Faculty Affairs invites you to attend the 2025 New Academic Leader Orientation (NALO). This in-person event is designed to provide you with an opportunity to interact with other academic leaders and explore the responsibilities and rules integral to your role as an academic leader.Note: New Academic Leader Orientation (NALO) is for faculty members who have accepted a new appointment with a provost, vice president, dean, or department head title since September 1, 2024.REGISTER TO ATTEND

Faculty Evaluation During Complicated Times Presented by Dr. Blanca Lupiani, Dr. Heather Lench and Dr. Heather WilkinsonLearning Outcomes:Consider whether unit-level discussions are warranted to consider disruptions in faculty work Explore the ways you might harmonize all the performance evaluations faculty experience across their careers (annual review, mid-term review, tenure, promotion, post-tenure review) Adopt a standard approach with all faculty (across tracks, titles, and ranks) to ensure you take advantage of the opportunity to hear from them all within short period of time Review the rules and guidelines that define the roles and responsibilities of academic leaders in faculty evaluation Attend in-person (Rudder 301 (https://ruddertower.ucenter.tamu.edu/spaces/rudder-third-floor/#uc-facility-nav)) or virtually  (https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=847714&;)REGISTER TO ATTEND

Faculty Conversation Cafe (https://facultyaffairs.tamu.edu/get-involved/conversation-cafe.html) is held on the first Friday of the month. The Zoom option is offered the day before (Thursday) for faculty that are unable to attend the in-person event, but still wish to participate in the conversation. This month's discussion topic is Navigating Today's Teaching and Research Landscape This discussion offers a space to reflect on the evolving landscape of teaching and research. Faculty are invited to share their experiences, questions, and concerns in a collegial setting focused on mutual understanding. Representatives from Faculty Affairs and the Division of Research will be present to listen and engage in dialogue. Together, we'll explore how current dynamics are shaping academic work and identify opportunities to support one another.

Faculty Conversation Cafe (https://facultyaffairs.tamu.edu/get-involved/conversation-cafe.html) is held on the first Friday of the month. This month's discussion topic is Navigating Today's Teaching and Research Landscape This discussion offers a space to reflect on the evolving landscape of teaching and research. Faculty are invited to share their experiences, questions, and concerns in a collegial setting focused on mutual understanding. Representatives from Faculty Affairs and the Division of Research will be present to listen and engage in dialogue. Together, we'll explore how current dynamics are shaping academic work and identify opportunities to support one another.

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for resolving workplace conflict through an intentional conversation with a workplace colleague Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for self-facilitated resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and reconciliation to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Exploring the behavioral reflexes exhibited during conflict Setting expectations for a successful conflict conversation The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND

Join us in welcoming our 2025-2026 leadership fellow cohorts featuring a keynote address by:Amy Waer, MD, FACS, MPSA '23 Jean and Tom McMullin Endowed Dean Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine Lunch Buffet Opens | 11:45 a.m.Welcome, Keynote & Discussion | Noon - 2 p.m.

Post-Tenure Review (PTR) Follow-Up: Lessons Learned and Common Misconceptions Presented by Dr. Blanca Lupiani, Dr. Heather Lench and Dr. Heather WilkinsonLearning Outcomes:Review the steps for PTR Explore data from the most recent PTR cycle Appreciate the most frequent issues encountered Recognize the best practices involved in the successful implementation of the approach, providing the accountability necessary to address performance issues in a timely manner Attend in-person (Rudder 301 (https://ruddertower.ucenter.tamu.edu/spaces/rudder-third-floor/#uc-facility-nav)) or virtually  (https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=848086&;)REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for resolving workplace conflict through an intentional conversation with a workplace colleague Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for self-facilitated resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and reconciliation to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Exploring the behavioral reflexes exhibited during conflict Setting expectations for a successful conflict conversation The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for leaders as impartial facilitators of conflict resolution Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for leader-facilitated conflict resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and during reconciliation, to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Management of the behavioral reflexes exhibited by those in conflict to promote successful resolution Management of expectations for those who participate in leader-facilitated conflict resolution The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND

In this learning experience, through discussion and role-play, participants explore:A new model for resolving workplace conflict through an intentional conversation with a workplace colleague Conditions that make a given workplace conflict appropriate for self-facilitated resolution How people perceive and respond during conflict and reconciliation to comprehend the conditions necessary to promote resolution Exploring the behavioral reflexes exhibited during conflict Setting expectations for a successful conflict conversation The predictable stages of workplace conflict resolution REGISTER TO ATTEND