Navigating the System at UAA

	Spring Semester
Friday, February 15 8:30am - 10am GHH 103	Travel and Faculty Development Fund Workshop Learn how to put together your application for a Research Travel or Faculty Development Grant (March 15 and October 15 deadlines). This session will look at the applications from the perspective of the Faculty Grants & Leaves Committee, specifically what they are looking for, how they assign ratings, and how the ratings are presented to the Provost.
Friday, March 21 8:30am-10am GHH 103	Sabbatical Leave Application Workshop Learn how to put together your application for a Sabbatical Leave Application (Due: Last Monday in September) The session will look at the applications from the perspective of the Grants & Leaves Committee, specifically what they are looking for, how they assign ratings, and how the ratings are presented to the Provost.
Friday, 4/11 8:30am-10am RH 204	ROOM CHANGE to RH 204 Promotion and Tenure mms://wm.uaa.alaska.edu/emedia/cafe/promotion.wmv 8:30 - 8:50 Welcome and presentation by OAA (Provost Michael Driscoll and Kim Perkins, Faculty Services): Overview of the faculty evaluation process Resources available on Faculty Services website Important dates for Retention, Promotion and Tenure process Highlights of Retention file preparation and review process for new faculty 8:50 - 9:40 Panel: University-wide faculty review committee representatives (Ellen McKay, Trina Carter, Robin Wahto) CAS Associate Dean (Patricia Linton) Recommendations for file preparation Areas of clarification and concern Kerri Morris (or designee): IDEA-What role will the IDEA results play in the review of faculty member's teaching component 9:40 - 10:00 Break out sessions - Q & A: 1 -New faculty and the retention process 2 -Promotion and tenure

	Fall Semester
Friday, September 14	Grants and Leaves GET FREE MONEY Well, not exactly free: you have to put together an application for a Faculty Development Grant. The good news is that assembling an excellent packet -- the kind that brings in money for your projects - is not difficult, and we can show you how. Come to a brown-bag lunchtime workshop, brought to you by members of the Faculty Grants and Leaves Committee. Note time change on the left.(Note: Time & Room Change 12pm- 1pm, GHH 103)
Friday, October 12 8:30am - 10:00am GHH 103	The Curriculum Walk This is an opportunity to examine the challenges, and learn the tools that can assist you in getting your course through the UAA curriculum process. Bring your course and your questions and start down the walk on the right foot.