Faculty Programs
Academic Affairs supports faculty through various initiatives and grants, fellowships, and professional development opportunities. Several are highlighted here.
Additional Faculty Resources
Early Career Faculty Success
Faculty at UC Santa Cruz simultaneously pursue scholarly research and creative works that advance knowledge and inquiry, as well as develop and maintain service courses, academic programs, and curricula that support student achievement and success. Ensuring that new cohorts of faculty are supported to develop the skills and expertise necessary to balance these twin goals is one of the pillars of academic success. The welfare, development, and retention of early-career faculty are supported by a range of initiatives including New Faculty Welcome Day, a two-day Teaching Academy, ongoing faculty development opportunities and workshops in collaboration with the Academic Senate and the Office of Research throughout the path to tenure, and a Writing Fellows Program which helps faculty develop and disseminate scholarly publications that increase their research impact.
Department Chair Leadership Development
The leadership provided by our department chairs is critical to achieving our academic success goals. LEAD is a summer leadership retreat for department chairs offering support, resources, skill-building, and community in areas such as communication and conflict resolution, equity in personnel review and hiring, facilitation and peer leadership skills, and building a healthy culture both within and beyond the department. Invitations are sent automatically each year to department chairs. Please reach out Associate Vice Provost Suzanne Alonzo at avpaa@ucsc.edu with any questions.
UCSC is a member of NCFDD, a nationally recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students. After activating your free NCFDD institutional membership, campus affiliates can take advantage of a variety of virtual programs and resources, including:
- Multi-week courses to help with project development and completion and maintaining work-life balance
- Dissertation success curriculum for graduate students
- Private discussion forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, and moderated writing challenges
- 14-Day writing challenges
- Member library of past webinar materials, referrals, and readings
- Weekly Monday motivator
- Monthly core curriculum webinars
- Monthly guest expert webinars
For faculty interested in the Faculty Success Program, contact avpaa@ucsc.edu if you plan to use startup or other funds to join so we can ensure you get an institutionally reduced rate. We will gather the names of interested faculty and submit them to NCFDD on your behalf.
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For questions about the membership, contact avpaa@ucsc.edu
For technical questions, email NCFDD at membership@facultydiversity.org