Academic Appointments and Advancement Series

The ECU Office for Faculty Excellence and the ECU Faculty Senate are excited to offer the following workshops for the 2024-2025 Academic Year. Most sessions will be recorded and posted to this site; if you have any questions or concerns regarding this series, please contact the ECU Office for Faculty Excellence at ofe@ecu.edu or (252) 328-1426.

Date/Time	Session Title	Description	Links
August 29, 2024 12:00pm	Faculty180 Tenure & Promotion Candidate Training	This session is offered to tenure track candidates submitting PADs for tenure and/or promotion in September 2024. In this training the following topics will be covered: How to upload documents to the PAD, how to submit PAD sections, how your unit administrator can assist in the PAD development process, and other helpful tricks. Unit Administrators - feel free to join us Facilitator: Cara Gohn	Link to Register Link to Join
October 2, 2024 11:00-12:00	Updates from the ECU Chair of the Faculty	The Chair of the Faculty will provide an overview of forthcoming updates to the Faculty Manual based on revisions to the UNC Code and policies.	Register Here Join Here
October 15, 2024 12:00-12:30	Scholars@ECU	Learn how to maximize your faculty profile in Scholars@ECU. Scholars@ECU is the ECU’s public facing faculty profile platform. The data populated in Scholars@ECU is generated from the Faculty180 profile and professional activity information. This session will cover a tutorial of how to enable a fully enhanced profile, add a headshot and biography, and provide information on how to create a unique profile from the data you’ve already populated in Faculty180. Facilitated by Cara Gohn	Link to Register Link to Join
October 16, 2024 12:00 – 2:00 Main Student Center Group Room: 253	Promotion & Tenure Workshop	During this workshop, participants will hear an overview of campus policies and procedures related to promotion and tenure as well as tips and updates for developing a Personnel Action Dossier (PAD). Individuals from various colleges will be on hand during breakout sessions to share advice and answer questions about PAD construction and about navigating the reappointment, promotion, and tenure process. Main Session Facilitator: Anne Ticknor	Register Here
October 28, 2024 3:00-4:30	Finding Your Way Through Fixed-Term Faculty Subsequent Appointment and Advancement in Title	This session will provide an opportunity to hear tips and advice from faculty with fixed-term contracts who have successfully navigated the process for subsequent appointment and advancement in title. We will start with an explanation of fixed-term advancement levels. Next there will be a discussion of subsequent appointment portfolio design, organization, and content. We will end with tips and advice for developing the skills and experience valued in fixed-term advancement pathways. Facilitators: Brittany Thompson & Puri’ Martinez	Register Here Join Here
November 12, 2024 12:00-1:30	Putting your Best Foot Forward: Self-Advocacy in Your PAD	The PAD is meant to represent your academic career for people who are assessing your record for promotion and tenure. But one size does not necessarily fit all. This workshop is designed to provide guidance for how to best package your accomplishments in the PAD, helping you advocate for yourself throughout the tenure and promotion process. Facilitated by Kristen Myers	Register Here
November 22, 2024 12:00-1:00	The Path Toward Full Professor: Is there a Roadmap to this destination?	Are you thinking of pursuing full professorship? Do you have a plan? This session will include ways to construct a plan of action from associate to full including conversations about possibilities and common barriers toward promotion. This session will not be recorded. Facilitator: Angela Lamson	Register Here Join Here
December 5, 2024 9:00 – 10:00	Being Strategic about Saying “Yes” and “No”	In our varied roles as educators, researchers, administrators, and leaders, we often are at crossroads when opportunities arise. Often the natural instinct is to say “yes”, but is that “yes’ to others, a “no” for self? Does that mean less time to do the things that makes you happy, spend time on self-care? During this session, join Nancy Dias for some tips on when it’s a good idea to say “yes” to emerging opportunities and, when needed, how to say “no” without feeling guilty. Facilitator: Nancy Dias (College of Nursing)	Register Here Join Here
February 19, 2024 11:00-12:30	Tenure & Promotion and PAD Preparation for Clinical Faculty	During this session, a panel of ECU faculty will share experiences and ideas relative to preparing a PAD and navigating the advancement and/or tenure process, geared toward faculty who carry clinical responsibilities. Included will be ideas and suggestions about effectively showcasing the unique aspects of faculty roles that come with clinical responsibilities.	Register Here Join Here
April 15, 2024 11:00-12:30	Reappointment, Promotion, Tenure Webinar	During this webinar, participants will hear an overview of campus policies and procedures related to promotion and tenure as well as tips and updates for developing a Personnel Action Dossier (PAD). Facilitator: Anne Ticknor	Register Here Join Here

Faculty180 Tenure & Promotion Candidate Training

Updates from the ECU Chair of the Faculty

Scholars@ECU

Promotion & Tenure Workshop

Finding Your Way Through Fixed-Term Faculty Subsequent Appointment and Advancement in Title

Putting your Best Foot Forward: Self-Advocacy in Your PAD

The Path Toward Full Professor: Is there a Roadmap to this destination?

Being Strategic about Saying “Yes” and “No”

Tenure & Promotion and PAD Preparation for Clinical Faculty

Reappointment, Promotion, Tenure Webinar