Faculty Affairs Symposium 2019 | January 10

The Faculty Affairs Symposium is designed to allow faculty affairs colleagues from across the university to explore topics related to diversity and inclusion and supporting instructional/clinical faculty.

Symposium attendees will be joined by over twenty faculty members, administrators, and university leaders who will share their personal experiences and unique approaches for success on these topics through informative presentations and breakout sessions throughout the day.

The Faculty Affairs Symposium will feature several group presentations, panels, and speakers from across the university:

  • Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Vice Provost for Academics, Northwestern University
  • Michelle Jansen, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Purdue University
  • Lauren Ratcliff, Faculty Dual Career & Relocation Specialist, Purdue University
  • Justine Sailors, Faculty Dual Career & Relocation Specialist, Purdue University
  • Mathew Lake, Senior Director, Faculty Affairs and Faculty Support, Kellogg School of Management
  • Chris Phan, Business Data Analyst Senior, Faculty Affairs, Kellogg School of Management
  • Alexa Starr, Managing Director, Financial Administration, Kellogg School of Management
  • Tim Holbrook, Associate Director, Financial Analysis, Kellogg School of Management
  • Molly Scanlon, Manager of Research Appointments, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Brian Larson, Senior Developer, McCormick IT, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Lee Roberson, Lead Developer, McCormick IT, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Stephanie Simko, Training Specialist, Northwestern University Libraries
  • Mari Daniele, Assistant Director of Faculty Administration, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
  • Beth Joyce, Associate Director, Faculty Affairs, Kellogg School of Management
  • Jonathan Holloway, Provost, Northwestern University

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Agenda

THURSDAY January 10, 2019

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Check-In
Allen Center Main Lobby

Breakfast
Outside McCormick Auditorium, EMP Lounge

9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Kick-off and Welcome
McCormick Auditorium

Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Vice Provost for Academics, Northwestern University

9:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
Presentation by Purdue University Faculty Career & Relocation Services
McCormick Auditorium, 164

In this session, Faculty Dual Career & Relocation Specialists from Purdue will join us to provide an overview of their office and to discuss pluses, minuses, and lessons learned from moving from a decentralized to a centralized model for dual career/relocation needs.

Michelle Jansen, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Purdue University
Lauren Ratcliff, Faculty Dual Career & Relocation Specialist, Purdue University
Justine Sailors, Faculty Dual Career & Relocation Services, Purdue University

10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break/Travel Time
Outside McCormick Auditorium, EMP Lounge

Kellogg Faculty Data Landscape Presentation

McCormick Customer Service Center Presentation

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Breakout Session A

One School's Approach to the Faculty Data Landscape - 164

A presentation by the Kellogg Faculty Affairs Team demonstrating their newly-developed faculty datamart and BI reporting tool, which aggregates faculty data from a variety of local and University systems.

Mathew Lake, Senior Director, Faculty Affairs and Faculty Support, Kellogg School of Management
Chris Phan, Business Data Analyst Senior, Kellogg School of Management
Alexa Starr, Managing Director, Kellogg School of Management
Tim Holbrook, Associate Director, Financial Analysis, Kellogg School of Management

Presentation by the McCormick Customer Service Center - 153

The McCormick Customer Service Center Service Center processes all visas for all McCormick employees, and also facilitieates research staff and research faculty appointments. In this session, the CSC team will provide an overview of their work and also demo the in-house system they have developed to track visa progress, appointment progress, and timelines for renewals/reappointments.

Molly Scanlon, Manager of Research Appointments, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Brian Larson, Senior Developer, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Lee Roberson, Lead Developer, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Atrium Dining Hall
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session B

Presentation by the McCormick Customer Service Center - 164

The McCormick Customer Service Center Service Center processes all visas for all McCormick employees, and also facilitates research staff and research faculty appointments. In this session, the CSC team will provide an overview of their work and also demo the in-house system they have developed to track visa progress, appointment progress, and timelines for renewals/reappointments.

Molly Scanlon, Manager of Research Appointments, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Brian Larson, Senior Developer, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Lee Roberson, Lead Developer, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

One School's Approach to the Faculty Data Landscape - 153

A presentation by the Kellogg Faculty Affairs Team demonstrating their newly-developed faculty datamart and BI reporting tool, which aggregates faculty data from a variety of local and University systems.

Mathew Lake, Senior Director, Faculty Affairs and Faculty Support, Kellogg School of Management
Chris Phan, Business Data Analyst Senior, Kellogg School of Management
Alexa Starr, Managing Director, Kellogg School of Management
Tim Holbrook, Associate Director, Financial Analysis, Kellogg School of Management

2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Break
2:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
Thematic Workshops

The Faculty Onboarding Experience - 153

A workshop featuring demonstrations by a variety of schools sharing their faculty onboarding processes, checklists, and orientations. Followed by a group of strengths and weaknesses of academic culture and student expectations. This workshop seeks to identify pain points, opportunities for greater efficiency, and solutions.

Stephanie Simko, Training Specialist, Northwestern University Libraries
Mari Daniele, Assistant Director of Faculty Administration, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Beth Joyce, Associate Director of Faculty Affairs, Kellogg School of Management

Developing a Faculty Systems Strategy for Northwestern - 163

This workshop will begin by reviewing information regarding current systems at Northwestern which support aspects of the faculty lifecycle (recruitment, information management, promotion and tenure, etc.) at both the University-wide level and the school level. Attendees will identify areas of overlap, as well as aspects of the faculty lifecycle for which there is no support system. Group discussion to identify and prioritize current and future faculty system needs.

Alex Rot, Senior Director of Faculty Operations, Office of the Provost

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
McCormick Auditorium, 163

Jonathan Holloway, Provost, Northwestern University

4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Reception
Outside McCormick Auditorium, EMP Lounge