Faculty Professional and Leadership Development Programs and Opportunities

Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

Postdoc Scholars

ONBOARDING - AFFINITY GROUPS

New Faculty Orientation -  New faculty learn about Lehigh’s mission, history, and core values from offices supporting faculty research, teaching, and service; diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

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Affinity Groups- Communities for Belonging, Socialization, and Professional Support

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FACULTY RECRUITMENT

Recruitment Best Practices - Workshops and Conversations for members of search committees

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Faculty Recruitment Ambassadors - Support faculty interviewees to learn more about Lehigh

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Advancing Future Faculty Diversity Postdoc Program - HEED recognized program to build a more diverse professoriate

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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

CITL Programs

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Inclusive Excellence in Teaching - Winter Break Symposium coordinated by ODI&E and CITL 

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MENTORING 

INC Interdisciplinary Networking Committees - cross campus mentoring groups of new tenure track faculty and current tenured colleagues

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LIFT: Launch Into Full Together- supports associate professors applying for full professor

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CIMER Research Mentor Training - multi-part facilitated series on inclusive research mentoring skills- Fall Series for Mentors, Spring Series for Postdocs and Graduate Students

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Writing Accountability Groups- Dedicate time to advance writing projects in community. Offered through ADVANCE, OVPR, and others.

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ADVANCEMENT, EVALUATION & RECOGNITION -watch for event-specific announcements

Lehigh Faculty Review Basics- Deputy provost organized sessions supporting knowledge and transparency about Faculty Review Processes

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Writing Personal Statements (often a part of INC) 

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Panel of Recently Tenured- real world insights and advice suitable in the year or two before application for tenure

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Got Tenure, Now What? (coming soon)

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Triennial Promotion Plan- in addition to the web-based resource, sessions in September support the preparation and interpretation of Promotion Plan 

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Panel of Recently Promoted- In Spring, ask questions and hear real world insights suitable for associate professors planning to apply for full professor in the next year or two

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Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Evaluation- A combination of resources and timely information sessions scheduled for Lehigh Internal Faculty Evaluators. 

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Faculty Awards

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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

Office of Research - people, guides, programs and tools to support your scholarly and creative pursuits. - Proposal Development

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Sloan Research Grants - grants of $6000 to sustain research during an approved Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave taken by an untenured tenure-track faculty

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LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS and OPPORTUNITIES

Provost Faculty Fellows

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University Sabbatical Fellows

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Lehigh ADVANCE Grants (eligibility varies)

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Nomination & High Potential Programs (Human Resources)

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National Leadership Programs (eligibility varies)

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DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, EQUITY, BELONGING

Office of Multicultural Affairs -EVERFI

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Center for Gender Equity- Listening Differently

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Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Resources and Toolkit

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