FARE promotes an innovative, thriving academic community where faculty are empowered to achieve their fullest potential in teaching and scholarship through mentorship, development programs, and collaborative opportunities across disciplines and in the community.
FARE Fall Conference Coming Nov. 6
The first FARE Fall Conference is coming 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Rhatigan Student Center. The day will feature breakout sessions by WSU faculty and staff and is open to instructors of any rank, post-docs and doctoral students.
The theme for the day is “What Counts: Building a Career, Along With All That Makes It Worth Having.” Come hear about what it takes to build an academic career and how to protect your mental health and sense of purpose while doing it. Most content is geared toward early-career faculty, but any instructors interested in sessions are welcome to join.
The event will be immediately followed by the Faculty and Staff Wellness Retreat from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in 305/306 RSC, Beggs Ballroom.
Registration, light breakfast and coffee from 8:30-8:50
Opening session featuring AVP of Faculty Affairs Mathew Muether, with stories of "what counts" shared by Associate Professor Erin O'Bryan and Senior Educator John Hammond
- Integrating real-world learning and career-ready skills into your courses (Sarah Mathews, Shocker Career Accelerator director, and Sara Leftwich, program specialist)
- Setting your research trajectory and establishing an identity as a scholar (Dr. Jan Twomey, professor of industrial engineering, and Dr. Rhonda Lewis, professor of community psychology)
- Building your scholarly career and identity in the humanities and fine arts (Cheyla Clawson, director or performing arts, and Dr. Twyla Hill, professor of sociology)
- Building a record of your work in Watermark: What evidence matters and where to enter what (offered during both times by Rachel Crane, associate professor, University Libraries)
- Mentor Mapping: Getting the support you need to achieve your goals (Dr. Heather Henderson, College of Health Professions associate dean of research, compliance and accreditation)
- Getting started with funding your scholarly activities (Panel: Dr. Moriah Beck, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Dr. Katie Lanning, associate professor of English, Dr. Atri Dutta, professor of aerospace engineering, and Dr. Jung Mee Park, data librarian)
- Getting to “accepted”: Demystifying publishing strategy (Dr. Mia Ocean, associate professor of social work, William Weare, associate dean of University Libraries, and Bayram Yildirim, professor of industrial, systems and manufacturing engineering)
- Building a record of your work in Watermark: What evidence matters and where to enter what (offered during both times by Rachel Crane, associate professor, University Libraries)
College-level Tenure & Promotion presentations
Lunch keynote: “Building a sustainable academic life: Time, boundaries, and the myth of doing it all” (Dr. Suzanne Hawley, professor of public health, and Dr. Carolyn Speer, director of the Office of Instructional Resources)
What Faculty Are Saying About FARE
"FARE has played a critical role in supporting my early success at WSU ... I have gained valuable skills, formed meaningful connections, and laid the groundwork for future research collaborations."
- Dr. Yuanyuan Gao, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
"The FARE program has made a difference for me in my pursuit of tenure at the university. I am in my 4th year and have never felt so connected across campus as I do since being introduced to FARE activities."
- Dr. Jennifer Thornberry, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Assistant Professor, School of Computing
Contact FARE
Email: fare@wichita.edu
Call: 316-978-6008
Visit us for a cup of coffee at our office, 112 Jardine Hall
