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Happy New Year!
I’m delighted to welcome everyone back to the spring 2018 semester after what I hope has been a restful break with ample time for reading, thinking, writing, a nd enjoying time with family and friends.
Just over one year ago, a group of faculty and staff, led by Dr. Marianne Wokeck, advanced a vision of what the future of support for faculty development might look like at IUPUI. I’m tremendously grateful for the hard work of many colleagues that has been aimed at turning that vision into a reality over the course of the past year. A Faculty Forum is in the process of being designed and should open up later this semester in space adjacent to the Center for Teaching and Learning in University Library. We have created a website to provide updates to the IUPUI community on our progress and hope that you will check it out when you have a few moments.
Please accept my wishes for a productive spring semester!
Sincerely,
Kathy E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer
Professor of Psychology
evc@iupui.edu
academicaffairs.iupui.edu
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Apply now through January 29 here.
Eligibility: Current IU Employees Only
The assistant vice chancellor for faculty affairs at IUPUI is a key member of the executive leadership team in the Office of Academic Affairs, reporting to the senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs (SAVCAA), but with deep collaborative ties to IUPUI Human Resources and the Office of Equal Opportunity. Working with the SAVCAA, this is a newly developed full-time position at IUPUI with responsibilities in five primary domains related to the work and success of all faculty and librarians: professional development, promotion and tenure, faculty records, leaves, and titles.
The successful candidate for this key academic leadership role must have following qualifications:
- Present academic rank as a tenured associate professor (minimum) although full rank is preferred
- Current employee within the IU system
- Familiarity with faculty policies and procedures
- Flexibility to adapt to changes in a dynamic campus environment, including openness to innovation and change
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative working groups to identify and pursue projects and implement policies
- Evidence of leadership experience at IUPUI with a particular emphasis on faculty affairs and promotion and tenure
Please include as part of the application: 1) a cover letter indicating interest and details regarding the applicant’s strengths and qualifications; 2) a curriculum vitae; and 3) three reference contacts.
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IUPUI is introducing a new non-credit-bearing course for those who are curious about academic integrity called “Learning with Integrity.” The FREE class offers its students an introduction to the basics of academic integrity and why IUPUI is making academic integrity a priority. Students will be shown different types of academic misconduct and why they are considered misconduct. The course will also help students understand how the university handles academic misconduct, the procedures at IUPUI for dealing with it, and what students should do if they should witness it. At the end of the course, students will be able to recognize academic misconduct; identify cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, facilitation, and violation of course rules; explain the consequences of these transgressions at IUPUI and in life beyond graduation; explain the importance of academic integrity; recall what the IU Code of Conduct is and find information on the Code; describe how to prevent academic misconduct; and describe how to respond to witnessing someone conducting it.
The course was designed by the Gateway for Graduation faculty here at IUPUI. They consist of a variety of faculty from multiple schools and ranks so we can be sure that there is plenty of different perspectives that are giving us accurate information. Their intent is to share scholarly activities and ideas on the topic of academic integrity.
To self-enroll in the course, go to the IU Expand website and search for Learning with Integrity. Then click on Enroll and use your IU credentials to login, or create a guest account for non-IU personnel. Finally, go to your In Progress page and click on Go To Course or Resume Course.
The student is finished when all the assignments and activities in the module are complete. A certificate can then be printed.
For more information, contact Gina Londino-Smolar (ude[dot]iupui[at]onidnolg or 317-274-6820). Gina is a senior lecturer in the program of Forensic and Investigative Sciences and in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the School of Science.
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Jay Gladden, Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education and Dean, University College
IUPUI is using the lead-up to its 50th Anniversary to position the campus to support its students, employees, and the broader community for the next chapter of its history. In recent years, the campus has made tremendous investments in programs, resources, and structures to support students, including establishing the Division of Undergraduate Education, doubling need-based aid for students, expanding on-campus housing and co-curricular offerings, and promoting high-impact practices and evidence-based teaching and learning interventions.
In an effort to further enhance the success of IUPUI students, the Institute for Engaged Learning is being created and is launching in fall 2018. The Center for Service and Learning and the Center for Research and Learning, now relocated in the Division of Undergraduate Education, will be a part of the Institute. The new institute will also include First-Year Experiences, an emerging focus on the capstone experience, and potentially a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Global and international experiences will be closely connected, but not formally located in the Institute. A search for an executive associate dean to lead the Institute will commence in early 2018, and faculty will be well represented on the search committee.
