Resources

Opportunities in Leadership Program (OLP)

The Opportunities in Leadership Program (OLP) responds to the University’s need for regular and consistent training of its unit-level leadership, and it frames leadership as a set of opportunities rather than (only) as a set of required duties or likely challenges. The OLP is especially appropriate for new, acting, and interim chairs, directors, and similar unit-level leaders in undepartmentalized colleges and schools and the UW Libraries (e.g., area directors, associate deans, assistant deans, etc.), but is also open to any experienced chairs, directors, and similar unit-level administrators who would like to attend one, several, or all of the scheduled meetings in a given year.

The OLP curriculum emphasizes creating a culture of excellence and covers key areas every chair or director should be aware of.  Moreover, sessions are structured around activities that help build a community of practice and support for unit-level leaders across the UW.  Although diversity, equity, and inclusion are addressed in every session, a separate session is devoted to these topics to ensure ample time for reflection and discussion.

Fall 2023

Session 1: October 5

• Topic: Zoom session on Climate and Vision
• Key Facilitators: Jodi Sandfort, Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance and Joy Williamson-Lott, Dean of the Graduate School
• Location: 2023 – 2024 OLP Zoom

Session 2: November 9

• Topic: Zoom session on Managing Conflict
• Key Facilitators: Chuck Sloane, University Ombud
• Location: 2023 – 2024 OLP Zoom

Session 3: December 7

• Topic: ADVANCE workshop on Responding to Discrimination
• Key Facilitators:
  • Mike Townsend, Secretary of the Faculty
  • Alina McLaughlan, Director of UCIRO
  • Valery Richardson, Title IX Coordinator
  • Shelley Kostrinsky, Assistant Vice Provost, Office of Academic Personnel
• Location: HUB 145

Winter 2024

Session 5: January 11

• Topic: Zoom session on Budget & Resources
• Key Facilitator: Sarah Hall, Vice Provost for Planning and Budgeting
• Location: 2023 – 2024 OLP Zoom

Session 6: February 8

• Topic: Zoom session on Responding to Student Issues
• Key Facilitators: Munira Khalil, Chair, Department of Chemistry and Jen Salk, Associate Professor and former Chair, Department of Dance
• Location: 2023 – 2024 OLP Zoom

Session 7: March 7

• Topic: ADVANCE workshop on Non-Promotable Tasks & Mentoring Faculty
• Location: HUB 145

Spring 2024

Session 8: April 11

• Topic: Zoom session on Mentoring Staff
• Key Facilitator: UW Professional Staff Association
• Location: 2023 – 2024 OLP Zoom

Session 9: May 9

• Topic: ADVANCE workshop on Non-Promotable Tasks & Promotion and Tenure
• Location: HUB 145

Session 10: June 6

• Topic: Zoom session on Managing Conflict 2
• Key Facilitator: Chuck Sloane, University Ombud
• Location: 2023 – 2024 OLP Zoom

Please contact Leyla Salmassi (leylas@uw.edu) if you are currently in the OLP and need the Zoom information for the above meetings.

Resources

The Chronicle: How to Be a Trauma-Informed Department Chair Amid Covid-19
The Whole U: Children’s well-being during COVID-19: Mental and physical health
Session 1: Creating a Vision for Leadership PowerPoint Slides

Appointment, Promotion, and Annual Reviews

Online resources on UW policies and practices for faculty reviews (annual, tenure, and promotion) are available through both the Faculty Code and Governance and the Office of Academic Personnel.  Department Chairs will want to review each of those resources or contact those offices with any specific questions that arise.  The links below are intended to provide easy access to general information on policies and practices for faculty reviews.

Faculty Code and Governance

Chapter 21	Organization of the University Faculty
Chapter 24	Appointment and Promotion of Faculty Members
Chapter 24-32	Scholarly and Professional Qualifications of Faculty Members
Chapter 24-54	Procedure for Promotions
Chapter 25	Tenure of the Faculty

Presidential Executive Orders

No. I	Directors and Chairs
No. VIII	Presiding Officers of Chairs, Schools, and Departments
No. 31	Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action
No. 45	Documentation of Qualifications and Recommendations for Promotion, Tenure, and Merit Increases
No. 64	Faculty Salary Policy

Promotion Review Process

For Departmentalized Units

For Undepartmentalized Units

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Accessing Useful Data

A variety of tools are available through Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) to provide unit leaders with access to data intended to best inform decision-making.  Authorization is required to use each of the EDW resources below.  You can login at each site to determine if you are an authorized user, or you can check your access online.  Access to the tools can be requested, if necessary.

1. The Academic Personnel Appointments with Demographics was created to illustrate trends in faculty demographics. The data may be filtered by faculty type, college, department, and demographic category, and are made available to chairs in Tableau.
2. UW Profiles is a data visualization tool with dashboards that allow you to explore and aggregate data about activities at any level of the University, from an entire campus to a small department. UW Profiles offers a demonstration video and user guide for beginners.
3. The Business Intelligence (BI) Portal allows authorized users to access and use UW Enterprise Data Warehouse reports and analytics to make data-informed decisions for their units. Once in the Portal, new users can click on the BI Portal Quick Guide to learn about the system and the reports available to them.