New Faculty Investment Program
The New Faculty Investment Program (NFIP) was implemented in Fall 2008 as an initiative to support new tenure-track faculty in developing their teaching, research, and grant-writing agendas. Faculty in the program receive a one-course release each semester for two years, during which they attend seminars and workshops, develop grant proposals and manuscripts for publication, and establish themselves as contributing members of the TAMUK community, and the community at large. To facilitate their success, new faculty members are mentored by more experienced faculty.
Spring 2013 Activities
12:00 - 12:30: Lunch, focusing on task;
12:35 - 1:45: Presentation, Q&A;
1:50 - 2:00: Questions (general)
| Date | Activity | Facilitators | Participants |
| Jan. 25 |
Welcome Back Lunch |
Brenda Melendy |
1st year cohort |
| Jan. 30 | History of Mexico | Shannon Baker | Transculturation Track |
| Jan. 30 |
Welcome Back Lunch |
Brenda Melendy | 2nd year cohort |
| Feb. 6 | Folk Medicine | Christine Reiser-Robbins | Transculturation Track |
| Feb. 8 | Blue Room Luncheon | 1st year cohort | |
| Reviewing Manuscripts | Stacey Gaines | Publishing Track | |
| Library Grants Databases | Victoria Packard | Grant-writing Track | |
| Distance Learning | Rollie Garza | Distance Learning Track | |
| Feb. 22 | Blue Room Luncheon | 1st year cohort | |
| Manuscript Drafts | First posting | Publishing Track | |
| Library Grants Databases | Victoria Packard | Grant-writing Track | |
| Distance Learning | Rollie Garza | Distance Learning Track | |
| Feb. 27 | Education | Jaya Goswami | Transculturation Track |
| Mar. 1 | Blue Room Luncheon | 1st year cohort | |
| Writing Group reviews | TBA | Publishing Track | |
| Grants brain-storming | OSRP | Grant-writing Track | |
| Distance Learning | Rollie Garza | Distance Learning Track | |
| Mar. 6 | History of Texas | Larry Knight | Transculturation Track |
| Mar. 20 | Dance | Sheila Harris | Transculturation Track |
| Mar. 22 | Blue Room Luncheon | 1st year cohort | |
| Manuscript Drafts | Second posting | Publishing Track | |
| Policies and Procedures | OSRP | Grant-writing Track | |
| Distance Learning | Rollie Garza | Distance Learning Track | |
| Apr. 3 | Community Health | Melody Knight | Transculturation Track |
| Apr. 5 | Blue Room Luncheon | 1st year cohort | |
| Writing Group reviews | TBA | Publishing Track | |
| Budget Proposals | OSRP | Grant-writing Track | |
| Distance Learning | Rollie Garza | Distance Learning Track | |
| Apr. 24 | Travel Information | Debbie Quiñones | Transculturation Track |
| Apr. 25 |
“Graduation” |
Jaya Goswami |
1st and 2nd year cohorts & Mentors |
2012 Fall Friday Seminars
FIRST YEAR NFIP SCHEDULE
12:00-2:00pm
12:00 - 12:30: Lunch, focusing on task;
12:35 - 1:45: Presentation, Q&A;
1:50 - 2:00: Questions (general)
All sessions will be held in the Blue Room (Fore Hall), unless otherwise noted.
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Date |
Activity |
Facilitator |
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Aug. 31 |
Welcome: Ice breakers and semester overview |
Brenda Melendy |
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Sept. 7 |
Focus on teaching: Best Practices in the Classroom |
Stacey Gaines & Jeff Glick |
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Sept. 14 |
Focus on the students: Who are Our Students? |
Dr. Terisa Riley |
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Sept. 21 |
Focus on teaching: QEP and Service Learning |
Jacki Thomas & Duane Gardiner |
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Sept. 28 |
Focus on teaching: International Study |
Marilu Salazar |
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Oct. 5 |
Focus on Faculty: Annual Reports |
Kathleen Rees |
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Oct. 12 |
Focus on Faculty: Building the Promotion and Tenure Portfolio |
Assistant/Associate Deans: Susan Roberson, Jaya Goswami, Bill Kuvlesky |
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Oct. 19 |
Focus on the students: Academic Dishonesty—Turnitin Overview |
Octavio Quintanilla, Deena Garza, and Toni Alvarez |
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Oct. 26 |
Focus on Faculty: Peer Support—meet with 2nd years |
2nd year NFIP faculty |
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Nov. 2 |
Focus on the students: Faculty advising responsibilities/Services for Students with Disabilities |
Shannon Baker & Barbara Collins |
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Nov. 9 |
Focus on Faculty: Writing a winning grant. |
David Ramirez & Susan Roberson |
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Nov. 16 |
Focus on teaching: Best Practices in Distance Learning |
Michelle Duran |
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Nov. 30 |
Focus on Faculty: Opportunities for Faculty (lecture series, awards, developmental leave, travel and research awards) |
Brenda Melendy |
SECOND YEAR NFIP SCHEDULE
- All sessions will be held from noon till 2:00pm, and will include lunch.
- While you are welcome to attend any of the 1st year sessions (see schedule for 1st year NFIP participants), you are expected to attend the four listed below for your chosen track. This requirement is tied to the 25% release time granted to 2nd year NFIP participants.
- If you plan to attend a 1st year session that is not a required session for you, please let us know a week in advance so that we may arrange for lunch for you.
- If you need further information, please contact Jaya Goswami (X-4413; jaya.goswami@tamuk.edu), CTE Director.
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2nd Year NFIP: Fall 2012 Schedule |
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Date |
Venue |
Event |
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Friday Aug. 31 |
Blue Room, Fore Hall |
Welcome and introductions: Meet and greet 1st year cohort |
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Friday, Oct 26 |
Javelina Dining Hall |
Peer support: Lunch with 1st year cohort |
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Friday, Nov 30 |
Blue Room, Fore Hall |
Semester Finale and evaluations |
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