Folxlórico, UNT's student organization dedicated to celebrating and sharing the cultural, ethnic, and educational significance of Mexican folkloric dance, performing at UNT's 2021 Carnaval celebration. National Hispanic Heritage Month continues through Oct. 15. | |
October 2022 Faculty Success Newsletter | |
Message from the Vice Provost for Faculty Success
Greetings Mean Green Colleagues,
Welcome to October! We are almost halfway through our fall term and excited to welcome cooler weather as each day passes. For our faculty and staff who are new to Texas, this is one of our favorite seasons!
Speaking of seasons, happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Our Faculty Success team has enjoyed visiting several of our cafeterias and food service locations to taste Hispanic traditional and inspired flavors. There are also several activities planned across campus through our Multicultural Center.
Faculty Success is busy accepting faculty award nominations, seeing new faces in our Faculty Lounge (reserve in Outlook!), and looking ahead to celebrate faculty who were recently promoted and/or received tenure effective Sept. 1. To date, you have nominated 59 faculty for our prestigious awards, we’ve had more than 17 reservations in our Faculty Lounge, and we will celebrate 99 faculty promotions this year!
We are excited to launch our 2022-2023 Anti-Bias and Cultural Awareness (ABCA) Program. You will find an exciting array of training opportunities to extend your knowledge and skills in creating a culture of belonging. I want to recognize Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Success Angie Cartwright for her leadership in curating a dynamic slate of speakers for our fall offering. We also encourage units to host their own DEI training and interactions. Unit-specific events must be approved for ABCA credit before the event date. The ABCA approval form is short and feedback is quick!
Finally, be sure to check out the Faculty Success calendar for great events and learning opportunities this month. On Oct. 26, we are featuring a Project-Based Learning Workshop from the amazing New College team. Please join us as we learn from the experts on PBL how this experiential approach to learning can increase engagement and learning in your classroom. Our collaboration with CLEAR on inclusive pedagogy continues to be a fan favorite, and we love to see the research-oriented workshops from our friends in Research and Innovation! We are especially excited to hear Reyna Mondragon (Lecturer, Dance and Theatre) give this year’s In-CLASS Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
If you see faculty wearing the “Where Faculty Soar to Success” green shirts, you know they are our new faculty. Be sure to say hello to them and offer assistance as they continue to navigate campus and “nest” into our Mean Green community.
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From Faculty Success to you — Go Mean Green! | |
Holly M. Hutchins, Ph.D. (she/her)
Vice Provost, Faculty Success
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The Anti-Bias and Cultural Awareness (ABCA) Program is an important part of UNT’s commitment to facilitating and creating an inclusive, affirming, and equitable environment for our Mean Green Family and the diverse communities we serve. All Academic Affairs faculty and staff must complete three hours of ABCA-compliant training each academic year for merit eligibility. Stay tuned for more upcoming opportunities! | | |
Making the Invisible Visible: Meaningful Support of Asian American Students, Faculty, and Staff
Sumun L. Pendakur
Tuesday, Oct. 25 | 3-4:30 p.m.
Virtual via Zoom
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Too often, Asian Americans fall into a liminal space that leaves them at the margins of campus consideration and support. Asian American students, faculty, and staff are both highlighted, as models, and obscured, as not needing attention, at the same time. Join Dr. Pendakur for an interactive talk about Asian American identity and community formation, research and practitioner findings on current opportunity gaps, and creative interventions and resources to meet the evolving needs of Asian American students, faculty, and staff.
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News from Academic Affairs | |
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PBL 101: Project-Based Learning in the University Classroom
Wednesday, Oct. 26
11:30 a.m. | Union 382
Register Now
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Project-based learning (PBL) is about doing. It’s about engaging students in a learning process through authentic, relevant work.
Whether you are new to PBL or a PBL expert, this interactive workshop will give you the opportunity to explore how you can make it work in your classroom, within one discipline or across disciplines with colleagues similarly committed to high-impact practices. UNT's New College faculty are excited to share how they've been successfully implementing PBL in their multidisciplinary programs!
