Gertrude J. Fraser
Contact Us
P.O. Box 400308
Booker House
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4308
- Phone:
- 434-924-6865
- Fax:
- 434-982-2920
- Email:
- prov-fa@virginia.edu
Events
For Your Information:
Because most workshops and events are designed with specific groups in mind, we have arranged this list by type/series first and chronology second.
- Getting Started @ UVa (for new faculty)
- Special Events & Workshops for All Faculty (including links to other faculty development opportunities)
These programs are free of charge but we ask that you RSVP for many of them (indicated below) so that we have sufficient materials and provisions for all participants.
If you have questions or to RSVP, please contact our office (phone: 924-6865; e-mail: prov-fa@virginia.edu).
Getting Started @ UVa
"Getting Started @ UVa" is a series of events specifically for early career faculty. An easily printable pdf of all pf the currently scheduled events can be found here.
Staying on Top: Proven Strategies to Win Against Information Overload
Come and meet our expert librarians. Subject Experts will lead these discipline specific hands-on sessions demonstrating methods to efficiently find and organize your professional literature. RSVP to prov-fa@virginia.edu.
When to Say “Yes”…How to Say “No”
What is the role of service in an academic environment, and how do you balance those responsibilities with teaching and research (and life)? A panel of colleagues will lead this important discussion on finding the right balance. RSVP to prov-fa@virginia.edu.
Halloween on the Lawn – Reception for Families
Faculty and their families are invited to celebrate Halloween on the Lawn. A costume contest, balloons, other Halloween Festivities and a light dinner will be served. RSVP to prov-fa@virginia.edu.
New Women Faculty Dinner
Monday, November 9, 6:00 PM -8:00 PM at TBA
Hosted by the Women’s Center and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Recruitment & Retention, this is a great opportunity for our women faculty to meet colleagues and network with each other. RSVP to prov-fa@virginia.edu.
Promotion and Tenure Q&A
Friday, November 13, 9:00-11:00 AM at the Colonnade Club
An opportunity for early career faculty to ask for promotion and tenure advice and get feedback on their concerns from newly tenured faculty and provost level promotion and tenure committee members from across grounds. RSVP to prov-fa@virginia.edu.
Time Management
This interactive session, lead by Dorothe Bach, Associate Professor and TRC Faculty Consultant, will help you explore and gain insight into how you use your time, while providing you with concrete tools to manage it better. RSVP to prov-fa@virginia.edu.
Events/Workshops for All Faculty
Other Faculty Development Opportunities
The Teaching Resource Center offers a wonderful Teaching Workshop at the begining of each semester, as well as other occasional and by request workshops.
The School of Medicine Office of Faculty Development offers a variety of programming for their faculty, some of which is open to all faculty across grounds. For more information, please visit their Faculty Leadership Program calendar.
Keep an eye out for future events and regular updates.
Suggestions for faculty advancement programs and initiatives are welcome.
Please contact Sherri Barker.
Last updated: August 21, 2009