Faculty Development

The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty offers development seminars for Vanderbilt faculty members on a variety of topics. Suggestions for future workshop topics are always welcome; click here to send us your ideas or questions. The Center for Teaching also offers a series of teaching workshops each semester.

Faculty Development Seminars

INSIGHTS INTO THE TENURE PROCESS

Presenters: Associate Professors William Doyle (Higher Education); Paul Lim (History of Christianity); Bunmi Olatunji (Psychology); Antonis Rokas (Biological Sciences); Rachel Teukolsky (English); Tiffiny Tung (Anthropology); and Sharon Weiss (Electrical Engineering)
Thursday, February 28, 11:00am – 12:30pm; Sarratt 220
All Faculty in University Central

This seminar will feature a panel of faculty who were recently awarded tenure at Vanderbilt. The panel will share their experiences and provide insights and advice on how to navigate the tenure process. This panel will be moderated by Timothy P. McNamara, Vice Provost for Faculty and International Affairs.

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THE FEDERAL OUTLOOK FOR RESEARCH FUNDING

Presenters: Christina West, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations, Vanderbilt University and M. Matthew Owens, Vice President for Federal Relations, the Association of American Universities
Monday, March 25, 11:30am – 1:00pm; Sarratt 220
All Faculty in University Central

Pressure to reduce federal spending, including on agencies that fund university-based research, continues. This seminar will provide an overview of the outlook for federal funding. It will also highlight agency priorities within an overall constrained budget environment.

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Power Point Slides

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FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM SEMINAR

Presenters: Jennifer Fox, Senior Program Officer, Western Hemisphere, Fulbright Scholar Program, Kathryn Anderson (Economics), Gregory Barz (Musicology), Edward Friedman (Spanish and Portuguese), Stephen Heyneman (International Education Policy), Robert Jimenez (Teaching & Learning), Hortense Spillers (English), Tony K. Stewart (Religious Studies).
Tuesday, April 23, 11:30am – 1:30pm; Sarratt 216/220
All Faculty in University Central

This seminar will provide an overview of the Fulbright Scholar Program, provided by a representative from the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, the administrating body of the Fulbright program. The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries for the 2014-2015 academic year. In order to meet the changing needs of academia and develop new options to better accommodate the interests and commitments of today’s scholars, the program has introduced several innovations to the 2014-2015 program. The seminar will be moderated by Timothy P. McNamara, Vice Provost for Faculty and International Affairs.

A panel of Vanderbilt faculty will also share their experiences as participants in the Fulbright program, give practical advice for identifying partners abroad, and discuss the impact their Fulbright experience has had on their academic career.

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