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Counselor Consultation Hour
Faculty Lounge, Union 249
11 a.m.–Noon | Every other Thursday
Online via Zoom
3–4 p.m. | Every Wednesday
Have questions about UNT's mental health resources? Need advice on a specific topic or situation? Stop by the Faculty Lounge or log into Zoom for faculty and staff Counselor Consultation Hour, hosted by CTS throughout the fall semester.
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Upcoming Deadlines for Faculty Award Nominations | |
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Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award
Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17
This prestigious award honors 10 full-time professors throughout Texas for their dedication to the teaching profession and superior teaching ability at the college level. Each award recipient will be honored with a certificate naming them “Piper Professor” of the year, a cash honorarium of $5,000, and a gold commemorative pin. Each university may submit only one candidate representing the institution.
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President’s Council Service Award, President’s Council Teaching Award, and J.H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award
Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4
- The President’s Council Service Award recognizes one full-time faculty member (including lecturers and librarians) for a record of outstanding service at UNT. This honor carries a $3,000 award.
- The President's Council Teaching Award recognizes two full-time faculty members (including lecturers) for a record of outstanding achievements in teaching at UNT. Each recipient receives a $3,000 award.
- The J. H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award, named in honor of UNT alumnus Joe Houston Shelton, recognizes a full-time faculty member (including lecturers) for a record of outstanding teaching at UNT. This honor carries a $1,500 award.
- All nominees must have served at UNT for at least five years.
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Faculty Panel: Inclusively Engaging Discussions
Thursday, Oct. 20 | 2–3 p.m.
SSB 102 & Teams | Register here
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There are many elements of facilitating engaging discussions such as questioning techniques, how to handle hot moments, and maintaining equity of voice. Learn how UNT faculty facilitate discussion to create engaging and inclusive learning opportunities for all students. Featuring: Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Miguel Gualdrón Ramírez, Leslie Roberts, and Marcella Clinard. Moderated by Angie Cartwright.
Faculty can earn ABCA credit by attending any two CLEAR inclusive events in their entirety.
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Teaching with Tech
Wednesday, Oct. 26 | Noon–12:45 p.m.
Zoom | Register here
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Engaged learning, critical thinking, retrieval practice, rapport-building, and accessibility review are a few of the benefits of using Packback, iClicker, Canvas Studio, and Popetech, robust UNT-supported technologies available to all UNT faculty. In this 45-minute virtual lunchtime session, DSI CLEAR will introduce key features of each, and then faculty will select a breakout room to talk 1:1 with an expert. | |
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Lunch & Learn: Designing Inclusive Learning Activities
Friday, Nov. 4 | Noon–1 p.m.
SSB 102 | Register here
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Learn strategies for designing multimodal learning activities that help students successfully achieve course learning outcomes. Bring your laptop and an online course that you would like to inclusively enhance! This event will be in-person and recorded. Lunch provided.
Faculty can earn ABCA credit by attending any two CLEAR inclusive events in their entirety.
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The CASE Act and copyright claims against UNT community members
The UNT Libraries has created a page on its Copyright Quick Reference Guide with information about the CASE Act and the recently-created Copyright Claims Board (CCB) at the U.S. Copyright Office. This page provides information for any UNT faculty, students, or staff who may receive a notice of copyright infringement filed through the CCB and what steps you’ll need to take to respond to that notice.
Keep in mind that these notices do not mean that you have necessarily infringed on anyone’s copyright, only that an author, creator, estate, or publisher thinks that you may have and is seeking a judgement from the CCB. You may be able to opt out of that hearing and have it settled in federal court or be eligible for some other settlement of the claim.
It is always a good idea to consult with legal counsel before replying to any notice you receive, but you should do so promptly. The guide above has links to more resources and information on this and other copyright issues.
