Non-Tenure Track Task Force
Completed Initiative
Introduction
In the fall 2016 semester, the Board of Regents introduced a new title series, Professor of Instruction, to Regents’ Rule 31001: Faculty Appointments and Titles. Since the introduction, deans from across campus expressed interest in being able to leverage this title series within their non-tenure track faculty. Implementing a new title series requires careful considerations.
To address those considerations, Provost McInnis assembled a campus-wide task force that includes non-tenure and tenured faculty from each of the colleges and schools on the UT Austin campus. The task force will work to develop recommendations for guidelines that address current issues and future changes that need to be made for faculty holding non-tenure positions.
- Consistent use of non-tenure track titles across colleges, departments, and schools, including the implementation of the Professor of Practice and Professor of Instruction title series at UT Austin.
- Consistent use of contracts across colleges, departments, and schools.
- Career development for non-tenure track faculty.
- Involvement in college, departmental, school-wide committees and governance.
- Climate issues for non-tenure track faculty.
- Terminology for addressing the population with a label other than non-tenure track.
- Consideration of the criteria for promotion.
| Name | Title and Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Tasha Beretvas, chair | Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost |
| Michael Anderson | Lecturer, Department of Government College of Liberal Arts |
| Andrea Beckham | Senior Lecturer, Department of Theatre and Dance College of Fine Arts |
| Beth Bukoski | Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Educational Administration College of Education |
| Carol Gaskamp | Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing |
| Eden Harrington | Associate Dean for Experiential Education Clinical Professor, School of Law |
| Mark Helper | Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Department of Geological Sciences Jackson School of Geosciences |
| Eric Hirst | Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs McCombs School of Business |
| Dave Junker | Senior Lecturer Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations Moody College of Communication |
| Jim Karboski | Clinical Professor, College of Pharmacy |
| Jane Kretzschmar | Assistant Dean for Master of Science in Social Work Program Clinical Professor, School of Social Work |
| Ken Lawson | Professor, College of Pharmacy |
| Michael Lee | Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education, Dell Medical School |
| Charlton Lewis | Lecturer, School of Architecture |
| Beth Maloch | Associate Dean For Teacher Education, Student Affairs and Administration |
| Jennifer Moon | Assistant Dean for Non-Tenure Track Faculty Senior Lecturer, College of Natural Sciences |
| Karen Pavelka | Senior Lecturer, School of Information |
| Shelley Payne | Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs College of Natural Sciences |
| Esther Raisen | Senior Associate Dean for Research College of Liberal Arts |
| Tom Schatz | Professor Department of Radio-Television-Film Moody College of Communication |
| Jerry Speitel | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Cockrell School of Engineering |
| Nina Telang | Senior Lecturer Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Cockrell School of Engineering |
| Ruth Wasem | Clinical Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs |
| Holly Williams | Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Accreditation College of Fine Arts |
| Kristina Zvinakis | Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting McCombs School of Business |
Ex-Officio Members
| Name | Title and Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Carmen Shockley | Director of Academic Personnel Services Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost |
| Mary Steinhardt | Faculty Ombudsperson Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education College of Education |
| Dave Wolcott | Chief of Staff Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost |
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