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Have questions about the tenure and promotion process? Come hear from Gery Markova, professor in the Department of Management, and connect with other tenure-track faculty in an informal conversational environment to ask your questions from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 in 262 RSC, Herrman Room.

Contact Markova at gery.markova@wichita.edu with any questions.

Dr. Susan Castro, philosophy and Dr. Nils Hakansson, biomedical engineering, are spearheading the launch of a new faculty research club starting at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 in 262 RSC, Herrman Room, in partnership with the Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE). The goal of the FARE Faculty Research Collaborative is to catalyze interdisciplinary research partnerships among WSU faculty.

Each month, faculty from across campus will gather to hear three-minute talks from three colleagues and will have an opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the project through their own disciplinary lenses and networks. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Those who attend at least 50% of the collaboratives will receive a letter of participation to include in their FAAR.

September’s gathering will be 2-3:15 p.m. Sept. 24 (meetings will be at 2 p.m., alternating between Wednesday and Thursday)

August presenters:

• Dr. Susan Castro, associate professor of philosophy – “WSU Research Affiliation Groups: HealthHum and AI”
• Dr. Yuanyuan Gao, assistant professor of biomedical engineering – “Optical Instrumentation Design for Neuroimaging”
• Dr. Abdulaziz Abubshait, assistant professor of psychology – “Should Robots be Social?”

The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE) will hold a two-day Class Prep Sprint for faculty to prepare for the semester starting. FARE will provide coffee, bagels, snacks and camaraderie. Sign up now to let FARE know to expect you to prepare enough refreshments.

• When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4 and Tuesday, Aug. 5. Participate for half-days or whole days. There will be a lunch break from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch so that you can spend that time getting to know your colleagues, if you’d like.
• Where: Wichita State Connect, rooms 106 and 107
• What: In one room, there will be a quiet space for working on your class prep. In the room next door, you can either choose to participate in Academic Resource Conference sessions, discuss plans with colleagues or get advice from Office of Instructional Resources staff or FARE coordinator Dr. Debby Hinsdale, a curriculum specialist.

To pre-schedule time to consult with Office of Instructional Resources staff, fill out the request form here.

If you find your motivation lagging or you could use a little more structure to achieve your summer research goals, join the summer faculty writing group from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Wednesday in June and July in 302 Woolsey Hall, Berry Foundation Room, hosted by the Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention and Excellence (FARE).

Each writing session begins and ends with goal setting and accountability check-ins. FARE provides coffee, tea and light snacks. You can either leave for lunch or pack a lunch (there’s a microwave available).

If you want to join, email fare@wichita.edu to let the office know to expect you.

Save the date for Faculty Advancement, Retention and Excellence’s (FARE) two-day class prep and ARC watch party event, with support from OIR, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 4-5 at Wichita State Connect. Faculty can come to work on their courses alongside their colleagues and get advice on course design. Watch your email for the sign-up coming in July.

The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE) will hold a Faculty Support Network discussion from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. May 8 in 102C McKinley Hall. Dr. Rhonda Lewis, community psychology, will facilitate a conversation around the topic of navigating new guidance on language use and terminology as researchers and educators.

Faculty are also invited to a weekly coffee hour every Friday in April from 9-10 a.m. in the FARE Office, 112 Jardine Hall. See events across campus coming up for faculty on the FARE events page, and email fare@wichita.edu with any questions.

The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE) will have two opportunities to catalyze summer research productivity for faculty.

May faculty writing retreat and watch party for the Academic Resources Conference

• There will be two rooms available — one that will be streaming Academic Resources Conference sessions and another for quiet working. Go back and forth as you’d like.
• 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 20-22
• Choose from half days (morning or afternoon) or full days
• Snacks, lunch and beverages provided
• RSVP by May 13

Summer Writing Group 

• Every Wednesday in June and July
• Choose from half days (9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m.) or full days (9 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a lunch break noon-1)
• FARE will provide snacks and beverages, and you bring your own lunch.
• Tell FARE if you’re interested to help determine the best location for the group.

Email fare@wichita.edu with any questions, or come by the FARE Office at 112 Jardine Hall.

The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE) wants to celebrate WSU faculty. Join the FARE Office from 4 to 5:15 p.m. May 13 in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room, to celebrate the end of the spring semester with finger foods, charcuterie, desserts, wine and beer with colleagues as participants hear briefly from FARE’s first group of Mutual Mentoring Grant awardees about their projects for the coming year.

RSVP by completing this brief form by May 7 so organizers can get a headcount for food.

Faculty need one another. The Office of Faculty Advancement, Retention, and Excellence (FARE) wants to help create the space for that support to happen by launching our Faculty Support Network. Join the FARE Office in April for:

• A Faculty Support Network discussion on navigating the current political environment as a faculty member, facilitated by Dr. Rhonda Lewis, professor and graduate coordinator of psychology, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 in 102C McKinley Hall.
• FARE Open House Coffee Hour from 9 to 10 a.m. every Friday in April in 112 Jardine Hall. The office is stocked with coffee, tea, soda and snacks. Drop by any Friday morning in April to meet colleagues and check out the new office.

It seems like there are numerous digital platforms with profiles to keep updated, but which are really needed for what you want to accomplish? If your goal is to build a research network and create collaborations (inside or outside WSU), the FARE Faculty Exchange workshop is for you.

The workshop will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 18 in 266 Rhatigan Student Center, Pike Room.

• Hear from Fran Cook, Office of Research, about updating your ORCID profile to update your Pivot. You may think about Pivot as being just for grants, but it can also be a powerful tool for networking with other researchers and finding mentors.
• Learn the how and why of updating your WSU faculty profile and LinkedIn to build industry partnerships and to make your work visible to foundations, other researchers and media.
• As with every FARE event, you’ll also get to hear from faculty peers what has worked for them in building research partnerships.
• Bring your laptop and updated CV to make the best use of the time.