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VCUL Faculty Development

Welcome VCU Libraries Faculty!

This guide is focused on the research process and on broader aspects of faculty development for library faculty.

Charge of the Committee

VCU Libraries Faculty Development Committee Charge

With VCU Librarians transition to Teaching and Research (T&R) faculty, the faculty development committee is focusing on enhancing and supporting existing faculty development opportunities. With this in mind, the VCU Libraries Faculty Development Committee seeks to:

  • Respond to library faculty development needs;

  • Identify and share relevant resources for faculty development in libraries and beyond;

  • Coordinate and host faculty development events, utilizing a variety of methods and delivery mechanisms;

 

The VCU Libraries Faculty Development survey responses (2017) identified several areas of faculty interest:

  1. IRB - and all things involving it including the CITI training and tests, etc.

  2. Research - how to get started, how to find time, how to do it (the process)

  3. Funding - how to find it and go after it

  4. Time Management - lots of aspects of this

Faculty development initiatives include:    

 -Ongoing curation of the VCU Libraries Faculty Development LibGuide.

 -Promotion Brown Bag Sessions; Spring 2021 dates TBD.

 -VCU Libraries Faculty Organization Mentoring/Buddy Program. A formal recommendation for changes was presented to VCUL Faculty Organization in April 2019 for review and comment. For more information: http://wp.vcu.edu/libstaff/groups/faculty-organization/mentoring-buddy-program/

Other events of interest:

-VCU Libraries research interest group workshops. TBD

Of Interest:

VCU Qualitative Research Interest Group. VCU now offers a qualitative research credential..

VCUL Salons. A series of sessions addressing a broad range of relevant topics in academia.

National Center for faculty Development & Diversity. This is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students. We are 100% dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students. We are 100% dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. VCU holds an institutional membership and therefore all VCU Faculty have access to all of the courses, programs and offerings from this organization.

The Faculty Development Committee will meet regularly throughout the academic year. The committee acts as a sounding board and welcomes feedback from all library employees.