Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success
Fall Faculty Flourish Week
Join us as we celebrate the heart of our university—our faculty! Faculty Flourish Week is a time to pause, connect, and recognize the many ways our faculty contribute to learning, research, leadership, and community at UNC Charlotte. Throughout the week, we’ll honor our faculty veterans, host an Open House at the Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success, engage with inspiring speakers, and support professional growth through leadership and tenure-focused sessions. Come flourish with us as we celebrate you, the faculty who make Charlotte an exceptional place to learn, lead, and thrive!
Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success Open House Drop-In
Join us for this drop-in open house event to connect with other faculty and CAFS staff, and learn about resources available to faculty from around campus.
- Monday, November 10, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Colvard 3042 (Register)
Veteran Faculty Highlight
- Monday, November 10, see article in Niner Insider
Rebecca Pope-Ruark Facilitates Workshops on Unraveling Faculty Burnou
It’s a challenging time to be in higher education. In these two workshops, one directed towards administrators, and one for faculty, Dr. Pope-Ruark will explore what burnout is, how to recognize it in yourself and others, and how to mitigate it by leaning into connection and implementing a framework for increasing your career vitality.
- Administrator Session:
Wednesday, November 12, 9:00 – 11:00 AM, UNC Charlotte Foundation Building (Register) - Faculty Session:
Wednesday, November 12, 1:00 – 3:00 PM, UNC Charlotte Foundation Building (Register)
LEAD Symposium
This university-wide initiative reflects a strategic commitment to cultivating resilient, empathetic and high-performing leaders across campus. The symposium, powered by the learning and organizational development unit, will feature nationally recognized speakers and evidence-based sessions designed to equip faculty and staff with tools to lead effectively in today’s dynamic environment.
- Thursday, November 13, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Barnhardt SAC (Register for Waitlist)
urbanCORE Workshop: RPT Narrative
urbanCORE’s Holly Middleton, PhD, and Professor Kim Buch of Psychological Science invite community-engaged researchers or teachers to a workshop on writing a compelling narrative for RPT. Participants at any stage of a reappointment, promotion, or tenure goal are welcome. It’s never too early to develop the story of your work!
- Friday, November 14, 10:00 – 11:45 AM, Sycamore 306 (Register)
Best Practices in Holistic Faculty Recruitment
The Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success (CAFS) and their collaborators who facilitate Best Practices in Holistic Faculty Recruitment, will offer a virtual training session in November. This will be the last training session for 2025. If you know your department will convene a search committee this academic year, or if you have already been selected to sit on a search committee, please make sure you have taken this training within the past five years. This training is required before a faculty member is permitted to sit on a search committee. Faculty recruitment training is a two-part training and each part must be completed prior to serving on a committee. Please visit the CAFS website to see what faculty are required to do before serving on a search committee and to sign up for the November session.
- Monday, November 24, 9:00 – 10:50 AM, via Zoom (Register)
Peer Mentoring Circles
Join the Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success for Peer Mentoring Circles. These facilitated, interactive mentoring sessions, which are open to faculty of all appointments, will provide information related to topics of interest to newer faculty at UNC Charlotte. In addition, they will provide opportunities to help you engage with one another and build support networks with other new faculty and faculty at different ranks at UNC Charlotte.
Register to participate in the Peer Mentoring Circles. Choose one date from the two listed.
- Monday, December 1, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
- Tuesday, December 2, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
