UNC Charlotte ADVANCE

WE ENCOURAGE OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY TO STAY CONNECTED, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE VIA PHONE 704-687-5112 OR VIA EMAIL AT ADVANCEUNCC@UNCC.EDU.

UNC Charlotte is an Institutional member of National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (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 ADVANCE FADO.

SCHOLARSHIP AND SAFETY

UNC Charlotte encourages and promotes faculty participation in public scholarship and publishing as a hallmark of academic freedom and exploration. Such participation raises the profile of the faculty member, their scholarship and the University. Unfortunately, faculty who engage in public scholarship may experience backlash, including heightened public scrutiny and troubling, or sometimes threatening, responses from individuals who hold opposing views. The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) can offer faculty support and advice in response to legal matters related to their scholarly publications and participation in public scholarship. Please click HERE for information about the perimeters of this support and representation and how OLA can help direct you to other resources that may be needed.

EVENTS

To see what events are scheduled and to sign up for BEST PRACTICES FOR INCLUSIVE FACULTY RECRUITMENT please go to the EVENTS menu on the top horizontal bar.

BEST PRACTICES FOR INCLUSIVE FACULTY RECRUITMENT WORKSHOPS:

AUGUST 16 2023 – 12:00 PM to 1:50 PM – IN PERSON LOCATION: 109 CHHS
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 – 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM – IN PERSON LOCATION 106 FRIDAY BUILDING
OCTOBER 17 2023 – 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – VIRTUAL
NOVEMBER 10, 2023 – 1:15 PM to 3:05 PM – IN PERSON LOCATION 109 CHHS
DECEMBER 7 – 12:30 PM to 2:20 PM – VIRTUAL
Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHDnVjgCP0LpXQeL0eTi6VaXLMz3aDoACky1FvhtAml31QoQ/viewform

Foundational Concepts of Teaching and Learning Series

Take a few minutes to enjoy the launch of the Foundational Concepts of Teaching and Learning Series

Workshops on Holistic Review of Faculty for D/URCs and CRCs

Wednesday, August 23: 12:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Friday, August 25: 12:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Thursday, September 7: 2:00- 4:00 p.m. Location: Cone Center 208
Monday, September 11: 1:00- 3:05 p.m. Location: Friday 117

New Faculty Writing Community

Beginning Friday, August 15, the ADVANCE FADO Office will host a Writing Community for new faculty, where new faculty can come to “SHUT UP and WRITE” in a supportive environment – coffee/tea and snacks will be provided.

All new faculty are invited to participate in the Writing Community – faculty are not required to have participated in the Writing Workshop that was facilitated by Dr. Katie Garahan, Director of the Writing Resources Center, in order to participate in the Writing Community.

The first Writing Community session is scheduled for Friday, September 15, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in the ADVANCE FADO Conference Room: Colvard South Suite 3042.

However, we want new faculty to be involved in the design of the writing initiative going forward. Please go to https://forms.gle/c1HUsuHT1CAXKgFn7 to indicate your interest in attending the Writing Community sessions, and also to provide input about how you would like the initiative to be structured going forward.