Transcript Welcome to UW
Welcome to UW - La Crosse
Who are IAS?
• Instructional Academic Staff (IAS) – non-tenure track faculty – approximately 200 IAS (35% total faculty) • vs. Tenure-Track Faculty • vs. Non-Instructional AS (NIAS) – lab managers, administration
Mentoring
• Optional, but recommended • Mentors within and outside department – Within - gain direct knowledge of course – Outside - objective and impartial • See brochure
General Information
• Office Information • Documents & Supplies • Faculty ID Card • Teaching Information • Parking • Dining Service • Child Care • Paychecks • Important Dates • Furlough Days • Helpful Websites
Office Information
• Office & Phone # - provided by department • Telephone: – 5+4 e.g., 785-1111 - dial 51111 on campus – off campus • dial 8 first for local & toll free calls • Dial 3 first for long-distance – SW Wisconsin area code = 608 • Campus Address University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Department Office 1725 State Street La Crosse, WI 54601
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Documents & Supplies
Documents SAVE EVERYTHING!!!
• • • • • • should have received: Campus directory (October) Course catalog Department bylaws laws.html
http://www.uwlax.edu/provost/administration/by Contract & link to Employee/AS Handbooks Benefits Information – – – Supplies (see your department ADA – Academic Dept. Associate) Keys - provided by department Office Supplies - provided by department Other (business cards, etc.) - Purchasing Services ( http://www.uwlax.edu/purchasing ) – – Campus Stores (office furniture, etc.) http://www.uwlax.edu/purchasing ) Procurement Card – if applicable ( http://www.uwlax.edu/stores OR
Faculty ID Card
• ID card needed for library, GCA classroom and field house activities.
• • – Apply for card in 223 Cartwright Center (7:45-4:00) Bring USA Driver’s License or passport Can use as credit/debit card
Teaching Information
• Schedule provided by department chair or program director – varies by individual & by semester • Expectations: – Effective classroom delivery – Office Hours – Testing & Grading – Service, Professional Development/Scholarship – varies • Amount of involvement in syllabus/course/curriculum development based on title and will vary by individual and department.
• Textbook Rental & UW-L Bookstore – ( http://www.uwlax.edu/Bookstore ) • Periodic IAS Liaison emails
Parking
• Parking monitored year round (7am-7pm; M-F) • Permits available at Protective Services Office OR online – http://www.uwlax.edu/parking – call 785-8061 with questions • Meters available in most lots – 75¢ per hour – Short Term meters - 25¢ for 20 mins.
• Daily Permit – $5 per day
Dining Service
• Cartwright Center – The Galley – The Cellar – Trattoria – Cyber Café • Whitney Center – Dining Room – Blimpie’s Sub Shop – Badger Street Station – Chars • Murphy Library – Murphy’s Mug • • Re-usable take-out containers available http://www.dineoncampus.com/uwlacrosse/?cmd=Menus2
Child Care
CAMPUS CHILD CENTER
– Ages 1 to 12 – M-F 7:00am to 5:30 or 6:00pm – Waiting List – Director: Sue Wrobel – http://www.uwlax.edu/childcare/index.htm
Paychecks
• Direct deposit is recommended • 9 month = October 1 through June 1 • Many banks will set up 12 month pay option.
• Summer school pay dates vary
Important Dates http://mastercalendar.uwlax.edu/MasterCalendar/default.aspx
(click on Administrative Calendar)
Furlough Days
• state mandated furlough = 3.065% pay reduction for next biennium • 9 month employee – 6 days of furlough • Dates: – Friday, November 26, 2010 (System Wide) – Friday, January 14, 2011 – Monday, March 14, 2011 – Monday, May 16, 2011 – Floating Dates – non-instruction days • http://www.uwlax.edu/hr/furloughs.htm
Helpful Websites
• • • • • • • • • • • UWL Home Page: http://www.uwlax.edu
IAS http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/committees/ias Human Resources http://www.uwlax.edu/hr Faculty Senate http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate PAPD Job Book http://www.uwlax.edu/papd/Job book/jobbook-table of-contents.htm
Office of Student Life - http://www.uwlax.edu/StudentLife/ Disability Resources Services http://www.uwlax.edu/DRS Murphy Library http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary Academic Advising Center http://www.uwlax.edu/advising UW - System http://www.wisconsin.edu
Faculty Development D2L: https://uwlax.courses.wisconsin.edu/ – Use facdev.guest for login and password
Technology
• Classroom Technology • ITS (Information Technology Services) • Academic Technology Services • User Name & Password • Email • Aerie • D2L • Digital Measures
Classroom Technology
• 85% of classrooms are tech-equipped (portable carts also available) – – Visualizer, PC, VCR/DVD, projector http://www.uwlax.edu/edtech/classmod/ • General Computing Access (GCA) Labs – – Located in Wimberly Hall, Murphy Library & Wing Tech Center http://www.uwlax.edu/gca/ • Pay for Print policy
Information Technology Service
• http://www.uwlax.edu/its • ITS Support Center ( www.uwlax.edu/itssupport ) – 5-8774 – 103 Wing (7:30am to 4:30pm M-F) – software downloads – technology training & online tutorials
Academic Technology Services
• http://www.uwlax.edu/edtech/ • • • • • • • • • • creates effective instructional and promotional multi-media materials conceives and designs innovative learning environments provides faculty and staff technology training and development provides digital imaging, photography, and graphic design services produces digital videos develops, designs and maintains web sites for campus clients offers teleconferencing, web casting, cable and satellite services provides on-line learning support continually researches and develops emerging technologies has achieved significant technology, customer service and professional development
User Name & Password
• User Name = 8 plus 4 – first 8 letters of last name ‘.’ first 4 letters of first name (e.g., Kerrie Hoar = hoar.kerr) • Default Password – 8 digits = last 4 SS# & birthdate month & day – CHANGE THIS ASAP!
