Navigating On Campus Interviews as Nursing Parent
I was going to write about academic record keeping to support your evaluation, reappointment, tenure, or promotion decisions today. But, the other day while scrolling my Facebook feed, I saw an anonymous message that caught my eye because I’ve been right where she was. She’s a nursing mother and an academic. And she’s navigating the […]
Landing an Academic Job: Step 3 Decipher a Job Announcement
In today’s post, we’re going to focus on how to do a quick review to understand a faculty job announcement to determine if you need to go further with considering the open position. This post is part of a series. In the first post, Step 1: Identify Your Preferred Work, I addressed the various types […]
Landing an Academic Job: Step 2 Use Appointment Type and Institution Type to Narrow Your Search
This is the second installment of the Landing an Academic Job Series. You can read the first post, Identifying Your Preferred Work, here. This post will discuss how to use the position types and institution type to narrow your job search. In the previous post, I explained the myriad of duties that faculty members may […]
Taking Flight, When is it time to leave your faculty position?
As I worked to implement my mission, I realized a disconnect between my future plans and the institution where I worked. It was a good place to work; however, the structures in place… did not allow for the allocation of my time and sufficient resources to do the work I most wanted to do.
Mid-Semester Check-in: Equations for Success
During my mid-semester check-in, I learned that when I have goal equations I am able to stick to my plans and achieve my goals. This is what winning looks like. Achievement Goal + Click-up + Tokens = Winning For the first time in my entire teaching career (that I can remember) I submitted mid-term grades […]
Landing an Academic Job: Step 1 Identify Your Preferred Work
Before looking for an academic job, you need to determine the type of work you’d like to do.
Staying on Track through the Unexpected
Between last semester and the start of this semester I’ve had countless family emergencies and other unexpected life altering events. In the space of a few months my family has experienced hospitalizations, multiple broken bones, deaths, and other crises. In today’s post I want to share some tips for staying (mostly) on top of work […]
Landing an Academic Job, series
Do you want insider tips to landing an academic job? In this blog series (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3), you’ll gain the confidence for finding and landing an academic job. I’ve served on more search committees than I can count in my 15 years as a full-time faculty member. Over the course of this […]
New Semester Setup
I’ll admit coming into this semester, I’m surprised we’re still dealing with the impact of the pandemic on our daily lives–especially our teaching. I thought it would be helpful if I shared some of my new semester setup. As I plan my courses this semester, I’m focused on the following: Those goals were determined during […]
Strategic Planning for Faculty
One of my favorite times of year is when I take time to do strategic planning for my life – including for my faculty work…That sounds like a big fancy thing, but really, it is not. It’s just a time that I take away from distractions to check on my progress toward my goals and […]