College Practices and Special Opportunities

A Sampling of College Practices and Special Opportunities for New and Continuing Faculty

• relocation support
• benefits package to include TIAA-CREF contributions and an array of campus wellness, preventative health care, and work/life balance initiatives; campus bikes, ZIP cars, fitness facilities, and sustainability practices
• start-up funds for new tenure-track faculty
• new faculty orientation and ongoing mentoring program with a collaborative colleague emphasis
• Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
• Ruge Fellows program recognition for excellence in teaching
• annual Dissinger faculty awards for distinguished teaching and mentoring; research; service
• Travel Fund to support professional activity (up to $1300 per year) and supplemental fund for support of travel associated with institutional initiatives
• Faculty Enhancement Program (application process for release time for primarily early career professional activity)
• Endowed Chairs recognizing teaching and scholarship
• Professional Term (modified sabbatical) every four years following tenure
• annual faculty summer grant program administered by Faculty Development and Recognition Committee for research and writing associated with disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship and SoTL; support for interdisciplinary faculty seminars and course development; support for undergraduate researchers
• external grant writer and support services for locating grant opportunities
• technology and instructional media liaisons; TechFest; innovation initiatives, routine upgrading of software and computers, including support for Macs and PCs
• course and program availability for dependents; tuition-free North Central College attendance for eligible dependents; participation in Tuition Exchange, Inc., a reciprocal scholarship program for eligible dependents at 600 colleges and universities