Monitoring Dept. Health and Welfare
Valuing Diversity in the Dept.
Supporting Pre-Tenure Faculty Career Development
Encouraging Mid-Career Professional Development
Faculty Development Programs, Benefits, & Resources
FACULTY RETENTION TOOLKIT
developed
for
the College
of Engineering and
the College
of Arts and Sciences
created by the
ADVANCE Center for
Institutional Change
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Created: Summer 2003
Updated: Fall 2006
A complete (printable) version of the toolkit (in MS Word) is available here.
Table of Contents:
Section 1: Monitoring the Health and Welfare of Departments
- Regular state-of-the-department reviews
- Monitoring workload
- Annual individual faculty review meetings
Section 2: Transparency in Operations Including Fair and Open Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
- Committee membership rotation
- Transparency in the promotion and tenure process
Section 3: Creating a Welcoming Climate
- Informal social networks
- Active appreciation
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Multiple mentors
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Avoiding conflict of interest
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Connecting to a new community
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Mentors
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Workload and success
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Information access
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Visbility
Section 7: Encouraging Mid-Career Professional Development
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Address career development early and often
- Encourage creativity
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Mentor
Section 8: Faculty Development Programs, Benefits, and Resources
Section 9: Flexible and Accomodating Policies and Practices
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Dual career partners
- Family leave and tenure-clock extensions
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ADVANCE's Transitional Support Program
Section 10: Acknowledgements
Section 11: References and Resources
Last Updated: July 07, 2005
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