Welcome to UW - La Crosse. Handouts IAS Information Packet review during IAS Orientation Monday, August 27 1:00 - 3:30 pm 113 Cowley Hall.

Welcome to UW - La Crosse

Handouts

IAS Information Packet• review during IAS Orientation

• Monday, August 27• 1:00 - 3:30 pm• 113 Cowley Hall

Who are IAS?

• Instructional Academic Staff

• non-tenure track faculty

• approximately 160 IAS (35% total faculty)

• vs. tenure-track faculty

• vs. Non-Instructional AS (NIAS)– lab managers, administration

General Information

• Office Information• Documents & Supplies• Teaching Information• Parking• Dining Service• Paychecks• Important Dates• 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– Flip-chart enclosed

• Campus AddressUniversity of Wisconsin - La CrosseDepartmentOffice1725 State StreetLa Crosse, WI 54601

Documents & Supplies1. Documents

• SAVE EVERYTHING!!!

• should have received:• Campus directory• Course catalog• Department bylaws w/ review guidelines• Contract & link to Employee/AS Handbooks• Benefits Information

2. Supplies– Keys - provided by department– Office Supplies - provided by department– Other (business cards, etc.) - Purchasing Services (www.uwlax.edu/purchasing)

– Campus Stores (office furniture, etc.) (www.uwlax.edu/stores OR www.uwlax.edu/purchasing)

– Procurement Card - see Barry Miller

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

• Include Disability Statement on syllabus• Amount of involvement in course/curriculum development

based on title and will vary by individual and department.• Textbook Rental (http://www.uwlax.edu/Textbook)

• UW-L Bookstore (http://www.uwlax.edu/Bookstore)

• Periodic emails

Parking• Parking monitored year round• Permits available (semester, academic year

or annual)– http://www.uwlax.edu/parking– Protective Services Office– call 785-8062 with questions

• Meters available in most lots – 25¢ for 30 minutes– short term differs

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

• http://www.uwlax.edu/sac/dining

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

Helpful Websites• UWL Home Page: http://www.uwlax.edu• IAS - http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/committees/ias• Human Resources - www.uwlax.edu/hr• Faculty Senate - http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate• PAPD Job Book - http://www.uwlax.edu/papd/jobbook-table-of-contents.htm

• Office of Student Life - http://ww.uwlax.edu/studentlife/main2.html• Disability Resources Services - http://www.uwlax.edu/DRS• Office & Department Directory - http://www.uwlax.edu/deptdir.htm• 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

Important Dates• Aug. 27 - IAS Orientation 1:00-3:30 (113 Cowley Hall)• Aug. 27 - Photo IDs 3:00-4:00 (Administrative Conference Room)• Aug. 27 - Benefits Orientation 9:00-11:00am (337 Cartwright Center)• Aug. 28 - Conference on Teaching & Learning 8:00-12:30pm (Valhalla B)• Aug. 29 - Chancellor’s Address 10:30am (10:00 social) (GMH Auditorium)• Aug. 29 - All-University Picnic 12:00 (courtyard btwn GMH & Cartwright)• Aug. 30 - All-College Addresses

– CBA 8:30am - 1:00pm (337 Cartwright)– CLS 11:30am - 1:00 pm (Valhalla)

• Arts & Communication 9:30-11:00am (116 Center for the Arts)– SAH 1:30-3:30pm (Cleary Center Great Hall)

• Sept. 4 - First day of Classes

• http://www.uwlax.edu - click on Academic Calendar or Events Calendar

Technology

• Classrooms• ITS• User Name & Password• Email• Aerie• D2L• Digital Measures• CAS System

Classroom Technology

• 85% of classrooms are tech-equipped– Visualizer, PC, VCR/DVD, projector– http://www.uwlax.edu/edtech/classmod/

• General Computing Access (GCA) Labs– Located in Wimberley Hall, Murphy Library

& Wing Tech Center– http://gca/uwlax.edu/gca/

Information Technology Service

• http://www.uwlax.edu/its• ITS Support Center (www.uwlax.edu/itssupport)

– software downloads– technology training & online tutorials

• Passport to Technology– August 29 from 1:30 - 5:00 pm in Wing

Technology Center

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, Aerie• Coming soon to Digital Measures

Email• accessible on & off campus• Outlook and other mail programs

OR• UW-L Website

– http://www.uwlax.edu– Click on email access

• Login - eagle/8.4• Password

• Online Support: http://www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/onlinehelp/email.htm

Aerie• courses offered• class schedule• class lists• grade submission

– http://www.uwlax.edu• click on Faculty & Staff• click on Aerie• user name & password

• Online Support:– http://www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/onlinehelp/aerie.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 Faculty & Staff– 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 Electronic Portfolio Portal– user name & password– password is set by DM - can change

Enterprise System (CAS)• individual accessibility varies

– Current & past student schedule, ‘transcript’, etc.

