leadership and tenure-focused sessions.

Come flourish with us as we celebrate you, the faculty, who make Charlotte an exceptional place to learn, lead, and thrive. The Difference is Charlotte, the Difference is YOU!

FALL FACULTY FLOURISH WEEK

November 10, 2025	Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success Open House Drop-In Join us for this drop-in open house event to connect with other faculty and CAFS staff, and learn about resources available to faculty from around campus	Colvard 3042: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Register: https://forms.gle/cWsUS8rYyj2t6cYQ9
November 11, 2025	Veteran Faculty Highlight	Niner Insider
November 12, 2025	Rebecca Pope-Ruark Facilitates Workshops on Unraveling Faculty Burnout It’s a challenging time to be in higher education. In these two workshops, one directed towards administrators, and one for faculty, Dr. Pope Ruark will explore what burnout is, how to recognize it in yourself and others, and how to mitigate it by leaning into connection and implementing a framework for increasing your career vitality.	UNC Charlotte Foundation Building Administrator Session: 9:00 -11:00 a.m. Register: https://forms.gle/2t9dZ3d3zS3g2CcY6 Faculty Session: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Register: https://forms.gle/X8EudeEyAyur2afv8
November 13, 2025	LEAD Symposium This university-wide initiative reflects a strategic commitment to cultivating resilient, empathetic and high-performing leaders across campus. The symposium, powered by the learning and organizational development unit, will feature nationally recognized speakers and evidence-based sessions designed to equip faculty and staff with tools to lead effectively in today’s dynamic environment.	Barnhardt SAC: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. https://hr.charlotte.edu/lead-symposium/
November 14, 2025	Urban Core EventWorkshop: RPT Narrative urbanCORE’s Holly Middleton, PhD, and Professor Kim Buch of Psychological Science invite community-engaged researchers or teachers to a workshop on writing a compelling narrative for RPT. Participants at any stage of a reappointment, promotion, or tenure goal are welcome. It’s never too early to develop the story of your work!	Sycamore 306: 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuhmjglupk8tn_qnFzc3rTmuwJguYtqRpntvhCiQ7S_MHVsg/viewform

NCFDD

UNC Charlotte is an Institutional member of NCFDD. The NCFDD is a nationally-recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. Faculty have access through the University’s institutional membership to items such as the NCFDD’s Weekly Monday Motivator, monthly core curriculum webinars, monthly guest expert webinars, access to multi-week courses, access to dissertation success curriculum for graduate students, a private discussion forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, and moderated writing challenges, monthly accountability buddy matches, access to 14-Day writing challenges, and access to the Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings.

To claim access to the institutional membership, you will need to activate your personal membership account. Visit the NCFDD membership page and select UNC Charlotte from the list of member institutions (note we are under UNC Asheville and Tulane not with other schools in the system). If you have any technical questions, contact NCFDD or UNC Charlotte Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success.

All Programming

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