Tentative Schedule of Readings and Activities

Note:  All meetings are from 12-1:30pm.  Fall meetings are in M8 Caldwell; room scheduling underway for spring 2012, but M8 is likely.  You’ll be provided with lunch, as in previous years.

Fall Semester

W Aug 17—

• Discuss Format for Project Presentations
• Mary Wyer: Changing Leadership Practices
• Read and Discuss Chapter 5, “Practices in Retention” from Faculty Diversity (web)
• Discuss uses of Search Committee Powerpoint

W Sep 21—

• Training/Practice with Search Committee Powerpoint

W Oct 19—

• Project Presentations:  Best Practices at Peer Universities
• Amy Grunden, Traciel Reid, Julie Earp

W Nov 16—

• Case Studies: “Solo Faculty” (handout)

Spring Semester

W Jan 25—

• Project Presentations: Building on Success
• Kara, Joel, Jessica, Paola

W Feb 15—

• Case Studies—either Jo Ann Moody or group makes up their own

W Mar 21—

• Project Presentations: Intervention Strategies
• Maria, Wendy, Heidi

W Apr 18—

• Next Steps
• Final Project Presentations