Staff Development Approaches at The University of Georgia: Philosophy, Models, and Financial Support

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Staff Development Approaches at The University of
Georgia Philosophy, Models, and Financial
Support
A presentation to Croatian colleagues in the
SMSDU project Dr. Edward G. Simpson, Jr.
Distinguished Public Service FellowInstitute of
Higher EducationThe University of
GeorgiaAthens, GA 30602U.S.A. egsjr_at_uga.edu Dubr
ovnik, Croatia March 4, 2005
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INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
S W O T
VALUES TRADITIONS ASPIRATIONS
LEADERSHIP
ACADEMIC STRATEGY FOR CROATIAN UNIVERSITIES
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MARKET EXPECTATIONS
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
COMPETITION
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
BASED ON GEORGE KELLERS ACADEMIC STRATEGY
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The University of Georgia Administrative
OrganizationOctober 2004 (continued)
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The University of Georgia Administrative
OrganizationOctober 2004 (continued)
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The Approach To Human Resource (Staff)
Development at the University of Georgia (UGA)
The human resource development needs for the
university community are broadly addressed in
many instances by treating together the needs for
both academics and non-academics. There is some
overlap in staff development training for both
groups when dealing with topics, for example,
involving certain administrative tasks. Some
situations, however, dictate separating HRD into
academic and non-academic programs.
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Human Resource Developmentfor Staff and Faculty
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• Training professional development
• Current courses offered by Training
  Development (open to all faculty staff)
• Computer and other online courses
• Seminars to Go (videos, computer tutorials,
  language skills)
• Leadership training
• Customized departmental training
• View the Training Development home page for
  more information

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http//www.busfin.uga.edu/staff/
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Opal D. Haley, Director315 S. Thomas
St.Athens, GA 30602-4302(706) 542-7062
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Faculty Development (Academic staff) Options at
The University of Georgia
http//www.isd.uga.edu/
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Faculty Development in Georgia

• A Doctoral Level Assistantship for Faculty
  Members Teaching in Georgia Institutions of
  Higher Learning
• The Faculty Development in Georgia (FDIG)
  program has assisted in the professional
  development of college faculty members since
  1964. This program, conducted in cooperation
  with the Graduate School, gives faculty members
  with demonstrated competence in teaching an
  opportunity to continue their graduate education
  on a full-time basis.
• This goal is implemented by
• Providing an assistantship that will enrich the
  faculty members professional and academic
  endeavors.
• Ensuring an academic year of full-time doctoral
  study at the University of Georgia in the
  faculty members chosen field.

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Faculty Development in Georgia(continued)

• The Faculty Development Program Consists of
• Appropriate course work in the academic
  department chosen by the faculty member.
• Weekly seminars concerned with current issues
  in higher education conducted by the Institute
  of Higher Education.
• Responsibilities to be arranged by the faculty
  members academic department head and the
  director of the Institute of Higher Education.

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Governors Teaching Fellows Program

• The Governor's Teaching Fellows Program was
  established by Zell Miller, governor of Georgia,
  1991-1999, to provide Georgia's higher education
  faculty with expanded opportunities for
  developing important teaching skills.
• The Governor's Teaching Fellows Program is
  jointly sponsored by the Institute of Higher
  Education and the Office of Instructional
  Support Development at the University of
  Georgia.
• Governor's Teaching Fellows may participate in
  academic year symposia an intensive summer
  symposium or an academic-year residency at the
  University of Georgia. Past symposia have
  addressed numerous topics in using technology
  in the classroom and other pedagogical
  innovations.

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Selected Outcomes of the Governor's Teaching
Fellows Program

• A statewide community of scholars that engage
  in a collegial dialogue about teaching
• Increased use of Georgia's Distance Learning
  Network, known as the Georgia Statewide Academic
  and Medical System (GSAMS), by GTF participants
• The opportunity to experience new instructional
  tools for application in the classroom
• A place to explore and construct new courseware
  in the Instructional Development Laboratory
• Instructional and faculty development projects
  by participants to enhance teaching and learning
  on their home campuses

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Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows Program

• The University of Georgia College of Arts and
  Sciences, Terry College of Business, Honors
  Program, and Biological and Agricultural
  Engineering, in cooperation with the Institute
  of Higher Education, has established a
  postdoctoral teaching fellowship program.
• The major responsibilities of the Fellows
  include the teaching of undergraduate students,
  expansion of personal scholarship, and the
  enhancement of skills that are essential to
  college and university teaching.