The Institute has two primary goals. The first is to provide greater access and opportunity for students to engage in a variety of evidence-based high-impact practices designed to foster academic achievement, identity development, retention, and persistence to timely degree completion. The second is to leverage existing resources—human, fiscal, physical, and intellectual—across campus that contribute to engaged learning in order to generate greater efficiencies through better coordination and integration of student-facing programs and services.
A collaborative process is underway for the launch of the new Institute. Work groups have been formed to define engaged learning, to understand the pathway and experience of a student with engaged learning, and to understand the structures and processes of CRL and CSL so that no vital functions are lost and successful practices can be amplified. The faculty have provided input through membership on collaborative teams, focus groups with faculty served by both CSL and CRL, and involvement by two faculty members from the Indianapolis Faculty Council standing committees. Starting January 2018, a series of faculty conversations will be conducted to help shape the plans for the Institute. Also in January we plan to launch, for faculty, communities of practice related to capstone experience and innovation and entrepreneurship that are underway right now.
For more information about the Institute, contact neddalG yaJ, associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education and dean of University College.
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Roderick Perry, Director of Athletics
Athletics History
Intercollegiate athletics at IUPUI is a tradition nearly as old as the campus itself, with the first men’s basketball team forming in 1972. The 1990s saw advancement from NCAA Division II to Division I status in 1997 and the first season at the Division I level in 1998. Today, IUPUI Athletics engages nearly 300 student-athletes in 18 intercollegiate teams.
The Student Athlete/Scholar
At IUPUI, we emphasize being a student first, while balancing the priority with athletic success. The 2017 spring semester departmental grade point average (GPA) was 3.38, which was the second-highest in our history. Remarkably, this was the 17th consecutive semester that the departmental GPA exceeded 3.0. For the second straight semester, all 18 teams achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.0, representing 79 percent of our student-athlete population. Collectively, our student-athletes are enrolled in 15 different schools and are pursuing 54 different degree programs. We boast 50 Honors student-athletes and 24 percent of our student-athletes do not receive any athletics financial aid.
A New League
The IUPUI Athletics Department successfully transitioned to the Horizon League on July 1, 2017. The Horizon League institutions are all located in the Midwest and within an 8-hour bus ride from Indianapolis. The ripple effect of this transition has been a reduction in missed class time, increased brand notoriety and competition against other urban institutions in areas where there are large numbers of IUPUI alumni.
During the first semester of competition in the Horizon League, our women’s soccer team won the league tournament title and earned the program’s second-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Our men’s and women’s cross country teams earned runner-up finishes at the league championships and our volleyball team closed the regular season tied for second in the standings.
Compliance Reminder
IUPUI student-athletes should be treated exactly like students who are not athletes. Limited exceptions apply for priority course registration, missed class time for competition (not practice), academic support services, and benefits related directly to their participation in athletics.
It is an NCAA violation to provide a student-athlete with something that is not generally available to the IUPUI student body or to the public.
Examples include:
- Providing transportation to a student-athlete;
- Providing a meal/drink to a student-athlete;
- Purchasing a textbook or school supplies (pens, notebooks, etc.) for a student-athlete; or
- Providing extra credit opportunities only to student-athletes and not the other students in the class
- NCAA rules require member institutions to maintain and adhere to written academic integrity policies that apply to the entire student body.
Please contact Jared Chasey (ude[dot]iupui[at]yesahcj) for any NCAA compliance related questions.
Message from Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. Robin Hughes
Student-athletes’ presence on campuses are unique. They are ambassadors to the campus and academic institution, while also managing the same course load as other full-time students. As faculty and disciplinary based schools, we should be attuned to the unique nature of all students who may be gifted with a particular talent. Student-athletes frequently have tight, inflexible schedules. Courses are often difficult to schedule and some athletes may be unable to complete some majors simply because of the scheduling. Schools and faculty work hard to create schedules well in advance.
However, flexibility to non-traditional schedules is critical.
An athlete who has agreed to attend the university and serve as an ambassador may need to request an accommodation. This is not asking for special treatment. This can be requesting to take a test early or an alternative assignment, given the travel schedule. As faculty and academia, we have to become more innovative and creative in our thinking about how to best work with all students – not just the traditional.
All of the IUPUI athletics schedules and information are located at iupuijags.com.
