Faculty Professional and Leadership Development Programs and Opportunities by Role and Rank*
^ Typically indicates a tenured associate professor; review eligibility criteria with host* contact advance@lehigh.edu if you find an error or omission.
Program or Opportunity | Pre-Tenure Faculty | Term Faculty | Associate Professor^ | Full Professor | Chairs & Directors | Postdoc Scholars |
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ONBOARDING - NETWORKS | ||||||
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 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
New Faculty Reunion - Opportunity for new faculty to reconnect, usually in April. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Networks, Groups- Communities for Belonging, Socialization, and Professional Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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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TEACHING DEVELOPMENT | ||||||
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Inclusive Excellence in Teaching - Winter Break Symposium coordinated by OIEB and CITL | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Promoting Student Well-Being: A Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
MENTORING | ||||||
INC Interdisciplinary Networking Committees - cross campus mentoring groups of new tenure track faculty and current tenured colleagues | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
LIFT: Launch Into Full Together - supports associate professors preparing promotion dossiers, focus on post-triennial | ✔ | |||||
NCFDD Membership- All Faculty, Postdoctoral Scholars and Graduate Students activate their profile through Lehigh's Membership | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
NCFDD Faculty Success Program- apply through InfoReady for this 12-week program |
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CIMER Research Mentor Training - multi-part facilitate series on inclusive research mentoring skills- Fall Series for Mentors, Spring Series for Postdocs and Graduate Students | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Writing Accountability Groups- Dedicate time to advance writing projects in community, convened through ADVANCE, OVPR and others | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
REVIEW, PROMOTION, EVALUATION & RECOGNITION -watch for event-specific announcements | ||||||
Lehigh Faculty Review Basics- Deputy provost organized sessions supporting knowledge and transparency about Faculty Review Processes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Writing Personal Statements (often a part of INC) | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
Panel of Recently Tenured- real world insights and advice suitable in the year or two before application for tenure | ✔ | |||||
Got Tenure, Now What? (coming soon) | ✔ | |||||
Triennial Promotion Plan- in addition to the web-based resource, sessions in September support the preparation and interpretation of Promotion Plan | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
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. | ✔ | |||||
Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Evaluation- A combination of resources and timely information sessions scheduled for Lehigh Internal Faculty Evaluators. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
Faculty Awards (link to colleges also) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT | ||||||
Office of Research - Proposal Development | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Sloan Research Grants grants of $6000 to sustain research for untenured, tenure-track faculty during an approved Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave | ✔ | |||||
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES | ||||||
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Lehigh Nomination & High Potential Programs (HR) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
National Leadership Programs (eligibility varies) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Lehigh ADVANCE Grants (eligibility varies) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | (✔) | |
HR- Crucial Conversations - tools for conflict, part of the Dialogue and Exploration Track | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE and BELONGING | ||||||
Office of Inclusive Excellence and Belonging | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Center for Cultural Engagement -EVERFI | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
G, L, E Center Workshops | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Resources and Toolkit | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |