Strategically choose career opportunities that match your goals as non-tenure-track faculty.
Overview
Faculty not on the tenure track are seeking career development and leadership opportunities relevant to their unique career paths. While they share similar responsibilities as tenure-track faculty, they also face being overburdened with undervalued academic work, such as administrative and service work, that may not advance their careers and professional goals.
In our video course, Becoming Part of the Great Aspiration: A Career Development Workshop for Alt-ac Faculty, Dr. Gypsy Denzine introduces the idea of “professional equity,” which includes your knowledge and expertise as well as your professional network and reputation. In this live addendum to the course, Dr. Denzine will walk you through how you can build your professional equity as a non-tenure-track faculty member by being strategic about the tasks you choose, so that they align with your values and career goals.
Who Should Attend
Whether you have taken the asynchronous course or not, this workshop is ideal for career faculty who are interested in career development and advancement. This course will also be useful to department chairs, associate deans, and faculty affairs leaders who create opportunities for career faculty and want to contribute to their success and well-being.
Recording available 10 business days after the live training.
The Academic Impressions Online Learning Experience
Intentionally Designed
Online Learning
Our virtual trainings go far beyond just replicating PowerPoint presentations online: these experiences are intentionally designed to give you the kind of robust and dynamic learning experience you’ve come to expect from Academic Impressions. These trainings provide you with an active learning environment and an online space where you can explore ideas, get inspired by what your peers are doing, and understand the range of possibilities around a certain topic. You will leave these sessions with practical solutions that you can take back to your team or task force.
What you will get:
- A dynamic, interactive, and high-touch virtual learning experience designed to engage and set you up for growth
- Seamless online face-time, networking, group work, and Q&A opportunities from the comfort of your own workspace
- Practical takeaways and hands-on knowledge
- Guidance from vetted subject matter experts
- Unlimited access to all recorded online sessions
AGENDA
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET
During this event, we will show selected lessons from the Academic Impressions’ video course, Becoming Part of the Great Aspiration: A Career Development Workshop for Alt-ac Faculty, alongside live activities and discussion for an enhanced experience.
During the first part of this training, we will give an overview of what professional equity is and what it specifically means for non-tenure-track faculty.
With professional equity in mind, we will turn to identifying your needs and how to strategically take on tasks that align with them.
Finally, we will conclude with how you can leverage your professional equity to prepare for career curveballs in the ever-changing landscape of higher education as a non-tenure-track faculty member.
SPEAKER
Gypsy Denzine
Professor of Educational Leadership, VCU
Prior to her current role, Gypsy most recently served as the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at VCU. Prior to joining VCU, she served as Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at West Virginia University, where she also served as Associate Provost for Community Engagement and Outreach.