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Carol McGarry is retiring after 22 years of service with Indiana University. Carol began her work in University Benefits in 1995 moving to IUPUI in 2000. Most recently, Carol served as the assistant dean of the faculties in the Office of Faculty Appointments and Advancement. The campus wished Carol well in December, but we wanted to know what Carol planned to do once she didn't have to wake up early for the carpool commute from Bloomington. Watch the video to find out what Carol plans to do now.
Carol, your friends and colleagues at IUPUI and all over the Indiana University system wish you well. Best wishes!
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Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time for faculty, staff, students, and our community to come together to remember the victims of the Holocaust. The event is scheduled around the date designated by the United Nations General Assembly to honor and remember the Holocaust, its victims, their families, and the survivors. This year’s program will be on February 1, at 1:30 p.m., in the Campus Center Theater.
The 2018 program will feature keynote speaker, Julie Kohner. She will tell the moving love story of Hanna and Walter Kohner. In addition to being Hanna and Walter’s daughter, Julie is the founder of Voices of a Generation and she works to preserve the memory and personal stories of Holocaust survivors.
The program includes remarks by Karen Dace, vice chancellor for diversity, equity, and inclusion; a performance by IUPUI University Choir; a candle-lighting ceremony by IUPUI students and faculty with readings honoring the victims and survivors; prayers; music; and a keynote speaker.
Faculty are encouraged to invite their students to attend the ceremony.
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This is a new section of the newsletter designed to inform you of what is happening at the Indianapolis Faculty Council (IFC) meetings. All faculty are welcome to attend the meetings, and we hope you do!
At the December meeting, a vote was taken on “N” or the number of votes each unit has at IFC. The number voted by the body will be 50, meaning each school has 1 vote for every 50 faculty. This “N” will hold for the next two academic years. Note: All schools have just 1 representative, except Engineering and Technology (2), Science (3), Liberal Arts (3), and Medicine (13).
The Academic Affairs Committee moved to change the date for Commencement. The members approved the date to be the Saturday before Mother’s Day, except for 2020, 2021, and 2022 when it will be the Saturday after Mother’s Day, due to the availability of the venue.
A first read was given establishing a standing IFC Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Read more about the proposal here. A unanimous vote was taken at the January 9 meeting to establish the committee.
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On a cold December morning on the eve of final examinations, faculty and campus leaders gathered in University Hall for a breakfast to honor IUPUI faculty who were celebrating 20, 30, and 40 years of service. Matt Lawson (GPSG President) and Jonathan Hawkins (USG President) brought greetings on behalf of IUPUI students and together we recognized the faculty who through their collective years of service have had a profound impact on our campus’ history, as well as on our campus culture. Through the research and creative activity they have pursued and through the students’ lives that they have touched in classrooms, laboratories, and beyond, these faculty truly have made a difference in their fields as well as in our community. We are tremendously grateful that they have chosen to dedicate such a significant portion of their careers to our dynamic urban campus.
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The IUPUI Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., M.D. Experience Excellence Recognition Award recognizes faculty and staff members for service “above and beyond the call of duty.” Service for the benefit of the university as a whole or for any of its affiliated units which is non-reimbursed and is not specifically job-related will be recognized. All of us are here to do a specific job at IUPUI. The focus of this award is to recognize those individuals whose service activities go above and beyond the responsibilities of their basic job.
All full-time faculty are eligible to be nominated for this award at this time, even if they have been a previous nominee. Guidelines developed by the original selection committee established a policy to present the awards to faculty members on an annual basis. This year, the awards will be presented at the Chancellor’s Academic Honors Convocation on Friday, April 20, 2018, in the Hine Hall Auditorium. The staff award nominations open in fall 2018.
Nominations open on January 3, 2018, and are due no later than February 9, 2018, at noon. Please review the nomination guidelines and submit your nominations online here. Questions regarding the process should be directed to eeL neraK.
Don’t miss this opportunity to nominate someone who goes above and beyond to make IUPUI a place that matters!
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One of IUPUI's oldest public events, the Edward C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching will join forces with the LEAP INdiana Conference. This combined event will bring the Indiana higher education community together to examine teaching excellence and innovative pedagogies to encourage student learning.
The event will feature a keynote address by Dr. Gardner Campbell, special assistant to the provost at Virginia Commonwealth University and plenary presentation by the recipient of the 2017 IUPUI Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick, professor of English and director of the Office of Student Research at IUPUC. Additionally, the event will include concurrent sessions, a poster session, presenters’ reception, a showcase of student ePortfolios, and other opportunities to interact with colleagues.