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Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows Program

• University of Georgia postdoctoral teaching
  fellows
• Are appointed as temporary assistant
  professors.
• Hold terms of not less than one nor more than
  three years.
• Are recruited on a national basis to teach
  undergraduate courses.
• Participate in learning and mentoring
  opportunities.

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Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows Program

• Regularly scheduled seminars, classes, and
  workshops provide opportunities to develop the
  scholarship of teaching.
• The Fellows receive support for enhancement of
  innovative instruction through technology.
• An objective of this phase of the program is to
  emphasize the enhancement of instructional
  skills much as a traditional postdoctoral
  fellowship emphasizes the development of
  research skills.
• The Fellows benefit from University-pioneered
  techniques in peer evaluation, mentoring by
  senior faculty, and team building.

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Funding for Staff Development Programs at the
University of Georgia
Faculty Development in Georgia (FDIG) 150,000
provided by the State Board of Regents (line
item) Governors Teaching Fellows (GTF) 280,000
provided from the Governors Office (passes
through State Board of Regents to
university) Postdoctoral Teaching
Fellows 800,000 in salaries 3000/fellow for
IHE to run program Human Resources Training and
Development Combination of subsidies and
fees Annual budget of 575,000 67,000
operating 10,691 people trained in FY-04
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Funding for Staff Development Programs at the
University of Georgia
Faculty Development in Georgia (FDIG) 150,000
provided by the State Board of Regents (line
item) Governors Teaching Fellows (GTF) 280,000
provided from the Governors Office (passes
through State Board of Regents to
university) Postdoctoral Teaching
Fellows 800,000 in salaries 3000/fellow for
IHE to run program Human Resources Training and
Development Combination of subsidies and
fees Annual budget of 575,000 67,000
operating 10,691 people trained in FY-04
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Education
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Institute of Higher EducationUniversity of
Georgia
http//www.uga.edu/ihe
The Institute of Higher Education, founded in
1964, is an instruction, service, and research
organization
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that educates doctoral students for careers in
higher education administration and policy
analysis provides in-service assistance and
continuing education for current college and
university faculty and administrators and
contributes to policy development and
implementation in higher education through
technical assistance, conferences, practical and
applied research, scholarly research, and
publications. Historically its activities have
focused on Georgia and the Southeast. Those
emphases continue today, but its present programs
also have national and international
dimensions. Meigs Hall Athens, Georgia
30602-6772 www.uga.edu/ihe
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State of the Art Conference on Faculty Careers
and Faculty DevelopmentInstitute of Higher
EducationThe University of Georgia
March 23-25, 2005 Athens, GA
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• Will focus on the following
• Trends in faculty employment
• Changing needs and expectations across the
  career span
• Theoretical underpinnings of faculty
  development programs
• Building the research agenda to bridge theory
  and practice in faculty development
• Contact Dr. Libby V. Morris lvmorris_at_uga.edu
• at the Institute of Higher Education

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Among the Faculty Contributors are the Following
Individuals

• Ann Austin, Professor of Higher, Adult, and
  Lifelong Education Michigan State University
• Jack Schuster, Professor of Education and Public
  Policy, Claremont Graduate School and co-director
  of the Project on the Future of American Faculty
• Nancy Chism, Associate Vice Chancellor for
  Professional Development and Assoc Dean of the
  Faculties Indiana University Purdue University,
  Indianapolis
• Janet Lawrence, Assoc. Professor and Director of
  the Center for the Study of Higher Education and
  Administration, University of Michigan
• Christine Stanley, Associate Director of the
  Center for Teaching Excellence, Texas AM
  University

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