Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity | April 2024 | |
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Dear Colleagues,
Many thanks to the faculty and academic leaders who supported our Gender Equity Month events. Our Danforth Campus Gender Equity Town Hall and Gender Equity Month Keynote presentation by Dr. Melanie Ho were both well attended and provided insight and inspiration for important work in this area.
I’m pleased to highlight two upcoming events in May. The first is a luncheon to celebrate the retirement and invaluable contributions of Lisa Eberle-Mayse. Since 2020, Lisa has served as the Child and Family Care Facilitator in Human Resources, assisting nearly 600 WashU faculty and staff to date. This event will take place on May 6 (12 – 1 p.m.) in the Golberg Formal Lounge (Danforth University Center). Please come help us celebrate and thank Lisa!
The second event is a day-long Mentoring Intensive for faculty, based on the CIMER curriculum. This learning opportunity will be offered on May 16. More details may be found below.
During this time of the year, many departments and schools are in the thick of faculty recruitment season. Our team has developed resources to assist with recruitment, including information on St. Louis and a new BIPOC Faculty Resource Guide that features local businesses and services. These items are available on our site and by contacting us at vpfad@wustl.edu. New resources are also available to support partner hiring for local jobs, so please contact our team with any questions.
Kia Caldwell
—Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
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Retirement Lunch for Lisa Eberle-Mayse
Lisa Eberle-Mayse, the university’s Child and Family Care Facilitator, is retiring after helping hundreds of employees navigate options and resources for family care, including childcare, early childhood education, schools, and adult/elder care. Please join us in celebrating Lisa’s retirement and thank her for all her support throughout the years. Goldberg Formal Lounge May 6 (12–1 p.m.) register here
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The Writing Retreat is Back by Popular Demand
The Office of the Provost will host a three-day writing retreat for Danforth assistant and associate professors, at Innsbrook Resort, August 11 –13. All those interested can complete the application here by 5 p.m. on Monday, May 20, to be considered. Faculty will be notified of acceptance by the end of May. Priority registration will be given to faculty who did not attend previous writing retreats. Accommodations, meeting spaces and meals are covered by the Office of the Provost. Attendees need to provide their own transportation. (Carpooling is also an option.) More details and registration.
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Coming Soon - Faculty Pedagogy and Curriculum Enhancement Program from CEILE (Creating Equitable & Inclusive Learning Environments)
This program is a year-long opportunity for faculty wishing to develop a plan for enacting inclusive and anti-racist practices in their teaching and curriculum design. Participating faculty will receive a $2,000 inclusive teaching grant. This initiative is co-sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of the Provost. For questions, please reach out to Lorien Carter, Inclusive Pedagogy Faculty Fellow through the Office of the Provost at lcarter@wustl.edu.
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Crossroads Spring 2024
Danforth Campus
May 17 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) | |
Crossroads Conversations will provide a unique and important opportunity for WashU faculty, staff and leadership to be in conversation and learn about social and institutional histories, policies, and practices that impact our lives and experiences, both professionally and personally.
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2024 William H. Danforth
St. Louis Confluence
Symposium & Award Ceremony
.ZACK Theatre
Wednesday, April 10 (1 – 6 p.m.)
Join WashU faculty members and their community partners who will be elevated and recognized for their innovative and impactful research and for their deep engagement with the region. You'll hear from leaders in community-engaged research as they share best practices and wisdom in this important area.
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NCFDD Watch Party
AI in Academia: Teaching Challenges and Opportunities
April 15 (11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
We all recognize the many challenges that AI has introduced to our teaching with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2023. However, there are many opportunities present as well. This webinar shares reasons why we owe it to our students to adapt our teaching with the arrival of AI, and also some practical resources for doing so. You will walk away from this watch party and discussion with some tangible, ready-to-implement strategies.
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Faculty Transformational Leadership Institute (FTLI) Information Session
Virtual
April 16 (12 – 1 p.m.)
This new cohort-based program is open to tenured and mid-career teaching, research and practice faculty who currently serve or aspire to serve in administrative or academic leadership positions on the Danforth Campus. It will offer skill development in critical leadership areas and encourage professional networking for faculty across disciplines.
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Assembly Series - Increasing the Public’s Access to Healthcare: Turning Failure into Performance with Jennifer Pahlka
Graham Chapel
May 6 (6–7:15 p.m.)
How did the agency responsible for healthcare.gov not only recover from such a high-profile failure but transform into a high-performing institution? Public institutions are full of passionate, dedicated professionals who want to serve the public interest, but the very structures we put in place to manage their contributions can end up blocking them. Access to health insurance and healthcare is the key to the overall health of the US population. Technology can't fix problems of culture, but people can. Come learn how teams are taking charge and making change.
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Mentoring Intensive
Danforth Campus
May 16 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
The curriculum features five essential modules developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). This intensive is tailored for WashU faculty dedicated to mentoring graduate students and early career faculty, offering a unique blend of theory-based exercises and case studies proven to enhance your mentoring impact.
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Applications Open for the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program
The Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program brings to WashU individuals from underrepresented backgrounds who have distinguished themselves as leaders and innovators in the academy, business, or in other fields of endeavor. Learn more and apply to the program here. In 2023–24, the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program is expanding its support to make it easier for top international scholars to visit WashU. Submit a global candidate.
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Additional Events and Opportunities | |
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Ethics of Belonging of Indigenous Contemplative Tradition by Yuria Celidwen: The unquestionable conditions of the crises of climate, health, and loneliness demand that we ask how education may lead to solutions. Indigenous traditions hold critical and timely solutions to help meet our times’ most pressing social and environmental injustices through deep cultural roots of contemplative wisdom. April 5 (11 a.m. – 12 p.m.) at Brown Lounge. register here
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Consultation Hours Available on Equity-Centered Work: Aurora Kamimura, assistant provost for inclusive excellence, offers regular consultation hours on equity-centered work focused on faculty searches and graduate admissions. please sign up for a meeting time
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Association for Women Faculty (AWF): Join the AWF the first Friday of every month for happy hour (3:30 – 5 p.m.) at the Bear Public House in the Knight Center (Danforth Campus).
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Free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Courses for Missourians: UMSL’s Missouri Institute of Mental Health is offering free Mental Health Health First Aid or Youth Mental Health First Aid courses. Mental Health First Aid teaches you to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges, and prepare you to help a family member, friend, co-worker, or neighbor.
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Faculty Grants: WashU Leads and the Bauer Leadership Center will provide grants to support faculty to innovate in research and education. As a start, in Spring 2024, they will provide educational grants to support faculty to develop a new course or add a module to an existing course on relevant topics. The focus for this round will be undergraduate courses which involve first year students. Details on the grant program will be released in the early January. For inquiry or more information, contact Mayo Amos, program manager for WashU Leads.
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Free NCFDD Membership and Programming: Claim your free membership to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). Learn more about this free membership, available to all WashU faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and trainees. Plus, the NCFDD programming calendar is live and visible upon joining NCFDD.
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