• contact your program assistant for access application

• http://www.uwlax.edu– click on Faculty & Staff– click on Administrative System– user name & password supplied

• Online Support:– http://www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/Enterprise/eshelp.htm

Mentoring

• Optional, but recommended• Mentors - within and outside department

– Within - gain direct knowledge of course– Outside - objective and impartial

• See brochure for application

IAS Issues

• Title• Workload• Professional Development• Research• Service• Career Progression• Appeals• Contracts

UW-L IAS Titles

Lecturer Series

• Associate Lecturer• Lecturer• Senior Lecturer• Distinguished Lecturer

Clinical Professor Series

• Clinical Instructor• Clinical Assistant Professor• Clinical Associate Professor• Clinical Professor• Clinical Distinguished

Professor

WorkloadTotal Workload = standard minimum teaching load + additional

workload equivalency activities• Total Workload not to exceed 15(16) contact hours (8 ch)

1. Teaching Load = contact hours spent in classroom instruction • 1.0 FTE = 12 contact hours & 0.5 FTE = 6 contact hours

2. 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/provost/grants)

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)

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 excluded titles

Career Progression: CriteriaExample: Assoc. Lecturer to Lecturer

OR Clinical Instructor to Clinical Asst Professor

• Minimum Teaching Experience:– 8 semesters full-time or equivalent AND– 2 semesters of which must be at UW-L

• Documentation of Effective Teaching:– Self Assessment, Peer Reviews, Chair Evaluation, SEI Scores, Other Teaching Assessment

• Additional Accomplishments (Evidence of Prof. Dev. &/or service such as):– Undergraduate Advising; Lab Scheduling; Curriculum Development; Outreach Program

Participation; Workshop Attendance; In Service Training; Committee Work; Mentoring Participation; etc.

• (see full policy for complete details)

Career Progression: Deadlines

• First Friday of January - CP Packet due to Faculty Senate Office

• First Friday of February - IASCPC recommendations due to Provost Office

• Within 14 days of receiving IASCPC recommendations - Provost recommendations due to HR

• Within 7 days of receiving Provost decisions - HR issues notification letters to all IAS applicants

• July 1 of Next Academic Year - New Title takes Effect

Career Progression: Application Packet

• Electronic Submission• Letter of Support from Applicant’s Department• Letter from the Applicant’ Dean• Current Curriculum Vitae• Evidence of Review of Performance• SEIs from the Last 6 Semesters of Teaching• Portfolio• NOTE: Details to be determined by IASCPC

by September 30, 2007.

IAS Appeals Process

• Formal appeals process to be in place by December 30, 2007– Will address issues of CP, workload, etc.

• Until then - contact a member of the IAS Committee

Contracts• Most IAS have 1-year fixed-term terminal

contracts (August 27, 2007 - May 25, 2008)

• Deans have discretion in recommending multi-year contracts, first considering– Long-term programmatic needs– IAS individuals in higher titles

• IAS Committee will be addressing the issue of Contracts during 2007-8 AY

Meet the IAS Committee

• Kerrie Hoar (2006-7 chair) - IAS in Biology• Sue Anglehart - IAS in Microbiology• Elise Denlinger - IAS in Mod. Lang. & Women’s Studies• Peggie Denton - Faculty in Health Professions• Mike Durnin - IAS/Coach in Exercise & Sport Science• Barb Gander - IAS in Education• Glenn Knowles - Faculty in Economics• Sandy Koster - IAS in Chemistry• Don Socha - Faculty in Modern Languages

Feedback & Questions

Please fill out and return feedback questionnaire prior to leaving.

ANY QUESTIONS?

Work/Life Issues

• Beth Hartung, Campus Climate Coordinator– 227 Graff Main Hall– http://www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate

• Sexual Harassment Online Tutorial – http://training.newmedialearning.com/psh/uwisclacrosse/index.htm