Meeting Resources
2023-2024
Spring Session 5.21.24 – Provost Updates, Video Surveillance in Workspaces, and Academic Personnel Updates
At the Spring Quarter Department Chair Workshop, Provost Stern provided campus updates, and answered questions. Thea Bullock, Campus Privacy Official, presented on privacy and legal considerations before adding video surveillance in our workspaces. Marianne Beckett, Ilona Pak and colleagues from the Office of Research discussed the revisions to the Conflict of Commitment and Outside Professional Activities policy. Diane O’Dowd provided other Academic Personnel updates, including the new guidance on dean delegation of merit review procedures.
Presentation Slides: Privacy and Video Surveillance on Campus
Presentation Slides: Updates to Dean Delegated Merit Reviews
Winter Session 3.5.24 – Provost Budget Updates and Workshop on Navigating Challenging Conversations
Provost Stern provided campus budget updates, together with Mary Lou Ortiz and Katherine Gallardo. Negar Shekarabi facilitated a workshop on effective strategies for navigating challenging conversations to foster a collaborative and constructive environment within departments. Roxane Cohen Silver discussed the mental health resource guide.
UCI Financial Stability Plan: https://budgetoffice.uci.edu/budgeting/financial-stability-plan/index.php
Presentation Handout: Navigating Difficult Conversation
Handout: Templates for High-Concern Communication
Supporting Student Mental Health Resource Guide: https://provost.uci.edu/faculty-resources/supporting-student-mental-health-a-resource-guide-for-faculty-and-staff/
Fall Session 11.15.23 – Provost, Academic Programs, and Academic Personnel Updates
Provost Stern provided campus updates and answered questions. Roxane Silver from Academic Planning discussed faculty awards and mental health resource guide. Dyonne Bergeron and Sharon Block from Office of Inclusive Excellence introduced their roles. Diane O’Dowd and Nina Bandelj provided Academic Personnel updates.
Presentation Handout: Awards and Honors for Faculty Best Practices 2023
Presentation Handout: Promoting a Culture of Awarding Faculty Achievements at UCI
Presentation Slides: Office of Inclusive Excellence Presentation
Presentation Slides: AP Updates
2022-2023
Spring Session 5.24.23 – Provost, Academic Personnel Updates, Pedagogical Wellness Resources and Anti-abusive Conduct Policy
Provost Stern provided campus updates and answered questions. Theresa Duong from Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI) discussed UCI’s pedagogical wellness resources. Marianne Beckett discussed anti-abusive conduct policy and implementation. Diane O’Dowd provided Academic Personnel updates including streamlining AP review process and above scale merit.
Presentation Slides: Pedagogical Wellness Resources
Presentation Slides: Anti-abusive Conduct Policy
Presentation Slides: AP Updates
Winter Session 3.6.23 – Provost, Human Resources and Academic Personnel Updates
Provost Stern provided campus updates and answered questions. Ramona Agrela and Pamela James discussed HR campus plans for “Work Reimagined.” Marianne Beckett and Kristin Beattie discussed labor contract implementation updates. Diane O’Dowd provided updates on AP programs including Interim COVID Research Recovery Program, Sabbatical Return Request Program, and the Inclusive Excellence Supplement Hiring Program.
Presentation Slides: Work Reimagined
Presentation Slides: Labor Contract Implementation Updates
Presentation Slides: AP Updates
Fall Session 11.4.22 – Provost and Academic Personnel Updates and Managing in Unionized Environments
Provost Stern provided campus updates and answered questions. Marianne Beckett and Kristin Beattie provided labor bargaining updates and discussed strategies to manage departmental business in light of organized labor activity. Diane O’Dowd provided updates on the merit and promotion guidance for faculty in the Professors of Teaching series.
2021-2022
Spring Session 5.27.22 – Provost and Academic Personnel Updates and Leveraging Summer Session
Presentation Slides: AP Updates
Presentation Slides: Strategic Use of Summer Session
Winter Session 2.11.22 – Provost and Academic Personnel Updates and Service Equity Discussion
Fall Session 10.8.21 – Managing COVID-19 Matters in the Fall Quarter
Presentation Slides: COVID and AP File Reviews
Presentation Slides: Vaccine Compliance
2020-2021
Spring Session 5.20.21- Transition to Post-Pandemic Teaching
Winter Session 2.9.21 – Supporting Faculty Through Trauma-Informed Leadership
Fall Session 10.21.20 – COVID-19 Policy Compliance for Faculty and Other Academic Appointees
2019-2020
Spring Session 4.21.20 – Mental Health
Coordinator of Faculty and Staff Support Services, Negar Shekarabi presented on promoting student wellness and understanding factor that prevent faculty responding to distress.
Winter Session 1.28.20 – Risk Management and Working with Difficult Faculty
The Chancellor and Provost discussed the importance of faculty diversity.
The Chancellor and Provost discussed the importance of faculty diversity.
Fall Session 10.17.19 – Campus Counsel’s to UCI
2018-2019
Spring Session 4.23.19 – Overview of COMPASS Department Chair’s Report
Winter Session 1.29.19 – Faculty Diversity
Fall Session 10.23.18 – Mental Health Care and Respondent Services
2017-2018
Spring Session 4.17.18 – Mentoring
Presentor and Facilitator: Nancy Shemick, Coro Foundation, recently conducted interviews with UC Irvine department chairs. She facilitated open discussion exploring current strengths and challenges in mentoring junior and mid-career faculty.
