The College of Fine Arts offers an annual series of professional development workshops for its faculty members. The workshops range from introductory to advanced and are delivered on topics within all three regular categories of faculty performance (research, teaching, and service).
Academic Year 2024-25 Workshops
Please register here for any that interest you.
Faculty Expectations and Evaluation
College of Fine Arts New Faculty Welcome, Thursday, August 22, 2024, 12PM – 3PM, DFA 4.112; presented by Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick.
An introduction to the college and a high-level informational session on student affairs items, graduate and research items, and certain legal and risk management items.
Faculty Annual Review/Merit Review Workshop, Thursday, September 19, 2024, 2PM – 3 PM, DFA 4.116; presented by Professor Julia Guernsey and Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick
Learn strategies for making decisions on your CV, what to emphasize via narrative, and other strategic elements in assembling FAR/Merit Review materials. *Recommended for second year faculty.
Faculty Evaluation and Expectations, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 9 – 10 AM, DFA 4.116; presented by Professor Tom Burritt
An overview of expectations of the job, especially tenure/tenure-track faculty research activity.
Faculty Search Committee Members Workshop, Fall 2024, Date and Location TBD; presented by Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick
This is an overview of policies and best practices for members of faculty search committees.
Moving From Industry to Academia, Spring 2025, Date and Location TBD; presented by Chair Michael Baker, Associate Professor KJ Sanchez, Associate Professor of Practice Jon Freach
A panel discussion about the peculiarities of the first couple of years of transition from industry/profession to the academy/professoriate. Experienced faculty members who made this transition will share their stories of what the challenges were and where they went to learn how things worked.
Promotion and Tenure
Tenure Track Faculty Promotion Workshop, Friday, November 22, 2024, 10AM – 11AM, DFA 4.106; presented by Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera and Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick
This is a promotion workshop for all tenure track assistant professors.
Professional Track/Non-Tenure Track Faculty Promotion Workshop, Friday, January 10, 2024, Location TBD; presented by Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera and Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick
This is a promotion workshop for all assistant or associate professors of practice or instruction.
Teaching/Pedagogy
Teaching and Managing the Classroom, Friday, October 4, 2024, DFA 4.116; presented by Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies John Turci-Escobar
Overview of student management including classroom strategies and advising tips.
Effective Assessment, Fall 2024, Date and Location TBD
Applying Student Feedback, January 2025, Date and Location TBD; presented by Assistant Professor of Practice Honoria Starbuck
Overview of how to examine student comments, reflect, and make adjustments based on feedback.
Research
Faculty Development Award Info Session, Monday, August 26, 2024, 3 PM – 4 PM, via Zoom; presented by The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Information session on UT’s FDA program for recognizing excellence amongst professional-track faculty and provide $10,000 to support professional development opportunities and activities.
How to Write a Successful Grant Session 1, Friday, September 13, 2024, 9AM – 10AM, Kendra Scott Center; presented by Associate Dean Raquel Monroe
This workshop will provide strategies for writing a successful grant in order to secure funding for projects.
*Satisfies requirement for CRG and CEPPSG.
How to Write a Successful Grant Session 2, October 30, 2024, 3PM – 4:30PM, DFA 4.106
This workshop will provide strategies for writing a successful grant in order to secure funding for projects.
*Satisfies requirement for CRG and CEPPSG.
How to Write a Successful Grant Session 3, Friday, November 15, 2024, 9AM-10AM, Location TBD; presented by Associate Dean Raquel Monroe
This workshop will provide strategies for writing a successful grant in order to secure funding for projects.
*Satisfies requirement for CRG and CEPPSG.
Interdisciplinary Research Playdates, various dates/times
Come together with colleagues across the college to collaborate, play, and explore, while making interdisciplinary connections. Sessions to be announced via email.
Additional Resources
Are you interested in delivering a workshop in 2025-26 AY? Please submit a proposal here.
Academic Year 2023-24 Workshops
Please click here for resources from last year’s workshops.
Page last updated: 09/10/24
