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Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Recruitment

NEXT TRAINING: Tuesday, February 16, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Zoom link will be sent after you have registered for the workshop (must use UNCC login)

UNC Charlotte ADVANCE partners with The Council on University Community, The Office of Academic Budget and Personnel, Human Resources and The Office of Legal Affairs to lead Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Recruitment Training. These workshops are designed to help faculty search committees share best practices to use in their searches, taking into consideration diversity strategies, so departments can conduct fair, inclusive, and effective searches, consistent with university and department goals.

In a survey of attendees of the face-to-face session, 84% who responded said they became more aware of potential bias in the search process. 

Inclusive Recruitment Training is a two part process, and is required of all faculty on a search committee:

The first part is an on-line session in Canvas, which covers forms, processes and other details. Search committee members will complete this on-line session each academic year they serve on a search committee.  Faculty can complete this session at their own pace, at a time they choose. There is a short quiz after the session, which faculty must take and receive a score of at least 70% before they have completed the on-line section of the training.

The second part is the face-to-face session, which search committee members are required to have completed within the past five years PRIOR to their service on a search committee.

Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Recruitment WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

PLEASE REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE SPRING 2021 RECRUITMENT TRAININGS HERE

PLEASE NOTE - IN ORDER TO REGISTER, YOU MUST BE SIGNED INTO YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT WITH YOUR UNCC EMAIL

To determine which email account you are logged into your google drive with, hover the cursor in the top right hand corner of your My Drive page over your photo (see below), and a drop down will tell you what email account you are logged into your google drive with

You must be logged into your google drive with your uncc email to be able to register for the recruitment workshops

Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Recruitment TRAINING WORKSHOPS DATES

Spring 2021

Monday, January 25, 2:15 - 4:15 p.m. Virtual: Zoom link will be sent after you have registered for the workshop
 
Tuesday, February 16, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Virtual: Zoom link will be sent after you have registered for the workshop
 
Wednesday, March 17, 10:30 - 12:30 p.m. Virtual: Zoom link will be sent after you have registered for the workshop
 
Thursday, April 22, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Virtual: Zoom link will be sent after you have registered for the workshop

Fall 2020

  • Wednesday, September 16, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 29, 10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, November 10: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Monday, December 7, 1:45 - 3:45 p.m 

 

Summer 2020
  • Thursday, June 4, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
  • Monday, July 13, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
  • Monday, August 10, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, September 16, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 29, 10:00 - 12:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, November 10: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
   
   
Spring 2020
  • Thursday, January 9, 1-2pm 111 Cone Center
  • Friday, February 21, 10am-12pm  Friday 130
  • Tuesday, March 17, 12-2pm Friday 130
  • Monday, April 27, 2:30-4:30pm WEBEX
  • Wednesday, May 6, 9:00 -11:00 am WEBEX
FALL 2019
  • Monday, August 5, 2019; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location CHHS 134
  • Tuesday, September 10, 2019; 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location Friday 117
  • Monday, October 14, 2019; 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location CHHS 109
  • Thursday, November 7, 2019; 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Location Cone University Center 111
  • Wednesday, December 4, 2019; 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location Winningham 101

 

SUMMER 2019
  • Tuesday, June 4, 2019; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location Denny 217
  • Wednesday, July 17, 2019; 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Location CHHS 285
  • Monday, August 5, 2019; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location CHHS 134

 

Best Practices

New content has been added to the on-line training module, which is available on Canvas

One aspect of best practices is ensuring that diversity language is featured in job ads.  Language is one element that can contribute to attracting a diverse pool of qualified candidates.  Such language can include:

  • Experience with a variety of teaching methods and/or curricular perspectives
  • Previous experience interacting with communities of color or diverse student groups
  • Experience in cultures other than their own
  • Academic experiences and interests in culturally diverse groups
  • Interest in developing and implementing curricula that address multicultural issues