The Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity

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Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity | August 2024

Welcome Back!

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the 2024-25 academic year! Along with several university leaders and faculty, I had the pleasure of welcoming 70 new Danforth Campus faculty to WashU during New Faculty Orientation this Tuesday. It was wonderful to meet so many talented and energetic new faculty. Welcome again to WashU!

I also want to welcome several new Faculty Fellows to our team. Nic Koziolek (A&S) has joined us as the new Teaching, Research and Practice Faculty Fellow, and Janelle Gibson (Brown) is our new Faculty Leadership Development Fellow. In addition, three new Faculty Coaching Fellows are now part of the VPFAD team: Amy Gais (A&S), Sunghei Han (Brown), and Rebecca Lester (A&S). Our Coaching Fellows will begin offering coaching to faculty this coming spring. I look forward to working with this wonderful group to enhance development and support for our faculty.

There are many great opportunities available to faculty this fall. I would like to highlight our Spring 2025 Faculty Transformational Leadership Institute (FTLI), in particular. This high-impact leadership development program is open to all tenured faculty and mid-career or senior teaching, research and practice faculty on the Danforth campus. The application deadline is September 30 and more details may be found below. Additional opportunities and resources, including resources for faculty searches are available on our website.

Wishing you a great start to the semester.

Kia Caldwell

—Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity

Faculty Transformational Leadership Institute (FTLI) – Apply Now!

This new cohort-based program is open to tenured and mid-career teaching, research, and practice faculty who currently serve or aspire to serve in administrative or academic leadership positions on the Danforth Campus. It will offer skill development in critical leadership areas and encourage professional networking for faculty across disciplines. APPLY HERE by September 30, 2024. You can find more information and watch the April information session here.

Staying Mindful in the Midst of Challenge – Apply Now!

This fall, explore practical skills to cultivate attentional steadiness and balance even in times of challenges through mindfulness. This 4-week program can help you start or deepen a mindfulness practice with an introduction to science-based mindfulness practices informed by the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction framework. Once a week for 90 minutes, this program teaches how to train our attention to better support ourselves and those around us. We’ll also explore a brief introduction to mindful communication across differences through mindful speaking and generous listening. Learn more and register.

The Office of the Provost is Pleased to Welcome a New Team Member

Welcome! Susan Engstrom serves as the administrative project coordinator in the Office of the Provost, working closely with the program manager and the vice provost. She supports a variety of programs and initiatives for Danforth Campus Faculty.

Beyond Boundaries Program is Recruiting for a Faculty Assistant Director (50% FTE)

The Beyond Boundaries program seeks a current WashU faculty member who can dedicate 50% of their time to the program as the assistant director (buyout will be negotiated with the Office of the Provost). The assistant director will support overall program and curriculum through teaching, program planning and implementation, and advising. Applicants should have an interest or background in interdisciplinary practice and/or collaborative problem-solving as well as programming for first year students. A description of the program and position can be found here. Anticipated start date is January 1, 2025. Interested faculty should apply through this Interfolio link. The application deadline is September 4, 2024.

Highlighted Events

Interfolio Faculty Search

"Office Hour"

Virtual

September 10 (9-10 a.m.)

If you are in Interfolio Faculty Search user, or you want to learn more about this platform, please join Cecilia Hanan Reyes, Interfolio faculty search institutional administrator, for this office hour. Drop in with your questions or stay for the whole time. Learn about uploading a new position, granting access to new users, and running reports. And, hear how to optimize the tool to generate more efficient data.

join the virtual meeting here

International Distinguished Visiting Scholar

Dr. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

Brown Lounge, Brown Hall

September 10 (12:30 –1:30 p.m.)

Open Lecture: The Global Threat and Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance with Special Focus on Sepsis and Malaria.

Pauline Byakika-Kibwika is a professor and head of department of Internal Medicine at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, where she's actively involved in teaching, clinical care, research and administration. She is commissioner of the East African Health Research Commission, and has been appointed as vice chancellor at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, a position she will take on October 25. more information

virtual attendance registration

Additional Events and Opportunities

Call for Proposals - Global Incubator Seed Funds: This program aims to stimulate high-impact collaborative research in any discipline linking WashU faculty with international counterparts. Aligned with the university’s Here and Next strategic plan, the thematic focus areas for this year’s cycle are public health, environmental research, digital transformation, medical research, and local-to-global connections. The deadline to apply is September 30. More information

Assembly Series: Assembly Series presents Sian Proctor on "Leading in a JEDI Space: The Art of Inspiration." She'll share her unique space story and how she won her seat to space as an artist and poet, and found her authentic voice through a life-long journey of exploration and discovery. During this motivating Assembly Series talk in conjunction with George & Carol Bauer Leaders Academy and WashU Leads week, she will take participants into a future centered around creating a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive space (J.E.D.I. space) both on Earth and beyond. October 24 (4 p.m.) more information

She Leads Symposium @WashU: Save the date (October 25). more information

Free NCFDD Membership and Programming: Claim your free membership to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). Learn more about this free membership, available to all WashU faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and trainees. Plus, the NCFDD programming calendar is live and visible upon joining NCFDD.

2024 COVID Update

WashU Occupational Health will be providing the updated 2024 COVID vaccine during annual Flu Vaccination clinics, which will begin in late September. Additional information regarding scheduling flu/COVID shots will be forthcoming.

Occupational Health

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity

Office of the Provost

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion