OCTOBER 5, 2015 | VOL. 5, ISSUE 3
COACHE Faculty Climate Survey Report Now Available
In Fall 2014, the University of the Pacific partnered with the Collaborative On Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to conduct a faculty climate survey in Spring 2015. 
 
Why did Pacific conduct this climate survey? Our faculty is at the core of the University and supporting faculty and staff development and engagement is one of the University's Institutional Priorities, as affirmed in Pacific 2020 and the Academic Plan. Pacific conducted this survey to identify areas for improvement and implement best practices to improve the workplace for our faculty.
 
The survey asked full-time faculty members about their work lives and is organized into the follow important areas:
  • Research, teaching, service
  • Resources in support of faculty work
  • Benefits, compensation, and work/life balance
  • Interdisciplinary work and collaboration
  • Mentoring
  • Tenure and promotion practices
  • Leadership and governance
  • Departmental collegiality, quality, engagement
  • Appreciation and recognition
Pacific received COACHE's Provost's Report this fall. The Provost is sharing the Report in its entirety with the University as we begin a series of conversations across all three campuses
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FALL 2015 OFFICIAL ENROLLMENT CENSUS
The Office of Institutional Research has published the Fall 2015 official enrollment census as of October 1, and Pacific has enrolled ... Learn More
STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT PLAN
President Eibeck recently announced the establishment of a Strategic Enrollment Plan Committee to develop a five-year, comprehensive and proactive strategic enrollment plan, with a 10-year vision for enrollment at Pacific. This plan, guided by the vision established in Pacific 2020 and the priorities set in the Academic Plan, Crossing Boundaries, is needed to identify the types of students ... Learn More
CANVAS MIGRATION PHASE 1 COMPLETED!
On September 18, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Instructional Design staff completed Phase 1 of the migration from Sakai to Canvas, Pacific's new Learning Management System (LMS). Canvas is a reliable, cloud-based LMS that provides faculty and students with the flexibility of customization and mobility.
 
The final step of Phase 1 was the migration of
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STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUND: SEED GRANT PROPOSALS SOUGHT
The Strategic Planning Committee is seeking proposals for FY 2016 Strategic Educational Excellence Development (SEED) grants from the Strategic Investment Fund (SIF). Like last year, the Committee will review any proposal that aligns with Pacific 2020.  However, priority will be given to proposals that align with the theme of the new Academic Plan, Crossing Boundaries.
 
Individuals or teams interested in submitting a proposal ... 
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Emily Parento
Jiong "Joe" Hu
Gabriella Musacchia
 













PACIFIC WELCOMES NEW FACULTY TO SUPPORT HEALTH INITIATIVES
On September 17, Pacific welcomed Associate Professor of Law Emily Whelan Parento as one of its new faculty members of the McGeorge School of Law on the Sacramento Campus. The addition of Professor Parento demonstrates Pacific's commitment to 'crossing boundaries for academic excellence' ... Learn More

Pacific also welcomed two new faculty members, Jiong "Joe" Hu and Gabriella Musacchia, in support of its Doctor of Audiology (Au.D) Program, which started at the San Francisco campus this fall. Pacific's Au.D. program is the first in Northern California, and has clinics in San Francisco and on the Stockton ... Learn More
DR. RYAN MOFFET AWARDED DOE GRANT
Dr. Ryan Moffet, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, recently received confirmation of a three-year Department of Energy grant award in the amount of $334,000. The award will enable Dr. Moffet to continue his research into the effects of aerosols on the environment. The grant will pay for graduate students and personnel, microscopy experiments at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and data analysis at Pacific. Dr. Moffet is working with graduate students Matthew Fraund and Don Pham, and intern and alumnus Matthew Bonanno. 

Specifically, this project will analyze ... Learn More
UNIVERSITY AWARDS COMMITTEE SEEKING NOMINATIONS
The University Awards Committee is seeking nominations for two University Academic Awards: the Order of Pacific and Honorary Degree.
 
The Order of Pacific is the highest award the University can give. It is intended to honor members of the University regents, faculty, administration and staff who have given distinguished service and 
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Honorary Degrees recognize persons who have made outstanding contributions to the university or society at large ... Learn More
TASKSTREAM IMPLEMENTATION FOR ASSESSMENT PLANNING AND REPORTING
Over the past several years, the faculty has engaged in program-level assessment of student learning and program improvement. It has become clear that we need a way to see and use that information for decision making within and across programs in the university. Furthermore, in some departments, responsibility for assessment rotates between faculty members, making it difficult to maintain continuity year to year. At the University level, it has been a challenge to develop a "big picture" of student learning and achievement that includes  ...  Learn More
FACULTY SUPPORT UPDATES:

The next New Faculty Lunch is Thursday, October 15, 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Regents Room. Lunch is provided. This month's topic is Undergraduate Research (Presenter: Lydia Fox, Director of Undergraduate Research) ... Learn More
 
This month's Chair Development Lunch is Thursday, October 15, 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Library Community Room. Lunch is provided, and the topic is Pacific Flex, the university's new workplace flexibility program 
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Faculty Film Night: A Private Screening of First Generation for Pacific Faculty
October 29, 2015, 6:00 p.m. at the Vereschagin Alumni House
Free to Pacific faculty. Food and beverages will be provided. ... Learn More
DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP TEAM SEEKING FEEDBACK
The Diversity Leadership Team is soliciting feedback from the university community on three proposed items: 1) a definition of diversity for Pacific, 2) a definition of inclusive excellence for Pacific, and 3) a position statement on diversity and inclusive excellence for Pacific.  To provide feedback ... Learn More


The University Librarian

  • The University Librarian finalists will visit each of the campuses in mid- to late-October and hold open forums during those visits. Once these visits are coordinated with our finalists, we will share dates and times for open interaction.

Searches are underway and the search committees are making progress on the following dean searches:

  • Conservatory of Music
  • Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
  • Benerd School of Education
IMPORTANT 
DATES TO REMEMBER

PROVOST'S OPEN OFFICE HOURS
- STOCKTON

OCTOBER 8, 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.
OCTOBER 29, 1:30 - 3:30 P.M.
NOVEMBER 2, 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

PROVOST OPEN CONVERSATION:
COACHE FACULTY CLIMATE SURVEY REPORT


OCTOBER 13, 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
OCTOBER 29, 12:00 - 1:30 P.M.
NOVEMBER 2, 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
PACIFIC ATHLETICS FACULTY AND STAFF APPRECIATION NIGHT
OCTOBER 8, 6:45 P.M.

ALL-UNIVERSITY STAFF MEETING:
STAFF CLIMATE SURVEY



OCTOBER 15, 12:30 - 1:30 P.M.

PRESIDENT EIBECK'S ADDRESS TO FACULTY
 
OCTOBER 15, 4:00 P.M.

OCTOBER 16 - 18

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