The Tenure Team Initiative on Public Scholarship

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_.Virginia Regional Meeting
_.
Friday, February 27, 2009
_.Host Institution: Virginia Tech
_..Meeting Location:
_..Blacksburg, VA 24060


Coordinators
Imagining America
Ann Kilkelly
Professor, Dept. of Interdisciplinary Studies
Virginia Tech
Kentucky Campus Compact
Gail Hillecke
Executive Director, KyCC
Northern Kentucky University

Participating Institutions * Team Leaders (e-mail)
Virginia Tech(HOST)(IA, CC) tba
Western Kentucky University (CC) Paul Markham
Bellarmine University (IA) (CC) tba
UNC Charlotte (CC) tba
University of Kentucky (CC) tba
Northern Kentucky University (CC) tba

* Click the links above to read a synopsis of the current status of promotion and tenure policy development for public scholarship at each institution.


Agenda
8:30 - 9:00

Registration at Graduate Life Center (201 Otey Street, Blacksburg, VA – 540-231-8636)         

9:00 - 9:45

Brief introductions of major campus initiatives related to expanding recognition of public scholarship and action in tenure and promotion

9:45 - 10:00

Break

10:00 -12:00

A panel of engaged faculty and/or administrators at different career stages respond to the TTI report; general group discussion jumping off from the report.

Panel:

12:00 - 12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 1:30

Small groups of cohorts meet by role and/or TTI theme:

Working Groups:

Facilitator
Theme
   
Shelli Fowler Engaged Scholarship: Broadening the definition, making the case
  Charge Members Outcomes Scribe
April Few Diversity and Public Scholarship
  Charge Members Outcomes Scribe
William Huckle Leadership and Public Scholarship: Academic administration supporting engagement by supporting mid-level academic leaders
  Charge Members Outcomes Scribe
Megan Carney The Future Professoriate: Identifying Current Challenges and Possibilities for the Future
  Charge Members Outcomes Scribe
1:30 - 2:00

Campus teams meet to identify directions for next steps for their campus and any major issues or questions that came up vis-ˆ-vis promotion and tenure as a result of the day's exchange

2:00 - 3:00 Brief presentations on next steps and reflections by a representative from each institution
4:30

SPECIAL EVENT FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO STAY

Imagining America Director Jan Cohen-Cruz - Squires Studio Theatre   SOPAC talk