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Areas

Workshop Participation

GOAL 3.3: Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and individual growth

 

Number of Workshops

Number of Attendees

Fall 2021

Teaching

15

250

Research

4

38

Diversity & Inclusion

9

97

Other

16

123

TOTAL

44

508

Spring 2022

Teaching

10

130

Research

11

109

Diversity & Inclusion

6

143

Other      

9

71

TOTAL

36

453

 

 

 

2021-2022 TOTAL

80

961

 2020-2021 TOTAL

 83

 1825

2019-2020 TOTAL

102

2318

2018-2019 TOTAL

99

1699

 

Graph of number of workshops and participants

Participation by College

College/Unit 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
College of Letters & Science 32% 20% 23%
College of Agriculture 24% 26% 31%
Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering 42% 29% 38%
College of Education, Health & Human Development 40% 33% 23%
Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing 7% 17% 15%
Gallatin College 17% 16% 14%
College of Art & Architecture 17% 8% 12%
Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship 14% 7% 10%
MSU Library 36% 55% 36%
Extension 3% 5% 5%

  College participation over the last three years

College participation by percentage

Consultations

The Center’s workshop attendance number was at an all time low with 961 attendees. 

Academic Year

Number of Teaching Consultations

Individuals Receiving Teaching Consultations

Number of Research Consultations

Individuals Receiving Research Consultations

Total Number of Consultations

2021-2022

41

36

28

20

69

2020-2021

52

37

37

30

89

2019-2020

42

32

37

34

79

2018-2019

39

33

40

26

79

 

Programs

Faculty Learning Communities

  • Women in STEM/SBS
  • Mindful Mentoring
  • KEEN Faculty Learning Community
  • Faculty Book Club: Air & Light & Time & Space
  • Mentoring through the writing process
  • Writing Groups
  • University Seminar Faculty Learning Community
  • Book Discussion Group of Trauma-Informed Pedagogies
  • Early Career Faculty Success

 

New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation was held August 10 and 11, 2021 in Inspiration Hall in the Norm Asbjornson Hall and online and January 7, 2022. 75 attended total (28 tenure-track, 25 non-tenure track).

 

Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program

The year-long Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program had 16 matches.

The CFE fosters a network of mentors and connects incoming faculty to more senior faculty members to help navigate the academic experience and help with strategies to achieve best practices and attain career success at MSU. Mentorship also includes access to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity’s network of mentors.

 

 

Certificates of Completion

  • Fourteen individuals earned the Certificate of Teaching Enhancement.
  • One individual earned the Early Career Success Certificate.
  • 15 faculty were recognized as new members of the Center.
  • One earned a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Certificate.

Faculty Symposium

"Learn innovative and impactful teaching strategies from your peers"

The Center held a University-wide Faculty Symposium on January 24, 2023 with 73 attendees. The 100% of the respondents to a feedback survey strongly agreed/agreed that they thought it was time well spent.

 

Teaching and Advising

  • GOAL 1.1: Broaden access for underrepresented populations and increase academic success for all students through excellence in undergraduate education.
  • GOAL 1.3: Implement evidence-based high quality, high impact teaching and learning practices for every student

Instructional Innovation Grants

Four Teaching Innovation Grants were awarded to five faculty members .

Beth Shirley and Rebecca Jones, English

"Bitterroot Magazine"

Rachel Frost, Animal & Range Sciences

"Developing a Relevant Case Study Library for Range Management"

Paul Gannon, Chemical and Biological Engineering

"Effectively Engaging Students in Group Video Projects"

Ashley Fuchs, Art

"Typographic Printing Detox"

2023 Faculty Founder's Day Awards

President’s Excellence in Teaching Award

Linda Karell, an associate professor in the Department of English

Teaching Innovation Award

Myleen Leary, an associate professor in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

President’s Award for Excellence in Service Learning

Sarah Church, assistant professor of geography and planning in the Department of Earth Sciences

 

 

Research & Scholarship

  • GOAL 2.1: Enhance the significance and impact of scholarship
  • GOAL 2.2: Expand interdisciplinary scholarship
  • GOAL 2.3: Strengthen institutional reputation in scholarship
  • 37 Faculty Excellence Grants were awarded.
  • 16 faculty and staff participated in Grant-Writing Bootcamp.
  • 2 faculty were awarded the NSF CAREER grant.