The 2018 E.C. Moore and LEAP INdiana Conference will be held at the IUPUI Campus Center on Friday, March 2. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information and to register, please visit: https://ecmoore.iupui.edu/.
The Call for Proposals is Now Open
Proposals are being accepted from faculty teaching at higher education institutions across Indiana for the combined 2018 E.C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching and LEAP INdiana Conference. Proposals are especially welcome that address topics such as efforts to improve student learning and engagement, inclusive excellence, integrative learning, novel general education courses or curricula, creative use of instructional technology, and initiatives that promote excellence in teaching. Proposals should clearly demonstrate relevance to a broad range of disciplines. To access the Call for Proposals and to submit your proposal, please visit https://ecmoore.iupui.edu/CFP.
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The Chancellor's Academic Honors Convocation recognizes outstanding achievements of IUPUI faculty, staff, and students across all areas of IUPUI’s mission: teaching and learning; research, scholarship, and creative activity; civic and community engagement; and diversity, collaboration, and best practices.
Deadline for nominations: January 15, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Chancellor’s Professor Award - $5,000 permanent base increase
Bantz-Petronio Translating Research Into Practice Faculty Award - $1,000 one-time cash award for an IUPUI TRIP Scholar
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching - $3,000 permanent base increase for a full-time faculty member; $2,000 one-time cash award for a part-time faculty member
Chancellor’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement - $3,000 permanent base increase for a full-time faculty member
Chancellor’s Community Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement
Chancellor’s Diversity Scholar - $3,000 one-time cash award for a full-time tenured or tenure track faculty member
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Multicultural Teaching - $3,000 one-time cash award for either a full-time or part-time faculty member
Alvin S. Bynum Award for Excellence in Mentoring - $1,000 one-time cash award for one full- or part-time faculty member and one professional staff member
Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., M.D., Research Scholar Award - $5,000 permanent base increase
Additional details, including guidelines, lists of previous recipients, and links for online nomination are available on the Academic Affairs website. We encourage you to take time to review the award guidelines, consider the excellent work of your faculty, and provide an opportunity for the campus community to appreciate the excellence of your faculty through campus awards.
The awards will be presented at the Chancellor’s Academic Honors Convocation, on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 3 p.m. in the Hine Hall Auditorium.
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Date: Wednesday, January, 17, 2018
Time: Noon--1:30 p.m.
Location: University Library 1116
Direct link: go.iupui.edu/publicscholarship
Description: In this workshop, we will equip faculty engaged in public and community-engaged scholarship, with the strategies and tools to make your work count. A key element of co-producing with the community is ensuring that they have access to the resulting products and knowledge. We will demonstrate easy strategies achieving that goal, as well as ways to manage your digital identity, engage with your audiences, and gather evidence to support your project-specific and professional goals. The session will incorporate demonstration and discussion. In addition to this workshop, we have scheduled drop-in consultations and open working sessions for January 19 and 30, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Feel free to stop by and bring your lunch!
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Are you faculty member that has come up with a way to advance campus sustainability? Submit your idea, and you could win a Greening IUPUI Grant to make it happen! Greening IUPUI Grants are awarded one time per year to projects that advance IUPUI’s campus sustainability principles. IUPUI dedicates a total of $50,000 annually to fund these projects.
Applications are being accepted now through February 1, 2018. For details and to apply: https://sustainability.iupui.edu/resources/greening-grant.asp
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nd enjoying time with family and friends.
For more information, contact Gina Londino-Smolar (
IUPUI is using the lead-up to its 50th Anniversary to position the campus to support its students, employees, and the broader community for the next chapter of its history. In recent years, the campus has made tremendous investments in programs, resources, and structures to support students, including establishing the Division of Undergraduate Education, doubling need-based aid for students, expanding on-campus housing and co-curricular offerings, and promoting high-impact practices and evidence-based teaching and learning interventions.
Athletics History
IUPUI student-athletes should be treated exactly like students who are not athletes. Limited exceptions apply for priority course registration, missed class time for competition (not practice), academic support services, and benefits related directly to their participation in athletics.
Student-athletes’ presence on campuses are unique. They are ambassadors to the campus and academic institution, while also managing the same course load as other full-time students. As faculty and disciplinary based schools, we should be attuned to the unique nature of all students who may be gifted with a particular talent. Student-athletes frequently have tight, inflexible schedules. Courses are often difficult to schedule and some athletes may be unable to complete some majors simply because of the scheduling. Schools and faculty work hard to create schedules well in advance.