Welcome to UW - La Crosse

1. Welcome to UW - La Crosse

2. Who are IAS? • Instructional Academic Staff (IAS) • non-tenure track faculty • approximately 200 IAS (35% total faculty) • vs. Tenure-Track Faculty • vs. Non-Instructional AS (NIAS) • lab managers, administration

3. Mentoring • Optional, but recommended • Mentors - within and outside department • Within - gain direct knowledge of course • Outside - objective and impartial • See brochure

4. General Information • Office Information • Documents & Supplies • Faculty ID Card • Teaching Information • Parking • Dining Service • Child Care • Paychecks • Important Dates • Furlough Days • Helpful Websites

5. Office Information • Office & Phone # - provided by department • Telephone: • 5+4 e.g., 785-1111 - dial 51111 on campus • off campus - • dial 8 first for local & toll free calls • Dial 3 first for long-distance • SW Wisconsin area code = 608 • Campus Address University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Department Office 1725 State Street La Crosse, WI 54601

6. Documents & Supplies • Documents • SAVE EVERYTHING!!! • should have received: • Campus directory (October) • Course catalog • Department bylaws - http://www.uwlax.edu/provost/administration/by-laws.html • Contract & link to Employee/AS Handbooks • Benefits Information • Supplies (see your department ADA – Academic Dept. Associate) • Keys - provided by department • Office Supplies - provided by department • Other (business cards, etc.) - Purchasing Services (http://www.uwlax.edu/purchasing) • Campus Stores (office furniture, etc.) (http://www.uwlax.edu/stores OR http://www.uwlax.edu/purchasing) • Procurement Card – if applicable

7. Faculty ID Card • ID card needed for library, GCA classroom and field house activities. • Apply for card in 223 Cartwright Center (7:45-4:00) • Bring USA Driver’s License or passport • Can use as credit/debit card

8. Teaching Information • Schedule provided by department chair or program director • varies by individual & by semester • Expectations: • Effective classroom delivery • Office Hours • Testing & Grading • Service, Professional Development/Scholarship – varies • Amount of involvement in syllabus/course/curriculum development based on title and will vary by individual and department. • Textbook Rental & UW-L Bookstore • (http://www.uwlax.edu/Bookstore) • Periodic IAS Liaison emails

9. Parking • Parking monitored year round (7am-7pm; M-F) • Permits available at Protective Services Office OR online • http://www.uwlax.edu/parking • call 785-8061 with questions • Meters available in most lots • 75¢ per hour • Short Term meters - 25¢ for 20 mins. • Daily Permit • $5 per day

10. Dining Service • Cartwright Center • The Galley • The Cellar • Trattoria • Cyber Café • Whitney Center • Dining Room • Blimpie’s Sub Shop • Badger Street Station • Chars • Murphy Library • Murphy’s Mug • Re-usable take-out containers available • http://www.dineoncampus.com/uwlacrosse/?cmd=Menus2

11. Child Care CAMPUS CHILD CENTER • Ages 1 to 12 • M-F 7:00am to 5:30 or 6:00pm • Waiting List • Director: Sue Wrobel • http://www.uwlax.edu/childcare/index.htm

12. Paychecks • Direct deposit is recommended • 9 month = October 1 through June 1 • Many banks will set up 12 month pay option. • Summer school pay dates vary

13. Important Dates http://mastercalendar.uwlax.edu/MasterCalendar/default.aspx (click on Administrative Calendar)

14. Furlough Days • state mandated furlough = 3.065% pay reduction for next biennium • 9 month employee – 6 days of furlough • Dates: • Friday, November 26, 2010 (System Wide) • Friday, January 14, 2011 • Monday, March 14, 2011 • Monday, May 16, 2011 • Floating Dates – non-instruction days • http://www.uwlax.edu/hr/furloughs.htm

15. Helpful Websites • UWL Home Page: http://www.uwlax.edu • IAS - http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/committees/ias • Human Resources - http://www.uwlax.edu/hr • Faculty Senate - http://www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate • PAPD Job Book -http://www.uwlax.edu/papd/Job book/jobbook-table-of-contents.htm • Office of Student Life - http://www.uwlax.edu/StudentLife/ • Disability Resources Services - http://www.uwlax.edu/DRS • Murphy Library - http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary • Academic Advising Center - http://www.uwlax.edu/advising • UW - System - http://www.wisconsin.edu • Faculty Development D2L: https://uwlax.courses.wisconsin.edu/ • Use facdev.guest for login and password

16. Technology • Classroom Technology • ITS (Information Technology Services) • Academic Technology Services • User Name & Password • Email • Aerie • D2L • Digital Measures

17. Classroom Technology • 85% of classrooms are tech-equipped (portable carts also available) • Visualizer, PC, VCR/DVD, projector • http://www.uwlax.edu/edtech/classmod/ • General Computing Access (GCA) Labs • Located in Wimberly Hall, Murphy Library & Wing Tech Center • http://www.uwlax.edu/gca/ • Pay for Print policy

18. Information Technology Service • http://www.uwlax.edu/its • ITS Support Center (www.uwlax.edu/itssupport) • 5-8774 • 103 Wing (7:30am to 4:30pm M-F) • software downloads • technology training & online tutorials

19. Academic Technology Services • http://www.uwlax.edu/edtech/ • creates effective instructional and promotional multi-media materials • conceives and designs innovative learning environments • provides faculty and staff technology training and development • provides digital imaging, photography, and graphic design services • produces digital videos • develops, designs and maintains web sites for campus clients • offers teleconferencing, web casting, cable and satellite services • provides on-line learning support • continually researches and develops emerging technologies • has achieved significant technology, customer service and professional development

