Each Tuesday in OnCampus the Deputy Provost shares two articles with a read time of 10 minutes.

Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Faculty Mentoring Cohorts! The office of the deputy provost will provide a bit of training, small stipends, organizational support, and money for hospitality to assistant, associate, and full faculty who volunteer to be part of mentoring cohorts for and with our incoming class of new faculty.  I’m spending the summer organizing the groups – and would love to have you volunteer (if you’ve already emailed, you’re on my list – but I’m still seeking more people to join us).  Email me at renee.cramer@drake.edu with “Mentoring” in the subject line, and I’ll reach out in late July/early August.

Getting Ready to Hire Center for Teaching Excellence Director! After spending a year getting my arms around the newly configured role of deputy provost, I’m ready to begin building out the Center for Teaching Excellence.  In early August, I will circulate a call for CTE Director with details about duties and compensation.  As a preview: the role will begin January 1, and the term will be for three years, with renewal upon review, for up to two terms.  In the fall of 2022, the incoming CTE director will attend the POD Network in person workshop in Seattle, as part of professional development in advance of taking on the role.

I’m making this announcement now so that interested faculty can begin to think about applying.  Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you have, prior to the announcement of the position.

— Renée Ann Cramer, Deputy Provost