2024 Early Career Faculty Workshop

Friday, September 20, 2024
12:00pm - 4:30pm Central/Minneapolis Time
Event will be held virtually

Now in its 18th year, the Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs (CAHEP) offers an Early Career Faculty Workshop to new and aspiring faculty members.

A diverse group of recently tenured faculty and senior scholars share advice and expertise about how to craft and develop a research agenda, effectively teach and advise, earn tenure and promotion, and shape a successful and meaningful career.

Who should attend:

  • Pre-tenured faculty members
  • Early Career Clinical or Adjunct Faculty
  • Administrators who have recently joined the faculty at any rank
  • Advanced doctoral students with an accepted dissertation proposal


Learning/Event Outcomes

After the workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Develop strategies to align their research, teaching, and service activities with individual values and institutional expectations.
  • Expand their professional network by engaging with senior and early career scholars. 
  • Create the beginnings of a personalized career development plan that reflects their unique aspirations and circumstances. 

2024 Schedule  

Welcome, Introductions & Overview

Tamara Bertrand Jones, Event Chair
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor; Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Beth Bukoski, CAHEP Chair
Associate Professor, Higher Education and Director, EdD in Leadership
Virginia Commonwealth University

Integrating Your Whole Self in Teaching, Research, and Service

Tamara Bertrand Jones, Event Chair
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor; Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Navigating Productivity, Promotion, and Politics

Christa J. Porter
Interim Dean, Graduate College and Associate Professor Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs
Kent State University

Christina Yao
Associate Professor of Higher Education and Program Coordinator, Education Administration PhD
University of South Carolina

Break

Balancing Self and Centering Students in Teaching and Advising

Vijay Kanagala
Associate Professor, McKeown School of Education
Salem State University

Brian Burt
Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Director and Chief Research Scientist, Wisconsin's Equity & Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB)

Claudia García-Louis
Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas San Antonio

Mentoring Minute Roundtables

Bradley E. Cox
Associate Professor of Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education (HALE)
Michigan State University 

Erin Doran
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Foundations
Univeresity of Texas at El Paso

Jesse Ford
Assistant Professor Higher Education, Director, The Collaborative for Black Men Retention and Reserach
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Crafting Your Plan

Tamara Bertrand Jones, Event Chair
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professor; Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Conclusion & Thank You


Event Chair

Tamara Bertrand Jones
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
tbjones@illinois.edu

Please feel free to reach out to the event chair with questions about the content of the event. Questions about registration or event logistics can be directed to the ASHE Staff at (202) 660-4106 or office@ashe.ws.


Registration

  • The workshop fee of $35 for ASHE members and $65 for non-members for registration by September 13 at Noon Central/Minneapolis Time. A $10 late registration fee will be assessed after this date/time and before registration closes on September 19 at Noon Central/Minneapolis Time.
  • The fee is typically covered by academic programs or departments. If additional documentation is needed, please contact office@ashe.ws.
  • Events are live captioned through Zoom. An opportunity to share how the event can be more accessible for you is provided in the registration form. For questions about accessibility, please reach out to the ASHE Staff at office@ashe.ws.
  • All ASHE Professional Development events encourage participants to engage throughout the event in various ways. To provide an environment that is conducive to learning and engagement and to provide a safe space (to the extent possible), Professional Development events are not recorded.