20. User Name & Password • User Name = 8 plus 4 • first 8 letters of last name ‘.’ first 4 letters of first name (e.g., Kerrie Hoar = hoar.kerr) • Default Password • 8 digits = last 4 SS# & birthdate month & day • CHANGE THIS ASAP! • Strong Password • 8+ characters; change every 120 days and 3 of 4 following: CAPITAL Letters, lower case Letters; Symbols (!@$), numbers (0-9) - e.g. Jumpr0pe • Applicable to email, D2L, WINGS - must select for Digital Measures

21. Email • accessible on & off campus • Eagle Apps (google) • http://www.uwlax.edu • Click on email access • Login - eagle/8.4 • Password • Online Support: http://www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/onlinehelp/email.htm

22. WINGS • courses offered • advising • class schedule • class lists • grade submission • FERPA • http://www.uwlax.edu • click on WINGS • user name & password • Online Support: • http://www.uwlax.edu/wings/help/fac_staff.htm

23. Desire to Learn (D2L) • Classroom Information • posting grades, syllabus, handouts, online assignments and quizzes, etc. • Only current student can access (add others) • Transfer current semester content to future semesters • 3-part ITS workshop • http://www.uwlax.edu • click on D2L • user name & password • Online Support: • http://www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/onlinehelp/desire2learn.htm

24. Digital Measures • electronic portfolio • annual report • career progression • update periodically • online tutorial available • http://www.uwlax.edu • click on Faculty & Staff • click on E-portfolio Portal • user name & password • password is set by DM - can change

25. Technology Services • Jen Snook – Faculty Technology Training Consultant • Jim Jorstad – Director of Academic Technology Services

26. IAS Issues • Becky LeDocq – Faculty Senate Chair • Kerrie Hoar – IAS Liaison • Joy Gutknecht – Human Resource Manager

27. IAS Issues • Governance • Contracts • Titles • Professional Development • Research • Service • Career Progression • Workload • IDP & Position Description

28. Governance • Faculty Senate • Committees

29. Contracts • New IAS have 1-year fixed-term terminal contracts (August 30, 2010 – May 27, 2010) • renewable & multi-year contracts may be issued: • Long-term programmatic needs • Long-term funding stability • IAS performance

30. Lecturer Series Associate Lecturer Lecturer Senior Lecturer Distinguished Lecturer Clinical Professor Series Clinical Instructor Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Associate Professor Clinical Professor Clinical Distinguished Professor UW-L IAS Titles

31. Workload & Position Description Total Workload = standard minimum teaching load + additional workload equivalency activities • Total Workload not to exceed 15(16) contact hours (8 ch) • Teaching Load = contact hours spent in classroom instruction • 1.0 FTE = 12 contact hours & 0.5 FTE = 6 contact hours • Additional Workload Equivalency = equivalent to 3(4) contact hours • Vary by college, department and/or individual • Determined by dept. chair or program director - approved by Dean • E.g., additional teaching hours, considerations for class size, writing content, # preps, course type, student level (undergrad/grad), non-instructional duties (lab prep, program director, coach, etc.), scholarly activities, service activities, etc.

32. Professional Development • Required for IAS to stay current in his/her discipline • May also be required for individual &/or department certification or accreditation • Include workshops, conferences, literature reviews, etc. • Professional Development Grants are available (see http://www.uwlax.edu/grants/index.htm)

33. Research • Any creative endeavor that results in original contribution’s to one’s discipline, is reviewed by one’s peers and whose results are widely published. • NOT a requirement for most IAS • Research Grants are available (see http://www.uwlax.edu/provost/grants/index.htm)

34. Service • Refers to departmental, college and/or university service • University committee requests due in March for following academic year • See Faculty Senate bylaws for full list of committees & description (http://www.uwlax.edu/FacultySenate)

35. Career Progression: General Policies • Accrue semesters • % appt. disregarded • Summer & J-Term not counted • Years at other institutions negotiated with Dean at time of initial appointment • After 4 semesters away from UW-L - lose YOS • Must be at UW-L immediately prior to CP application • CP based on accomplishments - not YOS • $1,000 salary ‘bump’ with CP approval • See full policy for details

36. Position Description Total Workload = standard minimum teaching load + additional workload equivalency activities • Total Workload not to exceed 15(16) contact hours (8 ch) • Teaching Load = contact hours spent in classroom instruction • 1.0 FTE = 12 contact hours & 0.5 FTE = 6 contact hours • Additional Workload Equivalency = equivalent to 3(4) contact hours • Vary by college, department and/or individual • Determined by dept. chair or program director - approved by Dean • E.g., additional teaching hours, considerations for class size, writing content, # preps, course type, student level (undergrad/grad), non-instructional duties (lab prep, program director, coach, etc.), scholarly activities, service activities, etc.

37. Individual Development Plan (IDP) • Annual evaluation of IAS is required • IDP is developed by chair and IAS in collaboration • statement of goals • fulfillment of goals • discussion of career progression

38. ANY QUESTIONS?

39. WINGS & PeopleSoft Jan Von Ruden Associate Registrar

40. Student Services • Paula Knudson – Asst. Chancellor & Dean of Students • Jennifer Bell – Disability Resource Services • Antiowana Williams – Multicultural Student Services • Mary Coady – Student Support Services

41. Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning (CATL) 161 Wing

42. Murphy Library Tour

43. UWL Virtual Tour http://www.uwlax.edu/map