• Strong Password – 8+ characters; change every 120 days and 3 of 4 following: CAPITAL Letters, lower case Letters; Symbols (!@$), numbers (0-9) - e.g. Jumpr0pe • Applicable to email, D2L, WINGS - must select for Digital Measures
• accessible on & off campus • Eagle Apps (google) – http://www.uwlax.edu
– Click on email access • Login - eagle/8.4
• Password • Online Support: http://www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/onlinehelp/email.htm
WINGS
• courses offered • advising • class schedule • class lists • • grade submission • FERPA http://www.uwlax.edu
• click on WINGS • user name & password • Online Support: – http://www.uwlax.edu/wings/help/fac_staff.htm
Desire to Learn (D2L)
• Classroom Information – posting grades, syllabus, handouts, online assignments and quizzes, etc.
• Only current student can access (add others) • Transfer current semester content to future semesters • 3-part ITS workshop • http://www.uwlax.edu
– click on D2L – user name & password • Online Support: – http://www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/onlinehelp/desire2learn.htm
Digital Measures
• electronic portfolio – annual report – career progression • • update periodically • online tutorial available http://www.uwlax.edu
– click on Faculty & Staff – click on E-portfolio Portal – user name & password – password is set by DM - can change
Technology Services
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Jen Snook – Faculty Technology Training Consultant
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Jim Jorstad – Director of Academic Technology Services
IAS Issues
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Becky LeDocq – Faculty Senate Chair
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Kerrie Hoar – IAS Liaison
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Joy Gutknecht – Human Resource Manager
IAS Issues
• Governance • Contracts • Titles • Professional Development • Research • Service • Career Progression • Workload • IDP & Position Description
Governance
• Faculty Senate • Committees
Contracts
• New IAS have 1-year fixed-term terminal contracts (August 30, 2010 – May 27, 2010) • renewable & multi-year contracts may be issued: – Long-term programmatic needs – Long-term funding stability – IAS performance
UW-L IAS Titles
Lecturer Series Clinical Professor Series
• Associate Lecturer • Lecturer • Senior Lecturer • Distinguished Lecturer • Clinical Instructor • Clinical Assistant Professor • Clinical Associate Professor • Clinical Professor • Clinical Distinguished Professor
Workload & Position Description
Total Workload = standard minimum teaching load + additional workload equivalency activities • Total Workload not to exceed 15(16) contact hours (8 ch) 1.
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• • • • Teaching Load = contact hours spent in classroom instruction 1.0 FTE = 12 contact hours & 0.5 FTE = 6 contact hours Additional Workload Equivalency = equivalent to 3(4) contact hours Vary by college, department and/or individual Determined by dept. chair or program director - approved by Dean E.g., additional teaching hours, considerations for class size, writing content, # preps, course type, student level (undergrad/grad), non instructional duties (lab prep, program director, coach, etc.), scholarly activities, service activities, etc.
Professional Development
• Required for IAS to stay current in his/her discipline • May also be required for individual &/or department certification or accreditation • Include workshops, conferences, literature reviews, etc.
• Professional Development Grants are available (see http://www.uwlax.edu/grants/index.htm
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Research
• Any creative endeavor that results in original contribution’s to one’s discipline, is reviewed by one’s peers and whose results are widely published.
• NOT a requirement for most IAS • Research Grants are available (see http://www.uwlax.edu/provost/grants/index.htm
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Service
• Refers to departmental, college and/or university service • University committee requests due in March for following academic year – See Faculty Senate bylaws for full list of committees & description ( http://www.uwlax.edu/FacultySenate )
Career Progression:
General Policies
• Accrue semesters – % appt. disregarded – Summer & J-Term not counted • Years at other institutions negotiated with Dean at time of initial appointment • After 4 semesters away from UW-L - lose YOS • Must be at UW-L immediately prior to CP application • CP based on accomplishments - not YOS • $1,000 salary ‘bump’ with CP approval • See full policy for details
Position Description
Total Workload = standard minimum teaching load + additional workload equivalency activities • Total Workload not to exceed 15(16) contact hours (8 ch) 1.
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• • • • Teaching Load = contact hours spent in classroom instruction 1.0 FTE = 12 contact hours & 0.5 FTE = 6 contact hours Additional Workload Equivalency = equivalent to 3(4) contact hours Vary by college, department and/or individual Determined by dept. chair or program director - approved by Dean E.g., additional teaching hours, considerations for class size, writing content, # preps, course type, student level (undergrad/grad), non instructional duties (lab prep, program director, coach, etc.), scholarly activities, service activities, etc.
Individual Development Plan (IDP)
• Annual evaluation of IAS is required • • • • IDP is developed by chair and IAS in collaboration statement of goals fulfillment of goals discussion of career progression
ANY QUESTIONS?
WINGS & PeopleSoft
Jan Von Ruden
Associate Registrar
Student Services
• Paula Knudson – Asst. Chancellor & Dean of Students • Jennifer Bell – Disability Resource Services • Antiowana Williams – Multicultural Student Services • Mary Coady – Student Support Services
Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning (CATL)
161 Wing