Office of Faculty Affairs to host second annual KU Faculty Development Academies Week
LAWRENCE — The Office of Faculty Affairs welcomes all University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards faculty to participate in the second annual KU Faculty Development Academies Week, which takes place May 19-23.
Each day of Faculty Development Academies Week features KU experts, providing interactive programming focused on a specific topic. Topics for the week:
- Global Engagement: Strategic International Partnerships (9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 19)
- Academic Mentorship: Mentoring Graduate Students (9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 20)
- Academic Leadership: Building Teams and Fostering Effective Communication (9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 21)
- Research and Innovation: Growing the Impact of Your Scholarship (9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 22)
- Let’s Write! (9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 23).
Faculty are welcome to register for as many dates as they are interested in attending. Registration is available at this link. A light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided each day. Events May 19-22 will take place in the Malott Room of Kansas Union, and the May 23 writing-focused day will be hosted at Watson Library.
Faculty Development Academies Week provides the opportunity to delve deep and develop a core capacity in a chosen area. Participants can expect to gain knowledge and skills in the topic area featured, along with tangible tools they can reference throughout their career. Vice Provost Mary Banwart begins planning for Academies Week months in advance to ensure the week is successfully connecting KU expertise with professional development themes for faculty.
“We have a wealth of knowledge at KU and faculty experts able to facilitate impactful professional development experiences that we continue to hear our faculty want more of,” Banwart said. “This year, we are excited to bring faculty experts together to deliver sessions on building strategic international partnerships, bringing your research to a public audience, developing essential organizational and communication skills, growing your capacity as a graduate student mentor, and carving out focused time for writing and developing your academic projects.”
For any questions regarding KU Development Academies Week, contact Faculty Affairs at facultyaffairs@ku.edu.