 

Grants

Values-based Academic Leadership Trajectories for Women in STEM (VAuLTS)

Building on the success of ADVANCE Project TRACS, the Center for Faculty Excellence has joined with the NSF Northwest ADVANCE Partnership to pilot leadership and mentoring programs for midcareer women faculty in STEM/Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), called VAuLTS. This research grant seeks to address systemic barriers women face on the path to the highest ranks of professoriate in diverse higher education settings. MSU PI Nika Stoop

Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)

The “Entrepreneurial Thinking in Engineering Education” grant has the goal of graduating engineers equipped not only with technical skills but also an entrepreneurial, can-do approach to their profession, according to William Schell, associate director of MSU's Montana Engineering Education Research Center. The funding supports faculty development and interdisciplinary research on engineering education. PI Brock LaMeres

IMPACT STEM Transfer

Inclusive And Meaningful Partnerships for Cultivating Transformation in STEM Transfer, from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. PI Mari Eggers

HOPE & CAIRHE 2gether (HC2) Center

HC2 is part of a dual-institution center funded by the National Cancer Institute (U54CA280812) to address cancer prevention and control in areas of persistent poverty. The CFE is involved in the Career Advancement Core that provides training and mentored research opportunities for a cadre of early career investigators (HC2 Scholars) through a seminar series, tailored mentoring and individualized learning experiences. MSU co-PI Nika Stoop

 

 

Collaborations

The Center has continued its many collaborations focused on faculty excellence and student success. A couple collaborations are highlighted here:

Writing Center– Erin Strickland – This year, we collaborated with the Writing Center Assistant Director, Erin Strickland on two programs, “Mentoring through the writing process” and “Faculty Book Club: Air & Light & Time & Space by Helen Sword.” The mentoring workshop brought graduate students and their mentors together to discuss working with writers through the academic writing process. The book club worked through the sections of Air & Light & Time & Space and reflected on the participants’ current habits and identify possible ways to shift to more balanced and productive writing practices.

Mentoring through the writing process:
Participants said that setting aside time to discuss student and mentor relationships was valuable and that interacting with each other in a different context helped to understand each other's needs and expectations. They would've liked more dedicated time to make concrete plans for moving forward, particularly in order to complete the expectations document we started as a group. 

Air & Light & Time & Space
Participants appreciated hearing other people's experiences, approaches, and perspectives on writing. It was a great way to create community across disciplines and sparked deeper reflection on their own personal writing habits. They would've appreciated more time to get to know one another, so we are going to continue to meet this summer and write together. 

DEDL (Developing Excellence in Department Leadership) – Michelle Miley – is a program tailored to serve the needs of new unit leaders (within their first 2-3 years) including but not limited to department heads and school directors.  The purpose of the program is to provide both training and support for those in some of the most challenging jobs on campus. 

DEDL met twice each month. One monthly meeting was dedicated to sharing challenges, problem solving, and providing mutual support amongst the participants. The second monthly meeting was more of a workshop, covering timely topics to help unit leaders learn about and navigate the complexity of their jobs. 

Other notable collaborations involved:

  • Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs
  • Graduate School
  • Office of Research Development
  • MSU Library
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • Office of Planning & Analysis
  • Academic Technology & Outreach
  • University Studies/Academic Advising Center
  • Writing Center
  • Disability Services
  • Leadership Institute
  • Facilities/ Campus Planning, Design & Construction
  • Montana Engineering Education Research Center/ KEEN
  • Office of International Programs