RTP Workshop

CSU Workshop on Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Criteria and Procedures. Nuts and bolts best practices examples from the campuses. To access workshop materials such as presentation slides, notes, or the list of attendees, select a link in the agenda provided below.

RTP Workskhop Agenda
Friday, February 24, 2006, Crowne Plaza Hotel at LAX Airport

Welcome

Jackie McClain, Vice Chancellor, Human Resources

Keith Boyum, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Background Recap

Lorie Roth, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs

Cordelia Ontiveros, Senior Director, Academic Human Resources

Concurrent Sessions

•  New Faculty Orientation
Issue: Integrating new faculty from various backgrounds into the campus community
Solution: New Faculty Orientation/Acculturation to Campus Ethos – Including what and how faculty are told about RTP in their first year
Presenter:

Marilyn Verhey, Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, San Francisco

•  Probationary Plans
Issue: Need to clearly communicate RTP criteria and expectations
Solution: Probationary Plans
Presenters:

Janette Redd Williams, Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Personnel, Fresno

Margaret Atwell, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Fullerton

Michael Suess, Associate Vice President for Academic Personnel, San Luis Obispo

Panel Discussion featuring campus Provosts/ Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs

Topics to include lessons learned during an academic career, matching mission and criteria, new faculty recruitment ideas and approaches, faculty work/life balance:

Jeronima Echeverria, Fresno

Lou Fernandez, San Bernardino

Harry Hellenbrand, Northridge

Concurrent Sessions

•  Mentoring Programs
Issue: How to help new tenure track faculty be successful in the CSU
Solution: Facilitating/Encouraging Mentoring
Presenters:

Roberta Ambrosino, Acting Director Center for Teaching and Learning, Dominguez Hills

Annette Nellen, Professor, College of Business, San Jose

Bonnie Zimmerman, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, San Diego

•  Setting Reasonable Limits on RTP Files
Issue: Proliferation of RTP Materials
Solution: Campus Guidelines for Preparing/Submitting RTP Packages
Presenters:

Edith Benkov, Faculty Affairs Committee Chair, San Diego

Mary Elizabeth Stivers, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, San Marcos

Marie Thomas, Faculty Affairs Committee Chair, San Marcos

Campus Team Discussions/Wrap-Up

List of Attendees