Resources for Academic Leaders
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Leaders Lab
Akin to "group office hours" for leaders, this is an unstructured time for drop-in conversations and networking among academic leaders. It's a regular opportunity to share successes, challenges, ideas, and encourage each other in ongoing leadership development.
Resources & Guides
- Departmental Climate Compendium: View resources related to creating and sustaining positive departmental climate.
- Leading in Ambiguity (PDF) is a challenge, particulary during times of rapid change. Leaders need to give attention to people's desire for information and involvement, needs related to navigating transition, and provide encouragement and assurance - all while attending to their own needs.
- New Faculty Mentoring Grants: The Executive Vice President and Provost and the deans of each college provide funds to support a mentoring program for newly appointed assistant professors, assistant clinical professors, and assistant professors of practice.
- Periodic Review of Administrators Resource Guide (PDF)
- Recruitment and Search Process Resource Guide (PDF)
- Working Effectively with Staff (PDF)
Management Toolkit
All leaders have components of their position that require effective management approaches. View the Management Toolkit for Leaders Prezi. Additional resources:
- Behavioral Feedback (PDF)
- Delegation (PDF)
- Effective Meetings (PDF)
- Goal Setting (PDF)
- Performance Management (PDF)
- Time Management (PDF)
University Resources
- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost - Faculty Affairs
- Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
- Talent Development
- Professional Development Network (PDN)
- LinkedIn Learning: online training resources (formerly Lynda.com)
- training.vt.edu: centralized training listing and scheduling system
University Data Resources
There are a number of university data resources available. Some require training to access, some are openly accessible sources. More information can be found at the following links:
- University Data Commons (UDC) - The UDC is a web based application intended to provide strategic insights for decision makers throughout Virginia Tech’s academic and administrative senior management areas and departments to help them make informed decisions using commonly defined and understood data. Email udcsupport@vt.edu for access or answers to questions.
- Academic Analytics: for information about accessing the system for faculty, program, or department data, or to request reports, email Rachel Gabriele
- Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness: official university data on faculty, staff, and students. Custom queries available by request
- Office of Sponsored Programs: Institutional Data for sponsored projects and Virginia Tech's award database; requires PID login
- Student Success Collaborative: tool and data to support student advising; requires training to access; email Kimberly Smith for more information
- TeamDynamix: custom queries and reporting of data housed in a wide range of university enterprise systems (online custom service request)
- University COACHE Survey of Faculty Job Satisfaction reports
- University Metrics Report for Academic Colleges and Departments (PDF): updated through 2015; requires login
- VT student surveys and data
Recruitment: Work-life Liaisons Resources
- AdvanceVT Newsletters
- Campus Maps
- Caucuses and Cultural Center Information (PDF)
- Cultural Connections Directory (PDF)
- Dual Career Program Brochure (PDF)
- Guide to Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF)
- InclusiveVT Brochure (PDF)
- Information on the Work-Life Liaisons initiative
- International Support Services (PDF)
- Moss Arts Center Information (PDF)
- New Faculty Mentoring Grants
- Relocation Resources
- Sustaining AdvanceVT - Fall, 2016 Poster (PDF)
- Virginia Tech Principles of Community (PDF)
- Women's Center Information (PDF)
- Work-Life Policies for A/P Faculty (PDF)
- Work-Life Policies for Collegiate Faculty (PDF)
- Work-Life Policy Utilization - Fall, 2016 Poster (PDF)