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UNT Libraries recently purchased several primary source databases:
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African American Police League Records, 1961-1988 and Black Abolitionist Papers provide valuable content for Black History research and coursework.
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Colonial America, Modules I & II contains documents related to relations between the British government and the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Women’s Studies Archive: Female Forerunners Worldwide provides archival materials regarding women who have impacted society through birth control and sex education, the Civil Rights movement, healthcare and medicine (especially nursing), politics, and women’s suffrage.
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The Health Research Premium Collection offers health care research that includes journals, evidence-based resources, and full-text dissertations.
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The Technology Collection provides citations and abstracts as well as the full text of scholarly literature, popular magazines, and trade journals in advanced technology, computer science, engineering, and materials science.
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International Funding Opportunities
Global Venture Fund (GVF)
Deadline: Nov. 1
The 2022-23 Global Venture Fund (GVF) supports innovative projects and initiatives that advance UNT’s strategic global engagements in the following categories: (a) hosting academic conferences at UNT, (b) conducting collaborative research/creative activities abroad, and (c) hosting visiting international scholars at UNT.
For additional information, please visit Global Venture Fund or contact Dr. Amanda Bennett at Amanda.White@unt.edu.
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Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund (Charn Fund)
Deadline: Nov. 1
The 2022-23 Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund (Charn Fund) supports faculty initiatives that prepare internationally competent UNT graduates within the following curricular and co-curricular internationalization categories: (a) study abroad site visits, (b) collaborative learning, (c) global speakers: as part of the curriculum, and (d) international co-curricular programs.
For additional information, visit Charn Fund or contact Dr. Amanda Bennett at Amanda.White@unt.edu.
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Fulbright Campus Committee
Thank you to the faculty who participated in interviews and provided application feedback/recommendations as part of UNT’s Fulbright Campus Committee for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program:
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Dr. Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, Professor of German in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and UNT Faculty Associate for Fulbright Programs
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Dr. Shobhana Chelliah, Distinguished Research Professor of Linguistics and Associate Dean of Research and Development in the College of Information
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Dr. Sadaf Munshi, Professor of Linguistics in the College of Information
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Dr. Konstantia Kapetangianni, Senior Lecturer of Linguistics in the College of Information
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Dr. Ricardo González-Carriedo, Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Administration in the College of Education
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Dr. Nancy Stockdale, University Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, and Director of International Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
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Dr. Dorothy Bland, Professor in the Mayborn School of Journalism
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Dr. Julie Leventhal, Principal Lecturer in the Honors College
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Dr. Jincheng Du, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering
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Dr. Sarah Moore, Assistant Professor of Social Work in the College of Health and Public Service
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Psychology's Ateka Contractor has won the 2022 Chaim & Bela Danieli Young Professional Award, presented by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
This award recognizes excellence in the traumatic stress field by early career academics. Congratulations, Dr. Contractor!
Learn more about Dr. Contractor's research into positive memory intervention as a possible treatment for PTSD.
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Alicia Re Cruz, Professor of Anthropology and winner of the 2021 UNT Foundation Eminent Faculty Award, was featured in the Denton Record-Chronicle last Friday.
Read about her fascinating life and dedication to serving immigrant communities in Texas and beyond: A studious life leads from Spain to Denton.
Congratulations, Dr. Re Cruz!
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Dr. Cartwright will be formally recognized for her positive contributions to the profession on Nov. 10 at TCA’s Awards Ceremony during the 66th Annual TCA Professional Growth Conference. Congratulations!
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In The Lab with UNT Researchers | |
Catch up on The Lab, the new YouTube series featuring UNT faculty discussing their groundbreaking research. New episodes will be released throughout the semester, so subscribe and stay tuned! | | |
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We want to hear from you!
Faculty Success oversees numerous programs designed to support faculty in their teaching, scholarly, and leadership endeavors.
If you have questions for our team or suggestions for the newsletter, email us at Faculty.Success@unt.edu. You also can follow @UNTFacSuccess on Twitter!
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