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 2023-24 Workshops
Please register here for any that interest you.
Faculty Expectations and Evaluation
New Faculty Welcome, Thursday, August 17th, Noon – 3 PM, 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.
Course Materials, Handouts, and Recording
Writing EC Statements for P&T, Monday, August 28th, 1 – 2 PM, Zoom; presented by Art & Art History Chair Susan Rather.
A workshop to equip members of executive committees and budget councils to write high quality, compliant, and thorough EC/BC statements about promotion and tenure cases in the categories of contribution.
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EC/BC Best Practices (for EC/BC members only), Friday, September 15th, 10 – 11 AM, Zoom; presented by Art & Art History Chair Susan Rather.
Invitation to all EC/BC members to join a conversation with Susan Rather about Comprehensive Periodic Review, Third Year Review, and Faculty Annual Review processes and best practices for writing reports.
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Manager HR Basics, Wednesday, September 20th, 11:30 AM – 1 PM, Zoom; presented by Director of Human Resources Kevin Crook.
An overview of HR basics for faculty who hold a supervisor role.
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New Peer Teaching Observation Policy Info Session, September 22nd, 10 – 11 AM, Zoom; presented by Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick.
An overview of recent changes to the College of Fine Arts peer teaching observation policy found here: https://sites.utexas.edu/cofafaculty/evaluation/peer-evaluation-policy/.
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Moving From Industry/Practice to the Academy Panel, Monday, October 2nd, 11 AM – 12 PM, DFA 2.402; lead by Arts and Entertainment Technologies Department Chair Michael Baker and Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick.
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.
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Promotion and Tenure
Tenured Associate Professor Promotion Workshop, Friday, November 17, 10:30 – 11:30 AM, DFA 2.204; presented by Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera and Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick.
A workshop for tenured associate professors considering promotion to tenured full professor, including discussion of criteria for promotion, timing, promotion strategy, and major changes to the P&T policies.
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Professional-Track Promotion Workshop, Friday, December 1, 9:30 – 10:30 AM, DFA 2.204; presented by Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera and Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick.
A promotion workshop for all assistant or associate professors of practice or instruction about the process for promotion in rank, including discussion of criteria for promotion, timing, and promotion strategy.
Course Materials, Handouts, and Recording
Tenure Mentors Business Meeting, Tuesday, October 17, 1 – 2 PM, DFA 2.402; presented by Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera and Director of Faculty Advancement Tim Creswick.
A moderated discussion of best practices and resources to help you be an excellent faculty mentor to a tenure-track assistant professor or other faculty promotion candidate.
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Teaching/Pedagogy
Title IX Supportive Measures, Friday, October 20th, 10 – 11 AM, Zoom; presented by UT Austin Title IX Office.
A workshop created out of the need to provide support to employees who are supporting students who have experienced a Title IX matter and/or are involved in a Title IX obligation.
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Identifying and Interrupting Sexism in Classrooms and Workplaces, Friday, November 10th, 10 – 11:30 AM, Zoom; presented by UT Gender and Sexuality Center.
Workshop participants will learn about and practice identifying how sexism affects each of us and how to interrupt sexism.
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Designing Measurable Learning Goals, Friday, December 8th, 11:30 – 1 PM, location TBD (in-person); presented by UT Center for Teaching and Learning.
An introduction to backwards design and guidance in designing and assessing learning goals.
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Student Engagement Strategies, Friday, January 19, 10 – 11 AM, location TBD (in-person); presented by Associate Professor of Instruction Sara Simons.
Tips and strategies for fostering a learning environment that promotes student engagement in the classroom.
Course Materials, Handouts, and Recording
Having Difficult Conversations in the Classroom, Friday, January 26th, 10 – 11:30 AM, location/modality TBD; presented by Associate Professor Katie Dawson and Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Education at The University of North Texas Beth Link.
An interactive workshop that will focus on strategies to build community and set a culture to support difficult dialogue.
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Effective 1:1 Coaching, Friday, February 2, 10 – 11 AM, location TBD (in-person); presented by Professor Kristin Wolfe Jensen.
Kristin will share tips for fostering a quality 1:1 coaching relationship.
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International Travel of Student Groups, Spring 2024, location/modality TBD; presented by Professor Nathaniel Brickens.
A presentation from a faculty member who has managed international group travel with students many times to provide information to faculty members interested in leading such activities but have not yet done so.
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Effective Student Assessment, Tuesday, March 5th, 11 – 10 AM, Zoom; presented by Professor Bob Duke.
A discussion on the importance of student assessment and strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of your teaching.
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Supporting First Generation Students, Spring 2024, location/modality TBD; presented by Associate Dean Roxanne Schroeder-Arce and Assistant Dean John Turci-Escobar.
First generation college graduates, Roxanne and John, will lead participants in considering ways to support first generation students toward successful completion of their degrees in the College of Fine Arts.
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Pedagogy/Instruction Meetup Group, monthly
Topics will be generated by participants and will be discussed over a lunch provided by the Dean’s Office.
Research
Faculty Development Leave Info Session, Friday, September 1st, 9 – 10 AM, Join Zoom Meeting ; presented by The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Information session on UT’s FDL program which provides tenured faculty members with paid leave from teaching and service responsibilities to allow them to focus on research, scholarship, and creative endeavors.
Faculty Development Award Info Session, Friday, September 1st, 11 AM – 12 PM, Join Zoom Meeting ; 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.
Research Proposal Development (FDL/FDA), Thursday, September 14th, 2 – 3 PM, Zoom; presented by Associate Dean Raquel Monroe and The Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors.
A panel discussion with previous recipients of internal and external grants that will discuss strategies for writing and submitting a successful application for external grant funding from entities like the Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, NEA, NEH or internal award funding from programs like the Faculty Development Leave, Faculty Development Award, and Fine Arts Creative Research Grant. If you intend to apply for one of these internal award programs, we highly encourage you to attend this panel presentation to get insider information on what is valued int he process.
Course Materials, Handouts, and Recording
New Research Programs Info Session, Tuesday, September 26th, 1 – 2 PM, Zoom; presented by Associate Dean Raquel Monroe.
An overview of new research resource opportunities from the College of Fine Arts.
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Research Proposal Development (Fine Arts Creative Research Grant), Wednesday, November 15th, 2 – 3 PM, Zoom; presented by Associate Dean Raquel Monroe and The Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors.
A panel discussion with previous recipients of internal and external grants that will discuss strategies for writing and submitting a successful application for external grant funding from entities like the Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, NEA, NEH or internal award funding from programs like the Faculty Development Leave, Faculty Development Award, and Fine Arts Creative Research Grant. If you intend to apply for one of these internal award programs, we highly encourage you to attend this panel presentation to get insider information on what is valued int he process.
Course Materials, Handouts, and Recording
Interdisciplinary Research Meetup Group, monthly
Topics will be generated by participants and will be discussed over a lunch provided by the Dean’s Office.
Additional Resources
- Professional Track Peer Networking Circles
- Aspiring Leaders Academy and Research Leaders Academy
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Institutional Membership
- Center for Teaching and Learning
Are you interested in delivering a workshop in 2024-25 AY? Please submit a proposal here.
Academic Year 2022-23 Workshops
Please click here for resources from last year’s workshops.
Page last updated: 8/16/2023
