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ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
State of Faculty Affairs: Insights From the 2024 Interfolio & HERC Survey
According to a recent survey with the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), the top three challenges for faculty affairs for the 2024–25 academic year are budget constraints, low morale or trust between faculty and administration, and insufficient personnel and/or high caseload. Does your faculty affairs team have the resources to tackle these challenges?
Watch this webinar with HERC, where we dig into these research findings and discuss their implication for the faculty affairs community with:
- Dr. Milagros Rivera, Director of Faculty Engagement and Well-Being at George Mason University
- Jennifer O’Neill, Program Manager at HERC
- Christine Lee, VP of Product Marketing at Interfolio
Fill out the form today to get a firsthand look at these statistics and discover areas of innovation and collaboration that can help take your institution to new levels in 2025.
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MSCHE 2024 Annual Conference
December 11-13, Philadelphia, PA
Empower your team with the tools and insights they need for institutional effectiveness
As a profession, faculty affairs is still emerging and its remit is still developing, but are lack of clear support structures and inconsistent practices forcing staff to spend excessive time on trial and error?
Our Interfolio Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) model provides a clear outline of what best in class offices consider key success drivers for their department. The FAIR model includes an assessment that institutions can leverage as a simple tool to view and compare processes. Evaluate your department’s efficiency by taking the FAIR assessment. Stop by booth #100 at the Middle States Commission of Higher Education’s Annual Conference and connect with one of our experts on this topic! Explore how your institution benchmarks against our cohort and where there may be opportunities for operational improvement.
2024 SACSCOC Annual Meeting
December 7-9, 2024 – Austin, TX
Empower your team with the tools and insights to excel at accreditation
Take the first step towards optimizing your department for success!
Proper processes are key to achieving and maintaining accreditation standards. With a limited network of peers to learn from and lack of industry standards, faculty affairs professionals may encounter workflow challenges that hinder institutional success.
Our Interfolio Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) model provides a clear outline of what best in class offices consider key success drivers for their department. The Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) model includes an assessment that institutions can leverage as a simple tool to view and compare processes. A well-structured and efficient academic affairs department is the foundation for achieving accreditation excellence. Evaluate your department’s efficiency by taking the FAIR assessment.
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Building Trust, Building Teams: Florida Gulf Coast University’s Guide to Change Management
Is it time to re-engage your faculty?
In a recent survey with Interfolio and HERC, 37% of faculty affairs leaders who participated shared that leveraging technology on campus helps improve faculty engagement by increasing communication and transparency between faculty and administrators.
Another 34% said that it helps in identifying areas where faculty need support. Technology solutions can help you better engage your faculty while avoiding things like burnout and administrative sludge, but the trickiest part of implementing new technology can be getting faculty on board with new processes.
In this webinar featuring Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), you’ll get insights into how they navigated their campus climate and worked to overcome change management challenges to embrace paperless workflows.
- Why your campus climate is so important to address when dealing with change management
- 5 strategies proven to cultivate collaboration and engagement with faculty
- What lessons FGCU learned when implementing new technology—and their plans for the future
Speakers
Andi Clemons
Director of Academic Affairs, Administration, and Budget
Florida Gulf Coast University
Kara Szamborski
Moderator
Interfolio
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AAMC 2024
November 8-11 in Atlanta, GA
Come chat with us at this year’s annual AAMC conference!
Empowering scholars worldwide, Interfolio from Elsevier is an education technology company trusted by more than 500 colleges and universities across 20 countries since 1999. With innovative products designed to support major milestones in the faculty lifecycle, Interfolio’s technology enables academic leaders to effectively advance institutions and their academic staff.
The most comprehensive platform of its kind, the Interfolio Faculty Information System streamlines processes for faculty hiring and recruitment, academic appointments and timelines, activity data reporting, and reviews and promotions. In addition, millions of scholars have used the Interfolio Dossier service to pursue academic programs and positions.
2024 Institute for Chief Academic Officers
November 1 – 4, 2024 | Portland, OR (Hilton Portland Downtown)
Join us at CIC’s 2024 Institute for Chief Academic Officers where chief academic officers and their teams go to collaborate at a deeper level and program for a stronger future. We’re excited to delve into topics that will frame a renewed paradigm for academic leadership!
CAIR 2024 Conference
November 6 – 8, 2024 | CAIR 2024 Conference
This year’s conference theme is The Power of Storytelling for Decision Making: Crafting Compelling Narratives with the Utilization of Data. Join us for our on-site presentation: Faculty Success at Palo Alto University: A Case Study.
CIRPA 2024
October 21 – 23, 2024 | Fredericton, Canada
Students of Data, Data Serving Students: Inspiring a culture of student success through data empowerment
This year’s conference focuses on how data can be used to help students achieve. We understand that following your Faculty Collective Agreement is crucial to ensuring faculty satisfaction, and therefore, student success. Learn how to address faculty data frustrations, prevent burnout, and boost job satisfaction by booking an onsite meeting.
On-Demand WEBINAR
How to Support Success in Faculty Affairs
How to Support Success in Faculty Affairs: Introducing the Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) Model
Faculty affairs, as a profession, is growing. But without a professional organization or formalized training available, how can you learn from peers and build upon existing best practices?
In this on-demand webinar, we share key success indicators of an effective faculty affairs office based on research from the field. Learn about what challenges are facing your profession, including:
- Expanding responsibilities
- Frequent leadership transitions
- Resourcing concerns
A panel of research and higher education leaders present and discuss the findings.
How to Support Success in Faculty Affairs
Dr. Christopher L.W. Elliott
Assistant Dean of Academic & Faculty Affairs, UVA McIntire School of Commerce
Dr. Chris Elliott is Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs at the University of Virginia’s School of Commerce. Previously, he served as the Assistant Dean of Global Affairs at UVA.
Dr. Teresa Mastin
Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs, Michigan State University
Teresa Mastin is Michigan State University’s vice provost and associate vice president for faculty and academic staff affairs. In this role she is responsible for envisioning, leading, and implementing the university’s strategic commitment and priority to advance faculty and academic staff success in addition to fostering an academic climate of respect, care, diversity, equity, and inclusion at the university.
Catherine Shaw
Managing Director, Tyton Partners
Catherine Shaw is a Managing Director and joined Tyton Partners in 2020 in the strategy consulting practice. Cathy has education operating experience, transactional experience, teaching experience, and a strategy consulting background. Just prior to joining Tyton, Cathy served as an adjunct in the Andrew Young School of Public Policy at Georgia State University.
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Want to take a deeper dive into our Faculty Affairs Institutional Readiness (FAIR) framework? Be sure to read our blog and take the self-assessment!