Panel Discussion on Faculty Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure
April 30th, 2025
The Panel Discussion on Faculty APT was co-organized by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Faculty Development Committee. We invited distinguished faculty members from Duke University and DKU to share their insights into the academic appointment, promotion, and tenure process. The discussion provided valuable perspectives on institutional expectations, academic career planning, and the pathways toward tenure, with an overview of DKU’s own APT procedures.
Women in Academic Retreat
April 26th, 2025
This event is organized to raise awareness of issues concerning women in all areas of higher education, foster the thriving environment for women career development and leadership recognition, and promote holistic well-being of women at DKU.
Faculty Annual Report Review Retreat
February 2nd, 2025
This event serves as a platform for all faculty annual report reviewers to engage in a discussion about the evaluation process and faculty feedback and share their best practices.
Pre-Tenured Sabbatical Sharing Workshop
August 16th, 2024
The Sabbatical Experience Sharing Workshop aimed to help faculty members with their pre-tenure sabbatical applications. Our panelists, recent sabbatical awardees, Prof Meifang Chen, Yitzhak Lewis, Shan Wang, and Xin Zhang shared their experiences, offering advice, and answering questions about the sabbatical application process. The individual experiences and best practices for a successful sabbatical were covered during the workshop.
New Faculty Orientation
August 7th, August 8th, August 15th, 2024
The New Faculty Orientation consisted of hybrid sessions on August 6th (Tuesday) – August 7th (Wednesday), and a half day session on August 15th (Thursday). It covered a wide range of topics around curriculum, teaching, research, DKU resources, faculty benefits, and student experience etc., to help new faculty get a deeper understanding of DKU.
Reappointment Orientation
June 11th, December 13th, 2024
An online orientation was provided by Prof. Marcus Werner, Director of Faculty Development on June 11th, Tuesday. During this orientation, faculty members were able to receive instructions regarding the preparation and compilation of dossiers.
Tenure Experience Sharing Workshop
April 2nd, 2024
The Tenure Experience Sharing Workshop is co-organized with the Faculty Development Committee. We have invited faculty members from across DKU’s academic units who have been tenured relatively recently to share their personal experiences and valuable insights into the tenure process.