Resources:
- Meeting Notes
- Mentoring Best Practices from UC Irvine Chairs
- National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
- Faculty Mentoring Guidelines — School of Physical Sciences
- Sample criteria for AP actions from Department of Philosophy
- Isabella Velicogna’s Mentoring resource website
- Mentor Checklist; includes potential mentor-related activities and best practices
- Mentoring Resources; includes published articles, resource links from other universities across the country, and articles/resources for mid-career and new/junior faculty
- University of Wisconsin — Madison mentoring committee
- Duke Univeristy — Faculty mentoring system
- Discussion Starters for Mentees
- Mentee Needs and Goal Setting
- Office of Inclusive Excellence – hosts annual mentoring recognition event: Mentoring for Achievement and Excellence and bestows Tom Angell Mentor award
- Sample Faculty Individual Development Plan from Department of Pathology
- Graduate Division IDP
- Faculty Individual Development Plan: example from UCSF
- NIH Boot Camp
- SOM Academic Affairs
- SOM Academic Senate Mentoring Committee
Winter Session 1.30.18 – Running an Effective Department Meeting
Expert and UCI faculty member Lisa Barron presented about running an effective department meeting. Expert and UCI faculty member Lisa Barron presented about running an effective department meeting.
Resources:
- Effective Meetings Produce Results
- The 6 Golden Rules of Meeting Management
- Making Meetings Less Miserable
- Shifting from Unilateral Control to Mutual Learning
- What Goes Wrong at Meetings
Further Reading:
The Skilled Facilitator by Roger Schwarz (for more on advocacy and inquiry – several copies available at UCI Library)
Fall Session 10.24.17 – Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies
Michael Dennin, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, and team facilitated discussion of evidence-based teaching strategies.
Resources:
- ALC Scheduling Handout (provided by Matt Williams during the October 24, 2017 chair/director meeting)
- U.S. Department of Education – Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning (from Megan Linos, who thought you may find it helpful as a follow-up)
- From Megan Linos – regarding implementing active learning strategies in an online classroom with concrete examples and strategies for faculty to experiment in an online course
- IU – Teaching Online – Learning Activities and Active Learning Online
- Austin and Mescia — Strategies to Incorporate Active Learning Into Online Teaching
- Active Learning Strategies for the Online Classroom
- Megan Linos’s office offers “the Open Lab” where faculty can stop by and get assistance in topics related to digital learning, online education, and teaching with technologies. The hours are every Tuesday and Friday from 11am to 1pm in AIRB 3010.
2016-2017
Spring Session 4.18.17 – Budget
Meredith Michaels and Katherine Gallardo shared information about the campus budget.
Winter Session 1.31.17 – Mentoring
Diane O’Dowd moderated large and small group discussion of mentoring
Panelists:
- Gary Busby, Chair, Department of Drama
- Vicki Ruiz, Chair, Department of Chicano/Latino Studies
- Andre van der Hoek, Chair, Department of Informatics
Resources:
Fall Session 11.1.16 – Managing New Faculty, Difficult Faculty, and Department Culture Change
Diane O’Dowd moderated large and small group discussion of department leadership issues including strategies for promotion of a collegial atmosphere.
Panelists:
- Stephen Barker, Dean, Claire Trevor School of the Arts
- Julia Lupton, Associate Dean, School of Humanities
- Rossella Santagata, Faculty Director of Teacher Education
- Marcelo Wood, Chair, Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
Resources:
- Discussion Questions
- National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity: UCI is a member — to access resources including webinars, click to register, then select a no-cost Institutional Sub-Account Membership. Please use your @uci.edu email address. Contact the ADVANCE office if you have any issues registering; they are available at 949-824-8250.
- Academic Senate Titles – Appointment and Review, Subsequent “No Change” Recommendations (please reference Section C.2.b. on Subsequent “No Change” Recommendations and Appendix II: UCI Senate Statement on No Change/Deferral)
2015-2016
Spring Session 4.26.16 – Department Chair Leadership
Presentation by Walt Gmelch, University of San Francisco, who has served in the roles of dean, associate dean, department chair and professor. Dr. Gmelch is an educator, management consultant, university administrator, and former business executive. He presented a brief overview of best practices and led attendees in small group exercises and discussion of case studies.
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Winter Session 1.26.16 – Managing Faculty Mental Health
Speaker Rich Paul (Partner Paul, Plevin, Sullivan, and Connaughton LLP) is a nationally recognized employment attorney who has experience in representing management for over 30 years with a special emphasis on representing institutions of higher education, including UC. He presented a brief overview of best practices and led attendees in small group exercises and discussion of case studies.
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Resources:
Fall Session 12.8.15 – Managing Difficult Faculty Members
Speaker Rich Paul (Partner Paul, Plevin, Sullivan, and Connaughton LLP) is a nationally recognized employment attorney who has experience in representing management for over 30 years with a special emphasis on representing institutions of higher education, including UC. He presented a brief overview of best practices and led attendees in small group exercises and discussion of case studies.
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